Students in AP World History are expected to be able to write three different types of essays: a document-based question (or DBQ)‚ a change-over-time essay‚ and a comparative essay. You can probably gather from the names what you need to do in each essay – the document-based question provides you with a set of documents on which to base your essay; the change-over-time essay asks you to analyze the changes and continuities that occurred within a certain period of time; and the comparative essay asks
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The Great Depression vs. the Great Recession Although both the Great Depression and Great Recession of 2008 are similar since they both had severe psychological effects and the deregulation of banks‚ and they differ in that the Great Depression occurred because of unequal distribution of wealth whereas the Great Recession occurred due to the push of becoming a homeowner regardless of credibility. If the United States wished to avoid future economic calamities‚ then its leaders should focus on providing
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CASE STUDY 1: GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 The Great depression occurred in the United States of America (USA) during 1929 and lasted until 1939. The 1920’s‚ also known as the ‘Roaring twenties’‚ was a decade were the USA economy expanded rapidly. At that time people had found a new way of making money‚ very fast‚ through the buying and selling of market stocks. The interesting thing about this ‘new’ way of making money is that it did not differentiate economic status‚ hence the problem. Because anyone
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AP US History Period 4 23 April 2013 The Effects of the Vietnam War By 1965‚ few Americans protested involvement in the Vietnam War. However‚ soon after‚ a series of “teach-ins” on university campuses‚ created a massive debate over the war and United States involvement. By 1967‚ there was massive opposition to the war‚ from students‚ the general public‚ congressmen‚ including William Fulbright‚ and even former members of the armed forces. This opposition was not the only tension in the nation
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Former President Calvin Coolidge had once said in 1932‚ “In other periods of depression‚ it has always been possible to see some things which were solid and upon which you could base hope‚ but as I look about‚ I now see nothing to give ground to hope—nothing of man." This quote shows that the Great Depression was not going to be similar to any depression that had occurred and the recovery was going to be much more difficult. It also shows how discouraging the Great Depression was because everything
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procrastination and general unwillingness to edit there are still a few uncomfortable sentences and a rather hasty conclusion. 1992 DBQ - To what extent did the natural environment shape the development of the West beyond the Mississippi and the lives of those who lived there? How important were other factors? Despite having gained an early reputation as a barren desert‚ the Great West quickly became the dominant target behind the expansionist campaigns of the United States during the 18th century. Swarms
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participation in sciences. Ever since Europe was moving towards the modern world‚ women had been trying to change their social status from regular housework and staying at home to getting better jobs such as teaching and learning science. Although this was a great change for women‚ there were changing attitudes and views toward them when they had participated in science. Dorothea Erxleben‚ a German M.D. had appreciated that she learned science‚ but other people‚ such as men felt that they she and along with
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Throughout the period 1801-1817‚ the government was ruled by the Jeffersonian Republican party‚ whereas the Federalist Party began to slowly fade away from public view. The Jeffersonian Republican party‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ professed to favor a weak central government through the support of more states’ rights‚ "...that the states are independent... to...themselves...and united as to everything respecting foreign nations." (Document A). On the other hand‚ the Federalist Party‚ previously led
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“European Workers in the 19th Century DBQ” During the nineteenth century in Europe‚ the majority of European workers had moved from the country into cities on account of the modernization of their farms. Due to the large increase of population in such close quarters‚ the living conditions of the workers were in shambles‚ and the people began to protest and demand better living conditions. While some sought for government reforms that would put a new emphasis on those less fortunate‚ others found
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Shortly after leaving the Presidency of the United States‚ Coolidge looks back on his whole life and relates the wisdom of his experiences. No time was more important for instilling values than his early years in the hill country of Vermont‚ among “the evergreen and hardwood trees.” (4). He grew up without amenities‚ a simple “[c]ountry life‚” (33) which‚ he remembers‚ “is neither artificial nor superficial‚ but is kept close to the realities.” (33) Looking back‚ he waxes nostalgic‚ “if I had the
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