In 1933, Congress repealed prohibition with the 21st amendment. At it?s heart, the scopes trial was a clash between religion and science. Nativists were opposed to immigration because they feared that immigration would be a damage to America?s traditions and that it would result in a loss of jobs.
The Prohibition Era in United States history lasted from 1919 to 1933. It was defined by a complete prohibition of the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died as they are marched to death by Japanese Military in 1942.
In the early 20th century, the Balkans were called a "powder keg" because the political situation in the region was very unstable. For a long time, the Ottoman Turks occupied the balkans, and with the rise of nationalism, some balkan states declared independence.
After the defeat of china by Japan in a war over Korea in 1894,France, Russia, Britain and Germany gave loan to china to help it to the payment of 150 million dollors demanded by japan. These western countries the divided china into spheres of influence, which meant that each country had certain regions of china reserved exclusively for its purposes.
The united states feared that china would be completely parcelled out in exclusive 'spheres of influence' and that its trade with china would be shut off. The USA, therefore, suggested the policy known as the "Open Door". This policy is also described as "Mee too Policy".
The division of China into "spheres of influence' has often been described as the "cutting of the Chinese melon".
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