1. Based on real events 2. Told in.. -chronological order -sequential order 3. Narrator is involved with the story 4. Told in the first person (usually) point of view 5. Narrator express opinion
In the 1920s and 1930s, the Japanese invaded surrounding territories mainly because they "needed natural resources" to fuel their domestic growth, since Japan is a very small island and lacks many of these necessary resources.
The fifteenth amendment gave African Americans the right to vote. However they still couldn't because of poll taxes and literacy tests.