African Americans had the right to vote in the south again. President Harry S. Truman – began a program of civil rights. In 1946, the US Supreme Court decided that segregation on buses was against the constitution. Civil Rights Movement – Main Events Emmett Till - A fourteen year old black boy from the north goes on holiday in the south. - Shows some of his friends a picture of a white girl and says she is his girlfriend - His friends were shocked because no black bot ever went out with…

The main revolutionary event of 1789 Answer the both sub- questions: (a) Study sources B, C. Compare these sources as evidence for the unrest in French provinces in the summer of 1789 (b) Study all the sources. Use your own knowledge to assess how far the sources support the interpretation that the main motive for revolutionary activity in 1789 was economic. Source A: A leading politician of the Third Estate responds to the instruction of Louis XVI for the representatives in the Estates General…

said by Albert Speer, the Nazi who said sorry. So who was Albert Speer? Albert Speer (born March 19 1905) was an architect, author and high-ranking Nazi German government official. Speer studied in the technical college in Munich and Berlin before gaining his architectural license in 1927. Although he was an architect he originally wanted to become a mathematician when he was young but he ended up following the footsteps of his father and grandfather and decided to do architecture. Speer was one…

Albert Speer 1. Born in March 19th 1905, and the middle child of three sons, you could say Albert Speer had a life of a movie star. Having a father who was a successful architect in Mannheim, and a mother who came from a wealthy family you would say that the Speer family was more than well off. The Speer family had their own cook, kitchen maid, chamber maid, butler, chauffer, nanny and governess; Albert Speer was the upper class instead of the upper-middle which he classified himself into. But…

background Throughout the Nazi period, Albert Speer became one of the most influential and prominent architects throughout the third Reich and was one of Hitler’s closest consultants. Born on March 19, in Mannheim, Germany, into an upper middle class family, Speer soon began studying Architecture in 1924. Prior to becoming an architect, Speer had ambitions of becoming a mathematician, however his father disagreed, describing the job as low paying, which lead onto Speer studying architecture, just like…

As an Event Manager of ABC London Events Co., I would like to announce that I am planning to arrange and organize either a Classical Music Event in Kensington Town Hall or an open Concert a popular band in Hyde Park, celebrating our 5 successful years of our performance in our company since its launch in September, 9th 2009. This event will be done as a motivational and thankful movement to our workforce and employees for their outstanding and truthful performance to enhance our company to its top…

ESSAY TOPIC Leon Krier was criticised for publishing a costly monograph on Albert Speer’s architecture (1985)in which, while acknowledging the crimes of the Nazis and the man, Krier nonetheless claimed the book’s only subject and sole justification was “Classical architecture and the passion of building” (cited by Jaskot, ‘Architecture of Oppression’, 2000). Discuss this claim, the controversy and the issues (historical, philosophical and ethical and possibly others) they raise. Can architecture…

the personal background and the historical context of Albert Speer. “The only motive that can keep politics pure is the motive of doing good for one's country and its people”- Henry Ford Albert Speer was born in 1905 into an upper-middle class family. His family’s wealth provided the opportunity to extend his education at a university level despite the depths of the depression in 1930. After graduating with a degree in architecture, Speer was introduced to the policies of the Nazi Party; however…

THREE significant events in the life of the personality you have studied. (10 marks) Albert Speer was born on the 19th of March 1905. His family was very well off compared to the general population and their social status demanded an adherence to social conventions and formality. As a student and early adult, Speer was very apolitical however leaned towards the communism. Speer was first introduced to Nazism in 1930 where he was first inspired by Hitler’s oratory skills. Speer became a member of…

The Main Events and struggles of The War with Mexico in 1846-1848 Andrew Windham Central High School November 9-15 5th Period Abstract An abstract paragraph is a summary of the impact of your research on your topic. It is not an introductory paragraph. It should be three to four sentences in length. The Main Events and struggles of The War with Mexico in 1846-1848 Your introductory paragraph starts here. It is an explanation of what or who your subject is. We will also talk about what events…