Sep/26/2013 The French revolution which started in 1789 had a long list of causes. The most important long range causes of this revolution‚ however‚ were the ideas of the enlightenment‚ the unfair taxes‚ the difference between the rich and poor‚ and the American Revolution and declaration of independence. The ideas of the enlightenment influenced the French revolution. The third estate‚ also known as the poorest social group‚ held very little rights socially
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Dear Ana‚ Hello‚ my name is ______. I am now finally an American Citizen. I am from Greece. I met your sister Maria on the boat and she told me she would not have time to write and asked me to tell you what America was like. I think American is more gilded than golden. Gilded is when something is gold on the outside and (for example) iron on the inside. America seemed like an ideal place to come. At least till I got here… On the long trip to America people were discussing that if they were
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Kelsey Crouch AP United States History Mrs. Webb January 22‚ 2013 Document Based Question The United States changed drastically after the civil war mainly because of industrialization. Corporations became powerful and significantly grew‚ changing the dynamic of America. What once used to be a country that consisted of puritan societies is now the largest industrial center of the world. Between 1870 and 1900 the impact of big business affected the economy (Agriculture v. Mass production)‚ politics
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2001 AP@ UNITED STATES HISTORY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS UNITED STATES HISTORY SECTION I1 Part A (Suggested writing time-45 minutes) Percent of Section I1 score-45 Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-I and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period
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During the Cold War‚ the competition between the United States and Soviet Union to become the most powerful nation affected other countries as well. The USSR spread communism to assert their power in other countries‚ both the US and the USSR fought each other indirectly when they got involved in other countries’ revolutions‚ and as a result of the Cold War‚ the world was divided between the Americans and the Soviets. In order to prove itself as being more powerful than the United States‚ the Soviet
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The Reconstruction Era was the years following the Civil War which lasted from 1865 through 1877. During this period‚ the Confederate states were allowed back into the Union and the South was in the process of being rebuilt after the devastation caused by the conflict. After the Civil War‚ African Americans were facing a new world. They were finally allowed rights they never had before: however‚ could the federal government have done more? However‚ they really couldn’t have. At the time‚ the federal
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Document-Based Question: Chapter One In North America there are variations in Native Americans in culture due to distinct ancient artifacts found and other belongings to each tribe. Although not all‚ many tribes did acquire their own religious beliefs‚ social structure‚ and economic organization. Historians know this information with help from mapping out trade routes and things left behind‚ such as the artifacts. The Iroquois groups‚ consisting of five chiefdoms or nations‚ are another instant
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Name: Emily Cohort: USC Question: Hammurabi’s Code: Was it just? (Title) Introduction Paragraph Do you know about hammurabi’s code.Hammurabi is a king who ruled babylon.Hammurabi’s code are laws he made to protect his people.The purpose of his code was to protect his people.Hammurabi’s code is just for two reasons creation of the codes and property laws. Body Paragraph 1 Examples of just laws can first be found in the area of property law. Document D says “if a man has borrowed money to plant
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Can the World Resolve the Problem of Genocide? Genocide is a human choice. It is the deliberate killing of a large group of people‚ especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. Genocide is the result of hate‚ prejudices‚ hate language and the individuals or society’s choice to do nothing. After the devastating horrors of the Holocaust were exposed‚ the slogan of the time by the United Nations became “never again” (document B).The knowledge of the atrocities done to the Jewish people
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Jackson was perceived as a “Man of the people”‚ despite wealth and slaves‚ his backwoods upbringing‚ military hero‚ lack of education made the people feel like he was one of them. He took that role to heart and tried to keep the government’s role out of the economy and did not want a big central government. In doing so he created a division between rural farmers and the industrialist. One of issues Jackson created was the Tariff of abominations‚ a 1828 protective tariff or tax on imports. This angered
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