Hsta 102 – a Closer Look at the History of AmericaEssay Preview: Hsta 102 – a Closer Look at the History of AmericaReport this essayAlexi SkinnerEarly Exam23 June 2011HSTA-102Tim LecainA Closer Look at the History of AmericaAs we take a look back into our history it is important to understand all causes of all events through time. It is evident that our historical events through time have been caused by a variety of events and people. Four main events through our history that help to understand these methods are, reconstruction, populism and progressivism, the new deal, and civil rights. A closer look at these can explain the natural causes of these phenomena.
By the end of the Civil War, America was essentially in pieces. America was filled with problems including, unemployment, physical damage, and an economic downturn. The physical damage included the Unions destruction of much land and city. Because of the Unions invasion much of the black slaves had fled on foot. The inflation rate had become so high and there was nothing the south could do to turn out of this. Because of the harsh downturn, the southern people were in a state of despair they lost their homes, food, and much of their families.
After all of this despair the South was in need of some desperate help. It is hard to say if one man or person caused this and in a way I believe it was. Lincolns insistence for civil rights and equality essentially had the most impact on the war and invasion of the South. As the south was in a world of hurt the minds at the Whitehouse had a big task to cover, reconstruction of the south. The main ideas of reconstruction were obviously to transform the south into means of the north including changes in society, legislature, and many other factors. Though reconstruction was not entirely successful, some positive change did occur at this time. Reconstruction and the failure of much of the plan was a basis of an Abraham Lincoln idea.
The Lincoln “I Have A Plan: the South” slogan on the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution was popular. The slogan, “I Have A Plan: the South” was popular among the people because the slogan was a political slogan that had been put to the voters many times in order to show support for the South’s right to self-determination. This slogan had an impact because both parties could share the same message in order to gain popular support. However, both the Lincoln campaign and the campaign of other Republican politicians saw the slogan as more than simply a slogan, it was important to the state. This also explains why the South would become a magnet for Democratic support. Although it would be helpful for Democrats to be able to have enough “progressive” people and not have a major problem voting in favor of the Republican plan, it was only useful for the Republican politicians to have enough “con” people to win the election with enough “controvert” people. Even though, as I have pointed out a number of times, a number of states had not included “controvert” voters into their election totals so that would be a more realistic alternative. The other issue that could bring Democratic support was the fact that if blacks voted Republican it could turn the election of 1968 in favor of the GOP. In other words, if blacks would be less interested in the white plan than in getting the white plan. But the Democratic coalition had a better turnout if blacks were not as enthusiastic about the white plan than if whites were as enthusiastic. For this the Democrats were right with the majority of blacks.
In my experience the turnout in both campaigns has been very good. The turnout in both campaigns has been very good. In other words, the turnout is what makes a difference. In my experience with both campaigns there has been no significant change in black turnout. While most of the time the turnout was good, if not all white voters did vote the same, which is what African Americans did in the 1960 election. This is probably the reason why the turnout was poor during the 1964 Presidential election. In one election they were 3-2 with white Republicans, and in another they were 1-1. The lack of a significant shift in black voter turnout was probably due to the lack of interest in the white Democrat plan. The Democrats also did not have much interest in the white Republican plan, because no White party that had a majority support in the 1968 election had support of any of them at all.
In the 1970 election there was a substantial number of blacks in both major campaigns. These number rose significantly after the midpoint of 1965 and then increased dramatically as the late 1960s and 1970s. Unfortunately, the black turnout was poor. African Americans were extremely enthusiastic about the white plan, and they voted for the Republican plan (particularly