Current Event

U.S. Forces Kill Top ISIS Leader

Who: U.S. forces and ISIS
What: American forces killed a top deputy and finance minister for the militant group ISIS in a raid earlier this month, top U.S. officials revealed.
When: It was announced Friday morning
Where: In Iraq and Syria
Why: U.S. secretary Carter said “We believe these actions have been successful and have done damage,”  and “The momentum of this campaign is now clearly on our side”. Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, had a role plotting terrorist attacks in addition to overseeing financing of ISIS operations. 

http://time.com/4272069/isis-deputy-killed/

US History Research Paper Three People

Henry Ford
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/p/henryford.htm

Elvis Presley
http://history1900s.about.com/od/entertainers/a/elvis.htm




Muhammad Ali
http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/muhammadali.htm

Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action:
http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/affirmative-action-overview.aspx
Who: Women and Minorities
What: It refers to admission policies that provide equal access to education for those groups that have been historically excluded or underrepresented
When: Since 1965
Where: America
Why: Because they didn't want equal access to education for those groups of people. This was an outcome of the 1960's Civil Rights movement. Affirmative action policies often focus on employment and education. Intended to provide equal opportunities for members of minority groups and women in education and employment. 

Eugenics

Eugenics:
http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics/list3.pl
Who: Human population
What: A set of beliefs and practices that aims at improving the genetic quality of the human population.
When: Since the 1980s
Where: America
Why: Because it meant that they wanted a "well-born" person with desirable traits. That a person not have genetic defects. Also it m meant that they wanted to improve the genetic quality of the human population. Discouraged people with "bad" genes.