Continuities and breaks 1. Most tumultuous eras in world history a. “age of extremes” 1. Tons of democracies vs. extremist dictatorships 2. Unprecedented prosperity vs. total poverty – income gap widens b. 1914 clearest demarcation line 1. After war‚ nations fight everywhere for power and territory 2. Empires weakened‚ monarchies toppled‚ new nations rose 3. Last 100 years‚ most dramatic/tragic in recorded history 2. World Wars a. WWI 1. Destroyed several
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How Democratic Is the American Constitution? From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search How Democratic is the American Constitution? (2001‚ ISBN 0-300-09218-0‚ among others) is a book by political scientist Robert A. Dahl that discusses seven "undemocratic" elements of the United States Constitution. The book defines "democratic" as alignment with the principle of one person‚ one vote‚ also known as majority rule. The author praises the Framers of the Constitution as
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The Age of Jackson must have been an exciting time. There were electoral scandals‚ Indian removals‚ bank vetoes‚ and nullification. Jackson was the first president from the west‚ the first to be nominated at a formal political convention‚ and the first to hold office without a college education. Jackson owned slaves‚ many acres‚ and a mansion; he was a frontier aristocrat. He was a fierce military man who had headed the campaign to acquire Florida‚ and he was seen as a national hero. The Age of Common
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1. This document was written between the years of 1796 to 1809‚ during which Napoleon Bonaparte was the military commander gaining popularity. The document starts in 1796 when Napoleon was a commander of the army‚ he began explaining with the conditions that they were fighting in and talks about wanting a change‚ and the document ends in the year 1809‚ with Napoleon explaining his strategies to make his army look larger than what it was (SWT‚ 117&119). 2. This document has four different parts to
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AP European History: Unit 4.1 SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT Use space below for I. The Scientific Revolution A. Medieval view of the world notes 1. Primarily religious and theological 2. Political theory based on divine right of kings 3. Society largely governed by Church views‚ traditions‚ and practices 4. Superstition played major role in the lives of the people 5. Scientific thought in the early-16th century was still based on Medieval ideas a. Views about the universe
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Territorial expansion in the United states became a huge issue during the years 1800-1855. There was much debate going on about whether the decisions the government were making about expanding the country were ones made in the people’s interest. There were also issues that arose from the annexation of these territories such as the issue of whether to make the newly gained territory into slave land or to ban the act of slavery in those areas. Many people supported the expansion of the United States
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AP UNITED STATES HISTORY SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2011 Hello and welcome to the exciting world that is Advanced Placement United States History. You are now a member of an elite group: students who dare to take on an exceptionally challenging course. The risks are great‚ but then so are the potential gains. We will take on this challenge together and when you are done‚ you will be justifiably proud of yourself. This course is a one-year class designed to allow the student a head start on college
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caregivers‚ nurturers and family stabilizers. Without them‚ the social order would collapse; however‚ in the third world problems especially with pregnancy and little money‚ their lives are hard. 3. Post-Colonial Egypt has become a flourishing democracy with the President‚ Prime Minister‚ and Cabinet. For decades in India‚ the Congress Party ruled the democratic country‚ which had become a republic with its own constitution in 1950. In 1977‚ the opposition gained the majority of votes. In 1984‚
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840s and how did that spirit express itself in the American expansionism of the decade. During the Age of Reform in the midnineteenth century‚ Manifest Destiny pervaded the United States‚ destined by God. It was stimulated by nationalism‚ democracy‚ and ideals of America to expand cultural superiority. This attitude helped fuel western settlement‚ Native American removal and war with Mexico. For centuries the americans have been gradually settling westward but in the 1830s and 1840s they migrated across the continent
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Conviction was overturned and fine went away. “Scopes Monkey Trial” play based on this event. This was a gov’t set up‚ test case for schools to teach evolution. Maps: 41. Mexico invades the US here: New Mexico 42. This was the Laboratory of Democracy: Wisconsin 43. Charles Evans Hughes was a progressive governor of this state: New York 44. Location of the Teapot Dome: Wyoming 45. Jeanette Rankin was elected as the first female House member from this state: Montana Short IDs: 1
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