CE was the era of revolutions. These revolutions were political‚ economic‚ and cultural‚ and usually very drastic. Perhaps the most visible cultural change was that in working-class women ’s rights and conditions‚ which improved significantly during the era of revolutions. The most visible improvements in women ’s rights were seen in Western Europe and China‚ where women gained many rights but remained under patriarchal authority and could not vote. Western Europe was the home of revolution. Social
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\mercantilist policies‚ leading to colonial resentment. The Proclamation of 1763 was issued in this year‚ and was the first of the long list of acts and grievances that the colonists had against Britain. 1763 was an important turning point in American history‚ because it was the point in which the results of the French and Indian war and underlying tensions caused the British to dramatically change their colonial policies. This sudden change in the British attitude‚ directly led the colonists to their
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Miss Grace History. VTR. SA. Jesús Perales! 1/09/14! ! ! Comparative Essay! The Civilizations of Ancient China and Mesopotamia‚ in general were all different but similar in some aspects‚ the political‚ economic and intellectual outlooks of these ancient peoples say a lot about their ways of life! ! The earliest Civilization is believed to have been developed in Mesopotamia “land between the rivers”‚ the rivers Tigris and Euphrates rise in the modern Turkey‚ while China
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Source A conveys Mao’s desire to keep the party and the masses in a state of perpetual revolution and based on this viewpoint‚ Mao’s Great Leap Forward was an initial political success. Source B‚ by Boda‚ explains the idea of a commune‚ which was a very significant feature of the Great Leap Forward. The idea of a commune‚ through which many different aspects of life was consolidated into‚ was initially‚ like the Great Leap itself‚ at first a
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expansion held similar to that of the turn of the 19th century in that the United States has grown in the reasoning of Manifest Destiny‚ the progress of the American economy and an increasing perception of American racial supremacy. Through the course of history‚ American expansionist incentives have shifted from withstanding foreign influence‚ to taking on a direct role in instituting democratic control where it deems necessary‚ most notably American control in the Philippines. Throughout American expansionism
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Multiple Choice: 1. Which of the following was NOT a progressive-era Muckraker who published and expose? Upton Saniclair- wrote the Jungle‚ about the meatpacking industry Ida Tarbel: wrote about the Standard oil trusts Lincoln Stefens: wrote about Machine Gov’t and Boss Rule 2. Theodore Roosevelt became known as a “trustbuster” because he directed the Justice Department to prosecute: The Northern Securities Co.- under the Sherman Anti-trust Act 3. Woodrow Wilson was only the second
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DBQ – To what extent had the colonies developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? Early settlers left their homes searching for freedom and looking to improve their lifes and the ones of their families. Britains monarchy was hard to escape and the british settlers in order to achieve their goals and escape this monarchy and totally vanish from any power and communications with it. Settlers were not yet strong enough to do this ‚they
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The Gilded Age was a tough time for workers. It was a time of low wages‚ long hours‚ and poor working conditions. To try to get higher wages‚ shorter hours‚ and better working conditions‚ workers would resort to strikes and labor unions. Some labor unions were successful like the Knights of St. Crispin. The Knights of St. Crispin was a labor union for shoe and boot workers. The labor union had its own factories and even its own stores‚ but it didn’t take long for the union to dissipate. However‚
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earlier in the century. b. Irish immigrants came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. c. The US government entered into a “gentleman’s agreement” to ban immigrants from certain countries. d. Nativist agitation brought a decline in immigration. e. US immigration laws sharply reduced the number of eligible immigrants. 2. The “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” issued by the Seneca Falls Convention demanded a. improvement in prison conditions. b. a new role for women
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development of a national market economy B) the appearance of a major manufacturing sector C) the creation of a more united country D) the alliance of the Northeast and Northwest E) the participation of farmers in the increasingly international economy Answer: C Page: 259 Difficulty: Medium Theme 5: Economic Transformations 2. The American population of the 1820s and 1830s was characterized by A) increased the number of adults ages 25-50 B) migration from the South to the North
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