the Great Plains in hopes to savor the abundance of opportunities that came with the land. Unfortunately‚ they were only left to fear the land that was gifted for them. The deadly storm struck the already struggling Plains on March 15th‚ 1935. The Dust Bowl‚ the period of time where terrible windstorms ruined the soil and caused people to moved‚ lasted for a decade. This tragedy was caused by the Homestead Act‚ poor farming techniques‚ and the severe drought. In 1909‚ the federal government passed
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20-1. The campus pizzeria sells a single pizza for $12. If you order a second pizza‚ however‚ the pizzeria charges a price of only $5 for the additional pizza. Explain how an understanding of marginal utility helps to explain the pizzeria’s pricing strategy. 20-1-A. The pricing method that the pizzeria is using shows they understand how marginal utility works‚ specifically diminishing marginal utility. After hitting the level of satisfaction from the first pizza‚ a second pizza will not be quite
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According to the theory of mercantilism‚ the colonies only existed to serve the interests of Britain. But it seemed as if Britain was abusing their right over the colonies. They enforced many policies such as the Stamp Act‚ the Townshed Duties‚ and the Tea Act which caused many problems for the colonists. One problem that the colonists faced was the Stamp Act of 1765. This act imposed a new tax on legal documents‚ newspapers‚ playing cards and dice. The Americans did not agree with it. It was not
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the entire world in different ways. Some of the main causes of the revolution were the influence of the Enlightenment thinkers‚ the involvement of France in foreign revolutionary wars‚ the fall of the French Monarchy‚ the unmanageable national debt‚ and the scarcity of food in the years immediately before the revolution. In the years leading up to the French revolution France was stricken with financial problems caused by the wars of King Louis XIV and the wars that he fought in the 18th century
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18.09.2012 What is enlightenment according to Kant? For hundreds of years questions such as what is enlightenment and how can we be enlightened were asked‚ and many different answers were given. Some tell that it is all about being educated‚ knowing few languages or being a great mathematician or a writer; others‚ on contrary‚ say that is not about academic education‚ but about education of our souls‚ that brings harmony
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distances of 400 kilometers from the epicenter. It produced record-breaking ground acceleration‚ which left sixty people dead‚ 7‚000 injured‚ 20‚000 homeless‚ and over 40‚000 buildings damaged in Los Angles and surrounding counties. The Earthquake caused the collapse of overpasses along the Santa Monica‚ Antelope Valley‚ Simi Valley‚ as well as the Golden State Freeway. In addition‚ numerous fires broke out due to gas line ruptures causing further damage to the
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and march inland to Mexico City. Scott took Veracruz in March after a siege of three weeks and began the march to Mexico City” while following the same route that Hernan Cortes followed when he invaded the
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Causes of World War 1 World War 1 started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The Central Powers which include Germany‚ Bulgaria‚ and Austria-Hungary fought against the Allied powers‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ France‚ Romania‚ the United States‚ and Japan. Before World War 1‚ fighting in war was seen as an honorable act. Every boy and man wanted to serve in war because they wanted to serve the country they love‚ but World War 1 changed all of that. The new military technologies and the horrors of trench
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The Problems facing Alexander III in 1881 When Alexander became Tsar‚ Russia was in crisis following the assassination of Alexander II. Supreme political authority was still in the hands of the Tsar‚ but there were immense challenges facing Alexander III as he suddenly became Tsar of the world’s largest country‚ covering a quarter of the world’s land surface. Although known as the ‘Russian’ Empire‚ it compromised a large number of ethnic groups‚ with the Russians making up only half the population
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What caused the Great Depression? What caused the Great Depression? The Great Depression was caused by structural weaknesses and specific events that turned it into a major depression and in a way in which the downturn spread from country to country. Because of some of the country ’s economic failure between 1929-1930 was the cause. "In other periods of depression‚ it has always been possible to see some things which were solid and upon which you could base hope‚ but as I look about‚ I now see
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