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    of decrees beginning in the mid-1880’s that violated these conditions. First‚ he decreed that Belgium assert rights of proprietorship over all vacant land in the Congo. In three successive decrees‚ the already few rights of the Congolese were reduced even further. They were only able to lay claim on their native villages and farms. Second‚ Leopold ordered that merchants limit their commercial operations in the Congo to no more that bartering with natives. By 1890‚ faced with considerable financial

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    Were the executions of Spies‚ Parsons‚ Fischer‚ and Engel a tactic on the part of business and government to damage the effectiveness of the labor movement? If it was‚ did it work? 10. What successes did the labor movement score in the 1880s and 1890s? 11. What was Frick’s strategy to break the steel-workers’ union at the Homestead steel plant? Did the plan work? What is the evidence to support your answer? 12. What was the effect of the mass demonstrations that immediately followed

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    AP US HISTORY FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS SINCE 1971 I. Colonial Time 1607 - 1775 1. Puritanism bore within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Apply this generalization. (74) 2. In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent were those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? (83) 3. Between 1607 and 1763‚ Americans gained control of their political

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    During the transition into the twentieth century‚ the Progressive Era took place where many progressives had a great influence on society. Progressives were middle-class idealists that came from various different backgrounds who came together as a moment to work towards a common goal. They were social activists that believed America was under a crisis due to urban-industrial revolution and sought reform and regulations to bring social justice to society. Many factors took place in creating the progressives

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    Listed  below  are  a  series  of   factors  responsible  for  American   industrialism  in   the  late  nineteenth   century.  First‚  explain  the  significance  of  each term. Then‚ examine the list‚ divide the  items into three or four categories‚ and label   the  categories.  Finally‚  write  a  thesis  statement  to  account  for  the  United  States  becoming  the  foremost  industrial  power inthe world by 1900. i  “Advanced Placement U.S. History I  Lesson 25 Handout 25 {page 1]  The Emergence of Industrial America 

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    proposal‚ van Gogh suffered a breakdown. He threw away all his books except for the Bible‚ and devoted his life to God. He became angry with people at work‚ telling customers not to buy the "worthless art‚" and was eventually fired. In the fall of 1880‚ van Gogh decided to move to Brussels and become an artist. Though he had no formal art training‚ his younger brother Theo‚ who worked as an art dealer‚ offered to support van Gogh financially. In February 1888‚ van Gogh boarded a train to the south

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    economy and the high tariffs. The price for transporting food and goods was high and they wanted political reform. The farmers established the Farmer’s Alliance. They were growing large amounts of wheat and selling it for a high profit. However‚ in the 1890’s the global economy was affected and resulted in having to sell their crops at a low price. The production of wheat was high and this caused s deflation in the economy. Farmers were forced to mortgage their property and lost their land. The farmers

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    elite control of politics and economy. However‚ Progressivism differed significantly in its middle-class base and its faith in government and expert intervention as mechanisms for social improvement‚ whereas Populism was rooted more in the agrarian discontent and often harbored distrust towards centralized

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    CONTACT INFORMATION Name: Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda Address: Calle Real‚ Calamba‚ Laguna Country: Philippines PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth: June 19‚ 1861 Place of Birth: Calamba‚ Laguna Citizenship: Filipino Gender: Male PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE February 17‚ 1884: Surgeon Hospital de la Princesa‚ Madrid‚ Spain Operation on arterial vein December 4‚ 1885: Apprentice Crugen Clinic‚ France Ophthalmology with Dr. Louis

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    volunteered to serve in the army during the Franco-Prussian War. Between the years 1872 and 1880 Maupassant was a civil servant‚ first at the ministry of maritime affairs‚ then at the ministry of education. As a poet Maupassant made his debut with Des Vers (1880). In the same year he published in the anthology Soirées de Medan (1880)‚ edited by E. Zola‚ his masterpiece‚ "Boule De Suif" ("Ball of Fat"‚ 1880). During the 1880s Maupassant created some 300 short stories‚ six novels‚ three travel books‚ and one

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