DBQ After the devastation of World War I‚ the vast majority of people saw the world in a totally different light. So many people had died. The future of society seemed pessimistic and dark at best. The Big Four had come together in France to sign the Treaty of Versailles‚ officially ending the war in 1918. I agree with the statement that the Treaty of Versailles was ill-created‚ bringing about far more problems than it solved and later paving the road to World War II. Political‚ social‚ and economic
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AP European History Period: E Interpretive Biography Leonardo Da Vinci is considered one of the greatest geniuses of all time. He was the epitome of the term "Renaissance Man"‚ which means a person with many talents. During the Italian Renaissance Da Vinci’s accomplishments ranged from many fields such as anatomy‚ engineering‚ mathematics‚ nature ‚philosophy‚ painting‚ sculpting and architecture. His achievements in these fields stem from an early age‚ Da Vinci was an illegitimate child born
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19th Century arrived‚ Europeans forced themselves into Central and West Africa. The explorers ended up fully attacking and conquering Africa by the 1880s. This caused colonies to become poor and very uneducated. European imperialism left colonies lacking school‚ homes‚ and hospitals all for certain reasons. The main reason imperialism was done by Europe was from the want for power‚ resources‚ competition‚ and trade all for and over Africa. The primary reason was due to the European craving for power
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History‚ a record of past events and developments‚ which are usually in chronological order that define who and what we are today. Now days‚ history is changing so rapidly and life seems to be stuck in fast forward. Usually when people think of the word history‚ they often think of big events‚ when truly everything you do is making up history. Even reading this paper is history in the making. And as a human it is our duty to know and analyze our past to make sure repetition of our downfalls doesn’t
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The German Experience Similar to the rebellious child who craves freedom from his controlling parents‚ the 18th century presented liberal ideas throughout Europe causing people to question monarchial rule. The American Revolution sought to break ties with England and begin an independent nation-state. The French Revolution‚ alike‚ sought to destroy the traditional authority and explore the liberalities of democracy. The idea of an independence from state spread throughout the world‚ making the common
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significance to American history of TWO of them. (10 marks). 1. George Washington - Letters about Shays’ Rebellion (1786) – p.150 -George Washington wrote this letter addressing Shays’ Rebellion and the danger of disunion among the states. -He was writing to tell them that the Republic they had just fought for was in danger of collapsing in on itself. He wants there to be a strong centralized government‚ but not infringing on the rights of the people. - If states don’t start working/thinking
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A document that would show a Japanese elementary school from the 19th century to compare it to the normal school in doc. 2 would help in comparison of the documents. Also a western style elementary school from the 19th century that could show the similarities and differences from the Japanese school would help. Education was affected by the west in many ways in Japan. Documents 2‚6 show this perfectly. This supports my thought that the West played a pivotal role in their development and modernization
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about how millions of peasants will rise to be powerful and destroy any barriers holding them back. Peasants were gaining power and overthrowing landlord and non-Communist officials which shows the impact the CCP had on them. (Doc 1) The Communist Revolution seemed to be the best path for peasants to follow in order to live a more comfortable life. Peasants saw that
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Objectives 3 II.Subject of investigation: The German state banks 4 II.1.Sachsen LB 5 II.2.Bayern LB 7 III.Reasons for the underperformance 8 III.1.Business model 8 III.2.Management Board 10 III.3.Supervision 11 III.4.Market structure/ Early warnings 13 Cf. Spiegel (2008) 15 IV.Adjustments 16 Cf. Handelsblatt (2012) 17 I.Bibliography 19 II.Appendix 24 I. Introduction and research questions The German taxpayer had to bail out state-owned banks after their managements recklessly
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A.P. United States History 2. Name___________________________Date________ ➢ Chapter 26. The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution‚ 1865-1896. Theme 1: After the Civil War‚ whites overcame the Plains Indians’ fierce resistance and settled the Great West‚ bringing to a close the long frontier phase of American history. Theme 2: The farmers who populated the West found themselves the victims
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