IX. Polk the Purposeful Polk laid out a 4-point mission for himself and the nation (then achieved all 4 points in 4 years) Lower the tariff Restore the independent treasury (put U.S. money into non-government banks) Clear up the Oregon border issue Get California One of Polk’s acts was to lower the tariff‚ and his secretary of the treasury‚ Robert J. Walker‚ did so‚ lowering the tariff from 32% to 25% despite complaints by the industrialists. Despite warnings of doom‚ the new tariff was
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Eurozone is called the Euro area‚ started in 1998 and consist of 17 countries: Austria‚ Belgium‚ Cyprus‚ Estonia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Luxembourg‚ Malta‚ the Netherlands‚ Portugal‚ Slovakia‚ Slovenia‚ and Spain. The Eurozone have adopted the common currency call the Euro. The monetary policy of the Eurozone is control by the European Central Bank. When I think about Eurozone‚ I often think of a powerful union consist of many rich countries; and there is not likely chance
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DBQ In the time period 1925 – 1950 Chinese peasants‚ and Chinese created a bad relationship with each other. Peasants were stronger than the Chinese Communist party supported by documents one‚ five‚ and six‚ peasants were the prime target for attacks instead of the Chinese Communist party supported by documents four‚ eight‚ and nine‚ and the peasants were more willing to fight the Japanese while the Chinese Communist party was not so willing supported by documents two‚ and three. Peasants and the
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Jason Billinglsey European History 9 May 2013 DBQ: French Nobility During the time period of the late sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century the concept of what nobility is and what it was conceived to be varied greatly as more modern thoughts developed and desperation of monarchs grew to meet such demand. The arguments related to nobility differed greatly‚ but these were the most crucial; the difference between the sword and the robe and the right to even hold such a position
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J Fircha Honors US History I 2 March 2012 Removal of Indians DBQ All presidents have a legacy; some good‚ some bad. Andrew Jackson’s legacy is the Indian Removal Act. This act was not supported by the Supreme Court‚ made Native Americans leave the places that they called home for countless years‚ and had a huge impact on Native Americans personally. In 1830‚ with consent and encouragement from President Andrew Jackson‚ many Indians were wrongly forced off of their native lands and onto foreign
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Between the period from 1880 to 1914‚ European powers went after overseas empires in Africa. The governments and political leaders of the European powers believed that this colonization of the African empires was necessary to maintain their global influence. A second group of people supposed that African colonization was the result of the greedy Capitalists who \only cared for new resources and markets. The third group of people claimed it to be their job to enlighten and educate the uncivilized
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The 17th and 18th centuries saw the embryonic stage of women’s quest for intellectual and social parity with men. The evolution of women’s fight for equal opportunities was bogged down by a long history of stereotyping and condescension. Women were weaker physically‚ bore children and nurtured them. The economics and culture of Europe at this time was strongly influenced by religion and resulted in prejudice against women. The dominating religions of Europe in the 1600’s and 1700’s
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Prescribed Subject 2: The emergence and development of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ 1946 to 1964 1. (a) According to Source A‚ Mao wanted to start a technological revolution in China for several reasons. Firstly‚ he believed that after the anti-feudal land reform‚ agricultural co-operativization‚ and the socialist reconstruction of private industries‚ commerce‚ and handicrafts‚ a technological revolution would be the logical next step. Confirming this state of mind is Mao’s quote
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During the 17th century there were many colonies settled in the New World. One thing most of these colonies had in common is the fact that almost all of them were settled by the English. If one were to focus mostly on the New England and Chesapeake colonies‚ one would find that although they were settled by similar people‚ they ended up splitting for very different reasons. The New England colonies were searching for religious freedom from the Church of England‚ whereas the Chesapeake colonies were
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Comparing and Contrasting the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty Throughout history‚ many powerful empires and dynasties have ruled. Some ruled for hundreds of years‚ while others lasted for shorter time periods. All of these ruling powers had a great impact on their country’s development. The way they governed their people and kept in power were often very different but they often achieved the same goals. The Han Dynasty‚ which ruled China from 206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E and the Roman Empire‚ which
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