Kunnen geweld en geweldloosheid in een burgerrechtenbeweging naast en met elkaar opereren in een strijd om gelijkheid en vrijheid? Kan het één het ander aanvullen of accepteren als aanvulling...Show moreKunnen geweld en geweldloosheid in een burgerrechtenbeweging naast en met elkaar opereren in een strijd om gelijkheid en vrijheid? Kan het één het ander aanvullen of accepteren als aanvulling zonder zichzelf of juist de ander schade toe te brengen? In deze thesis worden dit soort vragen door middel van een analyse van het leven van burgerrechtenactivist Robert F. Williams onderzocht. Bovenstaande vragen leidden tot de volgende hoofdvraag in deze thesis: “In hoeverre waren de strategie en de methoden die werden bepleit en gebruikt door Robert Franklin Williams verenigbaar met de idealen, methoden en strategie van de geweldloze Afro-Amerikaanse burgerrechtenbeweging?”Show less
During the Reagan era, drug policy was altered forever and its effects touched American politics, law enforcement, justice systems, education, and even American culture. During the 1980s, arguably...Show moreDuring the Reagan era, drug policy was altered forever and its effects touched American politics, law enforcement, justice systems, education, and even American culture. During the 1980s, arguably the largest shift in American political attitude took place, partly stemming from public fear of drug crimes. This thesis focuses on the Reagan Administration's War on Drugs. It will outline the motivations behind launching the War on Drugs, how the policies were implemented and the outcomes of the War.Show less
Dit onderzoek ging over het geweld en de intimidatie van de Democratische partij ten opzichte van de Afro-Amerikanen en de Republikeinen in de Reconstructieperiode. De stelling van dit werkstuk is...Show moreDit onderzoek ging over het geweld en de intimidatie van de Democratische partij ten opzichte van de Afro-Amerikanen en de Republikeinen in de Reconstructieperiode. De stelling van dit werkstuk is dat vanaf 1868 de Reconstructie gedoemd was om te mislukken.Show less
This thesis has conducted an analysis of economic policy by the Harding administration during the 1920-1921 depression. Free market economists have pointed to this episode in American history as...Show moreThis thesis has conducted an analysis of economic policy by the Harding administration during the 1920-1921 depression. Free market economists have pointed to this episode in American history as proof of the beneficial effects of laissez-faire fiscal and monetary policy during economic crises. This thesis has examined whether federal fiscal and monetary policy was in fact laissez-faire and what impact this had on economic recovery. First of all, trade policy was protectionist, though the Emergency Tariff was found to be too insignificant to impact the conclusions of this study. Taxation policy was decidedly laissez-faire as there were significant reductions in income-tax rates, the end of the Excess Profits tax and multiple smaller regressive taxes were lowered or scrapped. This thesis has found that taxation measures positively impacted economic recovery indirectly through the phenomenon of ‘regime certainty’. Furthermore, federal government spending was reduced substantially without negatively impacting economic growth. Government policy on wages, prices and unemployment was decidedly non-interventionist, resulting in substantially lower wages and prices. Finally, the Federal Reserve refrained from implementing any significant monetary stimulus, both through discount rate lowering or open market operations and the money supply decreased strongly throughout the crisis and economic recovery.Show less
