themselves at inflated prices to build the railroad line‚ earning high dividends. When it was found out that government officials were paid to stay quiet about the illicit business‚ some officials were censured. The Liberal Republican Revolt of 1872 In response to disgust of the political corruption in Washington and of military Reconstruction‚ the Liberal Republican Party was formed in 1872. The Liberal Republican Party met in Cincinnati and chose Horace Greeley as their presidential candidate for the
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--UNIT ONE & TWO: EXPLORATION AND CONQUEST--- MAJOR EXPLORERS Balboa 1511: goes to Panama and is the first explorer to see the Pacific and the Americas Ponce de Leon (Spain) 1513: getting older seeks Fountain of Youth -- goes to Florida to prevent aging Magellan wants to circumnavigate the world gets killed in the Philippines but one of his boats successfully makes it given full credit -- Spain gains worldly agriculture Cortes major Spanish figure followers were
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1. The cartoon below: a. Was published shortly after the landslide victory of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1936 b. Reflected efforts of Franklin D. Roosevelt to submit all legislation to the Supreme Court for an opinion on its constitutionality c. Was published immediately after the Supreme Court decided in Franklin Roosevelt’s favor in the electoral dispute with Herbert Hoover after the 1932 presidential election d. Reflected the unanimity in Congress after the
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AP World History Comparative Essay Generic Rubric Overview Basic Core Historical skills and knowledge required to show competence. Expanded Core Historical skills and knowledge required to show excellence. 1. Has acceptable thesis. 1 Point (addresses comparison of the issues or themes specified) 2. Addresses all parts of the 2 Points of the question‚ though not necessarily evenly or thoroughly. (Addresses most parts of
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Chapter 7 term Sheet The Road to Revolution 1. Republicanism - a just society as one is in which all citizens willingly subordinate their private‚ selfish interests to the common good. 2. Radical Whigs - group of British political commentators; widely read by the colonists‚ feared the threat to liberty posed by the arbitrary power of the monarch and Parliament; warned to colonists to be watchful of any violations to their rights or corruption in leadership; hated use of patronage and bribes
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AP US History Period 4 23 April 2013 The Effects of the Vietnam War By 1965‚ few Americans protested involvement in the Vietnam War. However‚ soon after‚ a series of “teach-ins” on university campuses‚ created a massive debate over the war and United States involvement. By 1967‚ there was massive opposition to the war‚ from students‚ the general public‚ congressmen‚ including William Fulbright‚ and even former members of the armed forces. This opposition was not the only tension in the nation
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similar beliefs and birthplace as Andrew Jackson 10. Admission of Texas (1845) – it was approved by the majority of both houses of congress to invite texas as the 28th state 11. Oregon Country - Northwestern territory in dispute between Britain and the US‚ subject of "Manifest Destiny" rhetoric in 1844 12. Hudson‘s Bay Company – created by britain for profitable for trading in oregon with indians of the pacific northwest 13. Oregon Trail (1840s) - Two-thousand-mile-long path along which thousands of
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Chapter 39 Terms to Know * Stagflation: during the 60’s & 70’s‚ the U.S. was suffering from 5.3% inflation & 6% unemployment; refers to the unusual economic situation in which an economy is suffering both from inflation & from stagnation of its industrial growth. * Vietnamization: President Richard Nixon’s strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War‚ involving a gradual withdrawl of American troops & replacement of them with South Vietnamese forces. * Silent Majority: phrase
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If you tried to do POV‚ did you get it or not? Look closely at what you wrote for POV. General Comments: - The word is Confucian –not Confusion‚ Confucious‚ nor even Confucionis. You need to write the right word so at the AP reading they don’t laugh at you J! - These are pretty decent DBQ’s‚ especially for the first one of the year –Congratulations! - Yet‚ this was also a pretty SHORT DBQ (only 6 docs –that’s the least EVER given to work with).
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need to understand what the problem of evil‚ the free will response‚ and divine foreknowledge is. After viewing the material‚ I concluded that free will is a possible response to the problem of evil because people choose their actions. Others say that free will is not the cause for evil because God has foreknowledge. However‚ even if God does know everything before it happens‚ this does not mean he forces us to take those actions and takes away our free will. First‚ the problem of evil is the attempt
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