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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During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ the Scientific Revolution‚ which was the development of new sciences and technology‚ and The Age of Enlightenment‚ which was the so called "age of reason"‚ had sparked women’s participation in sciences. Ever since Europe was moving towards the modern world‚ women had been trying to change their social status from regular housework and staying at home to getting better jobs such as teaching and learning science. Although this was a great change for
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Unit 5 Diane Arias PI: Panic of 1857: broke out due to California gold inflating the currency and over-speculation in land and railroads. Two groups opposed the idea: Eastern industrialists feared that the free land would drain its supply of workers and the South feared that the West would fill up with free-soilers who would form anti-slavery states‚ unbalancing the Senate even more. The Tariff of 1857 lowered duties to about 20%. North blamed it for causing the panic‚ because they felt they needed
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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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APUSH UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE Articles of Confederation: agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. The new Constitution provided for a much stronger national government with a chief executive (the president)‚ courts‚ and taxing powers Shay’s Rebellion: armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays
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Chapter 23 The "Bloody Shirt" Elects Grant The Republicans nominated General Grant for the presidency in 1868. The Republican Party supported the continuation of the Reconstruction of the South‚ while Grant stood on the platform of "just having peace." The Democrats nominated Horatio Seymour. Grant won the election of 1868. The Era of Good Stealings Jim Fisk and Jay Gould devised a plot to drastically raise the price of the gold market in 1869. On "Black Friday‚" September 24‚ 1869‚ the two bought
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administration of medication with assistance from my mentor in safe way. I was given reassurance and instructions to assist me throughout my task. By continuous practice‚ I found I developed significantly after reflecting upon this experience. (Nursing Times‚ 2004.). From this practice experience‚ I gained knowledge in regards to competence in this skill. Due to not being familiar with medication administration before this experience‚ I knew I needed to gain more practice in other placement areas when I got
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AP European History Essays These are the APEH essay questions for the years 2001-2005. How would you have done? Can you categorize them? Develop a thesis? Find supporting evidence? 2005 1. (DBQ) Analyze various views regarding Western European unity from 1946 to 1989. 2. Analyze how economic and social developments affected women in England in the period from 1700 to 1850. 3. Using examples from at least two different states‚ analyze the key features of the “new monarchies” and
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By: Sahrah Abdul Paul Haggis’ 2003 film Crash is about Los Angeles citizens with very separate lives. They go through interweaving stories of race‚ loss and redemption. It shows us how we connect or disconnect with other people. Although we feel separated by a number of factors such as race‚ class‚ status or gender we are more connected than we think. The editing used in this film contributes to the over-all theme. Characters
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Teresa Swinehart Mrs. Plimley AP US History 16 January 2015 DBQ The Civil War began in 1861 due to many political issues between the Northern states‚ the Union‚ and the Southern states‚ the Confederates. Although‚ mane people are taught the Civil War was entirely fought over slavery‚ this is untrue. The North sought to regain control of the South and to keep the Union together‚ while the South had no interest in the Union and wanted to keep their way of life the same as it had been for generations
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