Imperialism is when one country dominates or takes over another. Great Britain rapidly grew in the 19th century. India‚ Asia and parts of Africa joined with them to help expand their territory. Some reasons countries wanted to imperialize other countries is because‚ of things such as raw materials‚ military expansion‚ and to have a balance of power. There were many different causes to British imperialism‚ some being political‚ social or economic. Great Britain’s rule had both positive and negative
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Paragraph 1 –problems facing the farmers and the nation: Outside information: Panics‚ 1873‚ 1893; high interest on mortgages ; unfair shipping rates charged by railroad companies; lack of government regulation of business practices and public utilities (transportation & communications)‚ Use of the Oz; Use the worksheet; use the handout given you today. Docs.: C‚E‚ D‚ F‚G‚ H Paragraph 2- reason for the development of the Populists – Outside information: use of the gold standard‚ lack of a
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The Modern Olympics were shaped in different ways that include many social‚ economic‚ and political factors. These factors over time changed the games from what they were in 1892 to what they were in 2002. Based on the documents the games have been changing not only the games themselves but also the countries that participate and human rights however these can be positive changes or negative changes. The Social factors changing the games include those of Sybil Newall and Hassiba Boulemerka who
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In the late 1800s‚ many farmers were trapped in a vicious economic cycle. Crops prices began falling and farmers were often forced into mortgaging their farms so they could buy more land and produce more crops to break even. Good farming land was becoming rare and the banks took over the mortgages of farmers who couldn’t make payments on their loans. The railroads‚ on the other end‚ took advantage of farmers by charging them extreme prices for shipping and storage. Both equally frustrating the farmer
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Sep/26/2013 The French revolution which started in 1789 had a long list of causes. The most important long range causes of this revolution‚ however‚ were the ideas of the enlightenment‚ the unfair taxes‚ the difference between the rich and poor‚ and the American Revolution and declaration of independence. The ideas of the enlightenment influenced the French revolution. The third estate‚ also known as the poorest social group‚ held very little rights socially
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Dear Ana‚ Hello‚ my name is ______. I am now finally an American Citizen. I am from Greece. I met your sister Maria on the boat and she told me she would not have time to write and asked me to tell you what America was like. I think American is more gilded than golden. Gilded is when something is gold on the outside and (for example) iron on the inside. America seemed like an ideal place to come. At least till I got here… On the long trip to America people were discussing that if they were
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Kelsey Crouch AP United States History Mrs. Webb January 22‚ 2013 Document Based Question The United States changed drastically after the civil war mainly because of industrialization. Corporations became powerful and significantly grew‚ changing the dynamic of America. What once used to be a country that consisted of puritan societies is now the largest industrial center of the world. Between 1870 and 1900 the impact of big business affected the economy (Agriculture v. Mass production)‚ politics
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2001 AP@ UNITED STATES HISTORY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS UNITED STATES HISTORY SECTION I1 Part A (Suggested writing time-45 minutes) Percent of Section I1 score-45 Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-I and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period
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During the Cold War‚ the competition between the United States and Soviet Union to become the most powerful nation affected other countries as well. The USSR spread communism to assert their power in other countries‚ both the US and the USSR fought each other indirectly when they got involved in other countries’ revolutions‚ and as a result of the Cold War‚ the world was divided between the Americans and the Soviets. In order to prove itself as being more powerful than the United States‚ the Soviet
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The Reconstruction Era was the years following the Civil War which lasted from 1865 through 1877. During this period‚ the Confederate states were allowed back into the Union and the South was in the process of being rebuilt after the devastation caused by the conflict. After the Civil War‚ African Americans were facing a new world. They were finally allowed rights they never had before: however‚ could the federal government have done more? However‚ they really couldn’t have. At the time‚ the federal
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