Summer Assignment AP European History Total Points: 120 points Step One: 1. Pick up a copy of the AP Euro textbook from the library next week (5/31 to 6/9). 2. Check out the class website: http://teacherweb.com/CA/HarborHighSchool/Mayer/apt1.aspx 3. If you have questions or if you cannot complete any of the following assignments-email Ms. Mayer at jmayer@sccs.net. 4. Not completing the following assignments by the first day of school may result in being dropped from this course. Step
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America in the 1800’s and early 1900’s was a place of great unrest. The westward expansion created a tenuous environment for pioneers and settlers with Native American tribes; and cities in the east started to explode as waves of immigrants began arriving to fine their “New World” American dream. The wealthy in the northeast‚ generally white Americans of English protestant ancestry‚ felt a sense of urgency and entitlement to maintain control of the social‚ political and financial power in America
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between the first political parties and which would a small tobacco farmer chose to follow? The first party is the democratic republicans which are lead by Jefferson. This side was favored by the south and west and the most common people who joined this side were small farmers‚ skilled workers‚ shopkeepers‚ and frontiersmen. Farmers thought they were most important to citizens. No special favors and no national bank.They should get out of debt and never owe money. The second political party is the federalist
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similarities between interest group and political parties such as influencing political policy‚ interest groups do so outside the electoral process i.e. they don’t directly participate in elections but do endorse and fund (through Political Action Committees) the candidates. Political parties are limited in number and gain power through elections. Their membership also draws many interests of varying backgrounds‚ so they have a broader range of goals. Political parties also are responsible to the public
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social eruptions when the price of grain rose or the supply fell. Body Paragraph 3 – Topic Sentence: Following these efforts of land reform‚ in China and Rome‚ consequences arose in both regions. Revolts were an active consequence that resulted from land reform‚ in both China and Rome. The Yellow Turban Uprising in China which was lead by peasants who had still not received their fair share of land. This was a serious revolt that raged throughout China that tested the resilience of the Han state
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DOES THE FAIR TRADE MOVEMENT OFFER GENUINE BENEFITS FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD? DISCUSS WITH REFERENCE TO THE COCOA TRADE? INTRODUCTION Chocolate is one of the most popular foods in the world with high profits making by big chocolate firms. By 2012‚ the global confectionery market made net sales approximately 80 billion US dollars. However‚ millions of cocoa farmers and workers living in South Africa only share a very little part of revenues. They may get less than 1.25 US dollars per day which is
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Political parties are present in elections and try to win the votes. This encompasses the people representing the party in councils‚ parliament‚ or any other governing body of a state or country. Interest groups are groups of people who try to influence policymakers. Interest groups normally work for the interest of the general public. Their main similarities are that both are a group of people who have come together to achieve common goals. Both do this by acquiring power of some degree and using
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Essay 3: Political parties have since 1796‚ become the source of electoral influence. Parties have violently discriminated against‚ and politically corrupted our constitutional system causing a gridlock. Our Government would function much more effectively if we did not have political parties because they distort the opinion of an electee and become too power hungry consequently‚ making Americans want to seek independent electors without a party. Politics refers to the influencing of the people
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Interest groups are often described as chaotic in comparison to political parties. The major difference between both groups is that each interest group advocates for one particular cause while political parties are balancing many issues at the same time. That is the reason why political parties can be described as “coalitions of interest groups” (196). Interest groups alone are actually more focused because each member is automatically for or against a particular cause. If not‚ switching interest
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developed a popular Japanese card game‚ called Hanafuda. The demand for the game quickly increased‚ helping the company grow. The strategy of making playing cards continue all the way until the mid 1900s at which time they began to extend their brand‚ from owning a taxi company to operating a love hotel chain. Needless to say‚ these ventures failed and soon after‚ in 1974‚ Nintendo went back to focusing on their core competencies of making engaging games. They finally entered into the electronic market
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