@cposkozim WW1 had cut off European immigration into the U.S. The effect it had was that it caused labor shortages in factories, in which many looked at African Americans as solution to this problem.
@cposkozim “In the winter of 1918, Europe was a disaster. The empires of Germany, Austria, and Russia had been shattered, leaving destitute nations in their wake”
@cposkozim By 1917, the Germans had increased the number of attacks on U.S unarmed ships and also tried convincing Mexico to form an alliance with them (the Germans). Therefore, President Woodrow Wilson had no other option but to enter the U.S into WW1
@cposkozim Everyday, tens and thousands of New Yorkers went to Cony Island, which is an amusement park that attracts many tourists from outside of New York, and even the U.S
@cposkozim Work in Pittsburgh seemed to be so labor intensive as many did even get the chance to set aside time for lunch. One person in the video talked about how he "would work and keep a sandwich in his mouth at the same time."
During Bill Clinton's presidency, the Republican
leadership in Congress was highly adversarial and opposed the president with unusual unanimity on many issues @cposkozim
In 1991, communism began to fall at the site of its birth: the Soviet Union. This must've made many other countries, including the United States, feel very relieved. @cposkozim
"In the the aftermath of Richard Nixon's departure from office, many Americans wondered whether trust in the presidency, and in the government as a whole, could easily be restored." We still wonder this today with our new president! @cposkozim
@cposkozim LBJ intoduced the Civil Rights Act where he added a Gender Equality portion. However, not many people followed the law and thought they needed to.