Give Me Liberty!

William Birney believes the immigration officials' actions set a dangerous precedent because excluding Muslims for their religion could lead to the exclusion of anyone who disagrees with those in...

The US became a mature industrial society after the Civil War due to increased manufacturing, railroad expansion, westward migration, and technological advancements like the telegraph and electric...

The New Deal redefined American freedom by shifting its focus from wealth accumulation to economic security and welfare. Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies, introduced during the Great Depression,...

Divisive political partisanship significantly impacted the 2000 election, as highlighted in Give Me Liberty! by Eric Foner. The election followed President Clinton's impeachment, exacerbating the...

Formerly enslaved people and slaveholders in the postwar South pursued different freedoms.

Key factors for the overthrow of Reconstruction in Give Me Liberty! include the rise of white supremacist groups, economic depression, and political compromise. The withdrawal of federal troops from...

Ida B. Wells and W.E.B. Du Bois both use historical evidence to support their arguments for racial justice. Du Bois, in The Souls of Black Folk, examines the history of slavery and post-Emancipation...

In Chapter 23 of Give Me Liberty!, Eric Foner outlines President Truman's major domestic policy initiatives aimed at transitioning the U.S. to a peacetime economy. Truman's "Fair Deal" sought to...

The migrant workers in Steinbeck's "The Harvest Gypsies" do not enjoy the liberty as defined by Roosevelt in his Fireside Chat. Roosevelt views liberty as security in life, supported by government...

In his 1955 Montgomery speech, Martin Luther King Jr.'s religious convictions significantly shape his definition of freedom. He highlights Rosa Parks's Christian devotion to emphasize her integrity...

Radical Reconstruction in the South, as described in Give Me Liberty! by Gerry Spence, led to significant social and political changes. It aimed to rebuild the South and integrate formerly enslaved...

Initially, many Americans opposed involvement in World War II, with some businessmen maintaining profitable ties in Germany and others viewing Hitler as a bulwark against communism. The attack on...

The end of World War II in 1945 significantly shaped the postwar world through the Allies' victory and the atomic bombings of Japan, which marked the start of the Atomic Age. The United Nations was...

In the 1930s, advocates for economic justice included the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), led by John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers. They sought "economic freedom and industrial...

Populism originated in the late 1800s among farmers facing economic insecurity and falling agricultural prices. The Farmer's Alliance, formed to improve rural conditions, evolved into the People's...

The "war on terror" significantly impacted the U.S. economy by boosting military and security sectors, creating numerous jobs. It also eroded American liberties, as highlighted in Give Me Liberty!...

Chapter 16 of Give Me Liberty! examines the economic and social transformations in the American West post-Civil War. Railroads facilitated the movement of raw materials to eastern cities and brought...