Abdullah Dobashi AP World History Due: 9/11/13 Day of Empire In order for Amy Chua to fully understand how nations succeed she first studied the ancient empires of Persia and China to the recent global empires of England and the United States. While she was studying the ancient empires of Persia and China she discovered a historical pattern that even leads into today’s society. Amy Chua found out that tolerance and assimilation were necessary for an empire to succeed‚
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political party while China had two. Both movements raised political figures like Mao Zedong and Mahatma Gandhi. The path that India and China took towards independence were different. While India sponsored militant nonviolence‚ China lead a Civil War. India’s predisposition to nonviolence was inspired by its leader Mahatma Gandhi. On the other hand‚ the Guomindang and Communist Party in China sparked guerrilla warfare. India‚ unlike China‚ is seen by participating in hunger strikes and protests
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Massachusetts‚ New Jersey‚ North Carolina‚ and South Carolina. Sense of unity. H) Americans are different from Europeans: descendant of Europeans. I.e. Families are a mix; “…family whose grandfather was an Englishman… wife was Dutch… son married a French woman…” No (European) prejudice in America‚ because they are American‚ not European. Americans are different (sense of unity).
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Greeks’ independence from the Ottoman Turks in 1830 did not come without hardship and suffering. Several other countries including Russia and France took sides with Greece during this fight as they felt close and connected with their culture. A nine year war was fought which eventually resulted in the Greeks gaining independence from the Turks. During this time‚ the Greeks had to maintain high morale and a strong will to be as successful as they were in the end. The circumstances they were under were difficult
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Africa and their emperors: 1. Male Empire- Djata lineage (13th century) 2. Ghana Empire (Wagadou)- King Reidja Akba (15th century) 3. Songhai Empire- Sonni Ali and Askia Mohammod (15th century) 3. The past two centuries of Diola religious history have been outlined by the increasing interaction of Diola religion with Islam and Christianity. Believers of the Diola religion believe in a creator god and in a number of less important spirits whose powers originate with the Supreme Being but who
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AP US HISTORY ID’s/ Objective Questions ID’s 1) The English Civil War- The English Civil War took place during the years 1642-1646. The English Civil War was the conflict between King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects‚ generally called the “parliamentarians‚” that culminated in the defeat and execution of the king and the establishment of a republican commonwealth. The parliamentary army’s leader‚ Oliver Cromwell‚ during the so-called Commonwealth period ruled. But after
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true (self-evident propositions)‚ as well as real world statements such as‚ “A finite whole is greater than any of its parts‚” as van Doren explains (pg. xxi). The other part of certain knowledge is faith. The pieces of information that God has given us through His Word. Accepting this knowledge from God as certain truths is difficult for many‚ and is even said to be impossible without His grace. People desire for knowledge. And the one cure for our desire of knowledge is faith (pg. xxiii). Faith
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agriculture Cortes major Spanish figure followers were Conquistadores -- "God‚ Glory & Gold" 1519: goes to Mexico with 5~600 followers -- armed Mexico: full of Indians known as Aztecs -- had gold -- Spanish interest leader: Monotezuma powerful‚ ruthless tribe -- feared by other tribes captured Indians and sacrificed them by pulling their hearts out 1519: Monotezuma gets scared God named Quetzalcoatl was supposed to return and wipe out Aztecs Quetzalcoatl: "tall‚ white
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Britain’s North American colonies? * First of all about half of the growth was due to slaves imported or born‚ and secondly‚ the growth made the Colonies have roughly 1/3 of the population of their conquerors‚ setting the stage for the revolutionary war. A Mingling of Races Know: Pennsylvania Dutch‚ Scots-Irish‚ Paxton Boys‚ Regulator Movement 2. What was the significance of large numbers of immigrants from places other than England? * a mingling of the races The
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