From 1880 to 1890 farmers had to endure many hardships. For example‚ food prices were decreasing‚ which meant farmers had to produce more crops and borrow more money from the banks. The banks then charged high interest rates for loans to farmers. In addition‚ rail road shipping rates were increasing‚ farm machinery was every expensive‚ the farmer’s were isolated from the rest of the country‚ and they felt that they had an unresponsive government. The farmers believed that the deflating currency and
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but his actions sparked the unification of Japan‚ for the first time in history‚ a step that would be crucial in the country’s rise to world power 3 centuries later. Political unification encouraged economic growth‚ partly because it put an end to much of the fighting that had consumed Japan during the preceding years. At the same time that Japanese leaders were attempting to unify Japan under central government‚ European ships were beginning to make their to the islands. 3. How did the Tokugawa
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Continuities and breaks 1. Most tumultuous eras in world history a. “age of extremes” 1. Tons of democracies vs. extremist dictatorships 2. Unprecedented prosperity vs. total poverty – income gap widens b. 1914 clearest demarcation line 1. After war‚ nations fight everywhere for power and territory 2. Empires weakened‚ monarchies toppled‚ new nations rose 3. Last 100 years‚ most dramatic/tragic in recorded history 2. World Wars a. WWI 1. Destroyed several
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hich of the following represents a similarity between the three Muslim early modern empires? All dynasties depended on effective use of firearms on the battlefield and in siege warfare. Which of the following represents a difference between the various Muslim early modern empires? The Ottoman empire was primarily Sunnite while the Safavid empire was Shi’ite. Mehmed I of the Ottoman empire was responsible for reunifying the empire following the Timurid invasions. The conqueror of the Byzantine
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AP World History Study Guide General Terms to Study: Unit 1: history concepts/Prehistory Prehistory - Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing. The Five Themes of Geography - Location refers to the relative or absolute location of places. Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude and longitude‚ a street
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Zara Khan Midterm Essay History Since the 1700’s political‚ economic and intellectual changes have radically altered the history of the world. They have had a major impact on the production and distribution of goods‚ the scale of warfare‚ and the rise and fall of the totalitarian dictators. The production and distribution of goods affected people’s lives completely. New innovations and new inventions spurred the industrial growth. The scale of warfare was resulted from Militarism‚ the Alliances
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issue monetary penalties to organisations for serious breaches of the Act. 2 Types of data to be collected and explain how each support HR Two of the key data collected and recorded are training records and appraisals. A progressive employment history record should be a basic element in the organisations overall training and human resource plans. Both records are particularly important to organisations and they benefit enormously by making good use of this records keeping staff trained to the
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unified‚ unlike Europe.. This Muslim empire forcibly imposed a Shia version of Islam as the official religion of the state. The Safavid Empire. Which of the following is a reason why Europeans put so much effort into expanding their power‚ while Chinese withdrew into their borders during the fifteenth century? European Christianity was locked in a struggle with Muslims who threatened Europe and blocked easy access to the wealth of Asia‚ whereas China already had access to the wealth of Asia.. Which
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1. This document was written between the years of 1796 to 1809‚ during which Napoleon Bonaparte was the military commander gaining popularity. The document starts in 1796 when Napoleon was a commander of the army‚ he began explaining with the conditions that they were fighting in and talks about wanting a change‚ and the document ends in the year 1809‚ with Napoleon explaining his strategies to make his army look larger than what it was (SWT‚ 117&119). 2. This document has four different parts to
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developments‚ such as the European “fascination for things Chinese” (711) and the increasingly affordable price of tea in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries‚ influenced the cultural patterns depicted in these illustrations. When tea first “made its entry in Europe” (711) from Japan and China‚ it was extremely expensive. As the tea was more readily available‚ the price declined and many more people were able to enjoy it. This painting shows two Europeans enjoying tea out of porcelain
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