History Research the 1980s At the start of the 1980s Britain was in a deep recession similar to what is happening at present and there was also mass unemployment. The person in charge of the country at this time was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who was also Great Britain’s first and only female prime minister. Margaret Thatcher along with Chancellor Geoffrey Howe tried to deal with this recession by raising taxes and slashing government spending‚ benefits and the selling of state owned services
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The United States expansion and acquiring new territories began around 1820 and concluded around 1849. Settlers began to move west over the Appalachian Mountains in the early 1800’s. They settled into new states and claimed their new territories. They began to invade California‚ lands belonging to Mexico‚ and Texas. In the mid 1800’s the US took control over all land belonging to Mexico‚ and southern parts of Oregon. The US then progressed to control land from coast to coast. Before the 1820’s
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Howard Zinn challenges the American identity by suggesting that America is just as bad as Great Britain in that the countries are both incredibly elitist. Going back to the founding fathers‚ the U.S. has an uneven distribution of wealth‚ and the founding fathers wanted to oppress the lower class. Once the lower class realized this‚ riots were held against the elites. Zinn argues that the American Revolution merely shifted the elite tyranny from one leader to another. The founding fathers that are
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Cotton Diplomacy During the 1850’s‚ the vast differences between the North and the South brought about the impending notion of war between the two. The South knew that the North had them beat on every level. The North had manufacturing capabilities with factories that could produce supplies necessary for outfitting an army. Also‚ the North’s population of 22 million was nearly three times the population of the South. The South only had nine million people‚ four million of whom were black slaves
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Alicia Alcaraz Period 3 AP U.S. History December 8‚ 2014 APUSH Chapters 27 & 28 Homework Assignment Chapter 27: 1. Whites finally overcame resistance of the Plains Indians ultimately with various factors. The whites had a fire-and-sword policy that was the last step to shatter the spirit of the Indians. The railroad‚ diseases‚ locomotives‚ and the near-extinction of the Buffalo in the plains all contributed to the “taming” of the Plains Indians. The railroad sprang right through the heart of the
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subsequently boomed. The United States augmented its standing as the richest country in the world‚ its industry aligned to mass production and its society acculturated into consumerism. In Europe‚ the economy did not start to flourish until 1924. In spite of the social‚ economic and technological advances‚ African Americans‚ recent immigrants and farmers—along with a large part of the working class population—were not much affected by this period. In fact‚ millions of people lived below the poverty
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in history. “Indeed‚ as the nations of Europe went to war in 1914‚ the governments flourished‚ patriotism bloomed‚ class struggle was stilled‚ and young men died in frightful numbers on the battlefields-often for a hundred yards of land‚ a line of trenches.” (Page 359) Before the war‚ the United States was not in a healthy condition. Socialism was growing and the IWW was everywhere. “In the summer of 1916‚ during a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco‚ a bomb exploded‚ killing nine people; two
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Did the united states expand in the 1890’s for humanitarian or imperialism reasons? In the 1890’s powerful nations engaged in a race to extend their influence across much of the world. Imperialism was the main reason for the expansion in the United States. Imperialism was when the U.S wanted to gain more land and dominate weaker nations. There were many different factors leading to imperialism and the pressure to expand such as economical factors‚ nationalistic‚ and military factors. One reason
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party arose from the ashes of the old Russian Empire. But It was also a time for Prosperity for countries like the United States. America will roar in the 1920’s. It was an age of melodramatic and political change. The Cleveland Indians won their first world series in 1920.On January 1‚ 1920 - For the first time‚ the 1920 census indicates a population in the United States over 100
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History of the Radio in the 1930’s In the 1930’s the United States endured one of the most difficult economic times in the history of our country. This horrible crisis was called The Great Depression. The Great Depression‚ which began in 1929‚ was an era never to be forgotten. The Great Depression‚ though challenging with many hardships‚ in a way brought America closer together. It caused people to show what they really were made of and highlighted their true character. Americans worked
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