After the Civil war in the United States‚ Corporations grew significantly in number‚ size‚ and influence between the 1870s and 1900s. Big business impacted America’s economy‚ politics and as well as the Americans responses to these changes. Big business began when entrepreneurs in search for wealth and success combined their business into massive corporations. Vertical and horizontal integration were tactics used to make business grow faster. Vertical integration is the acquiring of material from
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Unit Two Test (Chapters 7‚8‚9‚10‚12‚13) 1) What was the fictional account of life at the court of the Caliph al-Rashid? A) B) C) D) E) 2) What accounts for the disruption of the agricultural economy of the Abbasid Empire? A) The government ordered regions of the empire populated by Shi’as abandoned. B) The decline of the cities led to a fall in the demand for food supplies and consequent drops
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APUSH Study Guide 36 Cold War: The Early Years—1945-1952 Themes/Constructs: America emerged from World War II as the world’s strongest power and commenced a postwar economic boom that lasted for two decades. A bulging population migrated to the suburbs and sunbelt‚ leaving the cities increasingly to minorities and the poor. The end of WWII left the United States and the Soviet Union as the two dominant world powers‚ and they soon became locked in a “cold war” confrontation. The Cold War
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CHAPTER 32 Crisis‚ Realignment‚ and the Dawn of the Post–Cold War World‚ 1975–1991 A. Postcolonial Crises and Asian Economic Expansion‚ 1975–1990 I. Revolutions‚ Depressions‚ and Democratic Reform in Latin America 1. The success of the Cuban Revolution both energized the revolutionary left throughout Latin America and led the United States to organize its political and military allies in Latin America in a struggle to defeat communism. 2. In Brazil a coup in 1964 brought in a military government
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Chapter 9 P192-211 Civilization in Eastern Europe: Byzantium and Orthodox Europe Introduction: BIG IDEAS DETAILS One: Two major Christian civilizations took shape- the orthodox Christian Byzantine & Catholicism in Central and West Europe- yet the remained mostly different Two: Expansion into areas never controlled before • Both new civilizations were impacted by Islam o They had Different principles • Byzantine places a higher stress on politics‚ economy‚ and cultural life (from
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AP European History Study Guide Chapter 15 This study guide is to help you get ready for the test. Some of the information asked is found in the notes‚ and some in the textbook. This is typical of MOST college classes and this style of study guide is designed to prepare you! Also‚ while most test questions come from this guide‚ anything in the notes and textbook could be on the test! You MUST do this study guide for points! You may NOT type this study guide out! You also MUST do the practice
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Jill Chipman November 28‚ 2008 Section 3 13-16 Essay Choice 1: How did TWO of the following contribute to the reemergence of a two party system in the period 1820 to 1840? ~ Major Political Personalities ~ States’ Rights ~ Economic Issues A distinct two party system began to form in the period of 1820-1840. This change began to form because of several reasons including Major Political Personalities as well as economic issues. For example‚ a strong Sectionalist leader John C
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An interest group is an organization of people who share a common interest and work together to protect and promote that interest by influencing the government. Interest groups vary greatly in size‚ aims‚ and tactics. Political scientists generally divide interest groups into two categories: economic and noneconomic. Economic Groups Economic groups‚ which seek some sort of economic advantage for their members‚ are the most common type of interest group. Money has significant influence in
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Chapter 20 A setting called airplane mode lowers the output power of the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas allowing these networks to function‚ but at a reduced range? False Which type of device is most likely to have a slot for an SD card? Android Smart Phone Which component on a smart phone requires pairing with another device? Bluetooth What can you do if you want to obtain administrator privileges to an Android device? Root the device You usually install an OS on a mobile device using a USB device
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1) Colonization has been prevalent since the age of mankind‚ likewise with economics. The economics of the world heavily correlates to the pattern of colonization that swept across the globe in the 1700’s. In the eyes of colonizers‚ their duties were strictly to enlighten the people of these univillied nations while retrieving goods to take back to their people. Going to places like Africa and Asia‚ natural resources were abundant‚ so colonizers felt as if taking these goods were not a disservice
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