AP European History 2011 – 2012 Mr. Porter pporter@montville.net Room 307 Course Description: This course examines the political‚ social‚ economic‚ intellectual and cultural history of Europe from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance to the turn of the 21st century. AP European History is a challenging course designed to be the equivalent of a freshman college Western Civilization course and can earn students college credit. Students are expected to do a considerable amount of reading in both
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The attitudes of Christianity and Islam toward merchants and trade from the religions in the 1500’s had mixed results. Many Christians didn’t accept merchants and trade because of their love for money‚while others thought it was okay only if you shared among the poor. Many Muslims thought that trading was okay as long as the merchants were fair‚ while others thought it was okay only if they they shared among the poor just like some Christians thought too. To better understand the attitudes of Christianity
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politics. However‚ there have been some several third parties and they were very influential in the political aspect. Among them‚ especially The People’s Party (populists) and The Progressive Party(Bull Moose party) left huge impact on United States history. The People’s Party was established by farmers‚ ‘Patrons of Husbandry’ in 1867 since they were against the abusive railroad fees. Members of the ‘Patrons of Husbandry’ were against those abusive actions. Then‚ between 1870 and 1890 American grain
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differences applied to each region was what shaped them into two unique societies. The Chesapeake Bay and New England regions each faced their own unique challenges when becoming accustomed to the new colonies. Jamestown‚ for example‚ suffered from “Indian attacks‚ famine‚ and disease.” They also made the mistake of settling in an unfit area to live‚ which caused many outbreaks in malaria and dysentery. Many of the men were not accustomed to hard labor and refused to farm and hunt. In the New England
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human behaviour. After and during the revolutionary war if a citizen was rich‚ white and a man he would have benefited from the revolutionary war‚ such as being able to enlist in the army willingly. However‚ if a citizen did not fall into that category they would have gained very little from the war. Contrary to G. Wood’s idea in the Radicalism of the American Revolution that patriots carried along and enforced the “Spirit of Equality” throughout the war (Document B)‚ there was no equality shown to people
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The Cold War brought fears amongst the American people in the aftermath of the Second World War. America’s greatest fear during this time was the threat of communism in the United States and abroad‚ the increase of atomic weaponry‚ and the fear of a second depression. Although it was not easy to try and ease the hysteria in America‚ under the administration of Eisenhower‚ he was successful and effective when addressing the concerns of the American people. Communism was a big concern of the American
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There are numerous long term and short term events that caused the Civil War to occur. From the long term impacts of slavery and the Missouri Compromise to the short term effects of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Bleeding Kansas‚ the Civil War was caused mainly by one significant step. Although Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Dred Scott had an impact on the civil war‚ it was not as significant as the election of 1860. The election was the most important event because it lead to the secession of South Carolina and also
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Chapter 15 Vocabulary Deism- the liberal religious philosophy of the late 1800s that believed in a Supreme Being who had created a knowable universe and endowed human beings with a capacity for moral behavior. Unitarians- the spin-off of Puritanism of the early 1800s that held that God only existed in one person‚ not the Trinity. Second Great Awakening- the movement that arose in the early 1800s in reaction to the growing liberalism in religion. Charles Grandison Finney- the greatest of the
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OB Notes Paper Pattern: 100 Marks: Q1. Compulsory. Based on “Ek ruka hua faisla” (Answer any 4 out of 7 options). Example question: Personality & Leadership Traits of Character No.7 in the movie… Q2 – Q7. Answer any 4 (20 marks each) Q2. would be Short Notes Q3. – Q7. – Each question would be of two parts (A&B). Part A – Theory & Part B – Caselets in DPA format Tip: Please answer in Bullet points only. Topics: 1. Basic of Behaviour 2. Organisation – context of opp and
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Cold War Fears DBQ Essay Deep Patel Harry S. Truman has now his terms as president. A new president has stepped up to the plate‚ President Dwight D. Eisenhower. However‚ Eisenhower needs to pick up where Truman had left off. He has to keep the country stable and deal with foreign policies. But‚ Eisenhower needs to face another issue at hand. With the Cold War going on‚ Americans are starting to fear the aftermath of the Second World War. From things like the Red Scare to the spread of communism
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