The Dred Scott decision happened in 1857 and was the court ruling that stated African Americans, no matter if they were enslaved or free, were not citizens of the United States. Since they were not citizens of the United States, they did not have the right to sue in Federal court. An African American man, named Dred Scott, sued in Federal court despite him not being a citizen of the U.S. He ended up losing this court case, and it went down to be one of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history.
Japan, Germany, Great Britain, France, and Russia all acquired spheres of influence in China. ... It gave each nation rights to trade freely in each other's sphere of influence. At first, the other powers did not accept the policy.
The US war on drugs and its legacy in Latin America ... The legacy of the US-funded war on drugs in Latin America is profound even as its impact has been ... to dictate the implementation of policy as it did in the 70s and 80s.
It was "C. capitalism" that <span>helped to fuel the progressive movement in the United States during the late 19th century, since many Progressives wanted to eliminate the corruption that came along with capitalism. </span>
