AP European History 2011 – 2012 Mr. Porter pporter@montville.net Room 307 Course Description: This course examines the political‚ social‚ economic‚ intellectual and cultural history of Europe from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance to the turn of the 21st century. AP European History is a challenging course designed to be the equivalent of a freshman college Western Civilization course and can earn students college credit. Students are expected to do a considerable amount of reading in both
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8.1 Skeletal problems of defining states- Antarctica is the only land mass that is not part of a state. Although‚ argentina‚ austrialia‚ chile‚ france‚ uk‚ new Zealand‚ and Norway have all claimed pieces of antartica. Korea: one state or two? – Once a colony of Japan and divided into two occupation zones by the united states and the former soviet union in WW II. Then in 1950‚ came about a south and north korea. Then in 2000 the two governments (north and south) decided to let the familes
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and the Standards in Historical Thinking Resources 2 2 3 3 3 6 23 37 54 54 Correlations to National and State Standards 58 World History for Us All A project of San Diego State University In collaboration with the National Center for History in the Schools (UCLA) http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/ World History for Us All Big Era 7 Panorama Unit Why this unit? All too often‚ we restrict our study of modernization to the trappings of modernity—industrial capitalism
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Chapter ’^ l.: v - Production Cost Variance Analyses The preceding three chapters focused on the nature‚ collection‚ and measurement of management accounting information. This is the first of five chapters that deal with the use of that information by management in controlling the organization. This chapter and Chapter 2l describe the calculation and use ofvariances. Chapters 22 to 25 deal with the use of responsibility accounting information in the management control process. Variances A variance
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Ch 28: The Crisis of the Imperial Order‚ 1900–1929 | CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Origins of the Crisis in Europe and the Middle East | | A. The Ottoman Empire and the Balkans | 1. By the late nineteenth century the once-powerful Ottoman Empire was in decline and losing the outlying provinces closest to Europe. The European powers meddled in the affairs of the Ottoman Empire‚ sometimes in cooperation‚ at other times as rivals. 2. In reaction‚ the Young Turks conspired to force a constitution
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Today in class we reviewed chapters 15 and 17 by the summary questions. We all got in-groups and worked together on these questions. We discussed them and came to some conclusions. Then Mr. Music passed out a worksheet called societal comparison sheet. We had to compare and contrast North America with Central and South America. We did the political‚ social‚ economic‚ religious and geographic. 1) What were the objectives and major accomplishments of the voyages of exploration undertaken by Chinese
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United States‚ started as colonies made up of people who came to this land in search of new opportunities and freedoms. Throughout the decades America has overcome many obstacles and expanded into a nation full of new ideas and opportunities. The rich history of the U.S has shaped this country into a country where Americans have developed a system of government with revolutionary ideas. These new ideas‚ and new political rights have lead to the unique sense of American identity that we now hold today.
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1. Describe the conditions of the western "borderlands" of the 1830s as well as the factors attracting American settlers. The U.S expansionists were directing their ambitions to the North‚ West‚ and Southwest‚ but the conflicts between the U.S. and British North America came about over the border between them. In 1839‚ Canadian lumberjacks and the Maine militia began fighting over the boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. The fighting ended in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty‚ which gave over half
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The U.S. Economy: Private and Public Sectors ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 4-1 4-2 4-3 Distinguish between the functional and personal distribution of income. Which is being referred to in each of the following statements? “The combined share of wage income and proprietary income has remained remarkably stable at about 80 percent since the Second World War.” “The relative income of the richest households is higher today than in 1970.” The functional distribution of income shows
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AP American History Free Response Essays Each day will have a specific essay question. For the 1st Quarter ONLY‚ you are to simply write a detailed outline of what you would include in your essay. From the 2nd Quarter on‚ you are to write both a detailed outline and the essay with it. The date listed will be the day the assignment is due. September 16‚ 2009 Compare the cultures that could be found in the New World prior to the Europeans. Why were some groups more advanced than others throughout
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