Jeremy De La Cruz 02/05/13 2nd DBQ-Mansa Musa A king’s journey always has effects. Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca effected both the economics and political views in Africa. For good and for bad‚ Musa intended to make the pilgrimage for him. Even though Mansa Musa thought he was making the journey for himself and his religion‚ it was more widely viewed as a celebration and praise for him and his kingdom through his generosity. The economic effects from the journey were mostly good
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Loreen Jill Ramirez Catubay 12 September 2010 HSS1C.01 Miss. Erickson FRENCH REVOLUTION DBQ “The French Revolution.” What pops up in your head? Probably a plethora of ideas. Images of riots‚ nobles‚ monarchy and such. So many mistakes and so many achievements has come out of the French Revolution. Many failed policies‚ laws and many inspirational and influential ideas has come of the French Revolution. The important causes of the French Revolution has changed France. The French
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The growth and continuation of African American slavery in the United States‚ between 1776 and 1860‚ was supported by social‚ economic‚ and political forces. As the nation grew and moved westward‚ the institution of slavery became deeply rooted in American civilization. As this occurred‚ slavery continued to exist and expand throughout the nation. At the time‚ the law‚ also‚ was not in favor of the slaves‚ which encouraged the expansion and continuation of slavery. In the South‚ slavery played a
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Although through the trial and hardships‚ from 1492 to 1877 the core of the american identity‚ the frontier had a constant presence through the years‚ but through the founding of Jamestown and Plymouth‚ the American Revolution‚ Declaration of Independence‚ Benjamin Franklins virtues‚ letters‚ Abolitionist‚ such as William Garrison‚ Fredrick Douglas‚ and the civil war‚ the definition of american identity as the frontier grew and developed into something that defines what it means to be an american
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In 1917‚ Russia was crumbling into pieces. The World War I was draining all of Russia’s resources. There was shortage of food throughout the country‚ which left people starving. At the battlefront‚ millions of Russian soldiers were dying‚ they did not possess many of the powerful weapons that their opponents had. The government under Czar Nicholas II was disintegrating‚ and a provisional government had been set up. In November of 1917‚ Lenin and his communist followers known as the Bolsheviks overthrew
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During the early 1800s‚ two parties were developed having different perspectives on government and the Constitution. The Democratic Republicans‚ led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ were always characterized by following the strict construction of the constitution. The Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ were characterized by following the broad construction of the constitution. The presidencies of Jefferson and Madison proved this characterization to be somewhat accurate. Although the
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The end of the Revolutionary War brought about many changes in America. The abandonment of the colonizers by the British government left them with many new dilemmas. They had to basically start new societies from scratch. They had to figure out what type of governing system they would have‚ and what kind of society they would become. According to the information presented in historical documents about Wethersfield‚ Connecticut‚ as well as my own outside knowledge‚ American society became more
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Reform movements are a key characteristic in the antebellum period. Many groups sought to reform and uplift society in many ways‚ with many ideals in mind. Most of the antebellum reform movements reflected primarily democratic ideals. This was true through the many democratic based reforms between 1825 and 1850. One powerful and widespread movement in early America is the fight for women’s rights. This view of the women’s role was very similar to that of black slaves. Taken more serious was that
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The Vietnam war brought many changes to the United States in the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Some of the changes were for the better of the country‚ take the rediscovered Women’s Rights movements and the ever growing Free Speech movements inspired by New Left‚ while most of the other changes brought on tensions between government and their people. The Domino Theory pushed our leaders to the edge. In order to stop the Domino Theory in Vietnam‚ the U.S. invaded. The war was useless for the American government
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The United States entered WWI late causing it to not be as heavily effected by casualties as other countries but there were many other effects of the war. I would like to highlight three effects of the war which are soldiers going through shell shock‚ change in racial distribution‚ and women gaining rights. First‚ many soldiers came back from the war not fully together literally and figuratively because of shell shock. Millions of veterans arrived home missing limbs‚ blind‚ deaf‚ or mentally broken
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