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  Was society fairer in an independent America? It was definitely fairer for the fair, since taxation without representation Britain abolished slavery in 1807, USA in 1865, although it had declined before the invention of the cotton gin People could live near the frontier and gain new land, opposed to the Proclamation Line Did the Revolution give people the chance to erect a new world different from the Old World of Europe? Frontier New laws through elections - different from monarchy Culture was European Were the British excessively brutal in their tactics aimed at quelling and then fighting the American rebels? ( source ) There was much propaganda, the film itself is basically one example Church burning was fictitious The British thought of it entirely as a rebellion, insurrection Captured prisoners were not given usual protection, they were traitors British massacres as a tool Lex talionis (an eye for an eye) - Loyalist murdered by patriot, Patriot hanged due to Loyalist killing...

  For my second critical response to a movie’s historical accuracy, I chose “The Full Metal Jacket”. The movie focuses on army boot camp and the Vietnamese war.  First and foremost, I would like to say that this movie is not meant to be historically or factually  correct, but is still based on memories. The movie is based on a novel “The Short Timers” by Gustav Hasford or as we know him, the Joker. He was a Marine correspondent in the forgotten war. The movie has been complimented for the first half of it and how accurate the boot camp was. The Marines who trained at PArris ISland did say that they were treated similarly and even though it might be hard to believe, received absurd punishments as well. Some sources say that in real life the situation was worse. Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, the sergeant who insults the platoons in a very creative way, was actually a real sergeant. The actor was originally hired as a consultant on scene, but caught the eye of the director and was g...

 From 1950s to the mid 70s, the most important idea in the US was to fight communism. It all started with the Iron Curtain a political, ideological barrier created by the Soviet Union to distance themselves from the western countries.  In a congess speech in 1947, later known as the Truman Doctrine , Truman promised military and economical aid for Turkey and Greece due to them being threatened by the Soviet Union. It was important to protect  all possible countries to protect the West from communism. In 1957 eisenhowen doctriine offered protection to Middle-Eastern countries. At the end of World War II, Soviet started to build nuclear weapons. The only solution to protect USA from communism was to answer with the same (Mutual Assured Destruction). It was called the  Arms Race. McCarthy Era: A very anti - communism time in the US. HUAC trying to get communism out of Hollywood and McCarthy was actively fighting against the inflitration in 1940s - 50s. Left wing was see...

  In 1950s - 1960s the most important idea in the USA was The Civil Rights Movement . The idea of equal rights for black Americans, one of the biggest changes was the right to vote. The changes started with The Brown vs Topeka case on May 17th 1954. It took 4 different cases for it to be decided that racial segregation in schools in unconstitutionalised. It was proven by Little Rock Nine , 9 black volunteer students sent to an all-white highschool. Their struggles started when they were not allowed to enter the building and had to sit at the back of the class to ensure their safety. One of the most known figures of civil rights movemnts was Rosa Parks , who in 1955 refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. She did get arrested, but her acts inspired many people, whoboycotted the buses, leading to the dissapearance of racial segregation on a bus.  racial segregation was very common. There were colored pools, parks, bathrooms, etc. Black codes that said how and whe...