1880 to 1925 America’s open arms to immigrants became even more selective in the wake of WWI‚ when a new flow of immigrants from Europe among other places arrived on American soil looking for a new life (Carnes 640). Instead of a “Land of Opportunity” they arrived in a hostile climate fueled by nativist‚ who believed in White American superiority‚ and feared cheap immigrant labor was a threat to their livelihood (Carnes 641). The United States government during this time period did protect America’s
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Ollie Cunningham APUSH per. 5 October 31‚ 2010 Civil War and Reconstruction DBQ The United States Civil War was one of America’s darkest hours of nationhood‚ but resulted in new rights and liberties for African Americans and revolutionized the United States for the better. The war resulted in the freedom of black slaves‚ and called for a complex reunification procedure to rejoin the depleted South and the high spirited North. Constitutional and social developments during the Civil War and
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"DBQ" In 1929‚ the United States Stock Market crashed‚ heralding the tumble into world-wide depression. President Hoover tried to pacify the people by telling them it was temporary and would pass over. But a new figure rose out of the people‚ promising he would do anything and everything he could to restore their lives. In 1932‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to the presidency‚ and his new policies would soon sweep over the country. Roosevelt’s responses to the problems of the Great Depression
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self-interest. Both were influential in the decision to venture outside of U.S borders. America expanded due to idealistic view such as: The White Man’s Burden‚ Religious motivation‚ a social contract with the Western Hemisphere and the Spanish American War. However‚ self interest offered more of a substantial force with America’s desire for a stronger Navy‚ foreign market‚ power‚ pride‚ and the influences of the Roosevelt Corollary. When both ideas are combined they create one of the most influential
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It was inevitable and unavoidable that violence and dispossession were outcomes of the centuries-long confirmation of Native Americans with European settlers and their American descendants. European settlers were relentless whenever they were introduced to things that were appealing to their eye. If they wanted it‚ then they would go get it due to the superior mindset of the Europeans. European settlers first came to the New World for multiple reasons. It started with Christopher Columbus wanting
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Civil War DBQ Americans are a democratic society that are driven for success. During the early nineteenth century the Americans were living off the buzz of the constitution and working together to form a functioning government. As Lincoln wisely said later on "A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The issue of slavery was one of such magnitude that division on such an issue would inevitably lead to a war‚ and could not have been avoided by compromise. With the Missouri Compromise
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By the 1750’s‚ Americans began to query their involvement with the British Empire by establishing their own identity and unity as Americans. The colonist began to see a strong display of British oppression. Taxes and the different Acts‚ such as the Intolerable Acts caused the colonists to believe that it would be better if they were separated from their mother country. Colonists also felt that some of their rights and liberties were being taken away by the British Empire. By the eve of the revolution
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The Columbian Exchange DBQ QUESTION: In what ways did the Columbian Exchange affect the Americas as a whole? Was this a positive or negative affect? The Columbian Exchange served at a pivotal transfer of goods between Europe and the “New World.” Everything from cash crops and agricultural ideas‚ to diseases and long term affects that decimated
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was a period of American history full of contradictions‚ especially in regard to democracy. The period saw an increase in voter participation‚ nominating committees replaced caucuses‚ and electors began to be popularly elected. Yet‚ all of these voting changes affected only a minority of the American people: White‚ Anglo-Saxon males. So‚ though one can easily tell that White‚ Anglo-Saxon males were gaining true liberty and equality‚ the millions of women. Blacks‚ Native Americans‚ immigrants‚ and
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Jordan Martin Mr.Gainus Honors Social Studies 17 November 2014 Why were the loyalists reluctant to John the American Revolution? Bang! It was the shot heard around the world that officially started the American Revolutionary War in 1776. Many may say that the fighting of the war started the American Revolution‚ but it unofficially started when Britain began to do things‚ such as impose taxes‚ that made the colonists angry. These colonists were referred to as the patriots. Not all of the colonists
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