Progressive Era reformers had a similar effect. They were able to make some changes‚ but most of them were limited. As W.E.B. DuBois wrote in The Crisis‚ America was still "a shameful land" for African-Americans. Although African-Americans "fought gladly and to the last drop of blood" in World War One‚ they returned home to face "lynching‚ disenfranchisement‚ caste‚ brutality and devilish insult". Progressive Era reformers did little more than shed light on the subject of African-American
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In the Progressive Era (1890s-1920s)‚ much reform was underway. Many people wanted to improve the way of life in order to live the American Dream. While these reformers succeeded at the national level in some instances‚ they were not completely unsuccessful in other cases. A case in which reformers succeeded was the Pure Food and Drug Act‚ which improved the quality of food that was served to Americans. The Neill-Reynolds Report describes meat factories at filthy places where meat was prepared poorly
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Early Native Peoples of America •Anasazi – They were a cultural group of people during the Pueblo I and II Eras. During their time‚ corn was introduced to society‚ and the ideas of nomadic hunters and gatherers were present. Their crafts and houses still stand today‚ which plays an important role in the advancement of architecture and craftsmanship. •Aztecs – The Aztecs were a native group centered in Mexico‚ and thrived between the 14th and 16th centuries. They had a huge impact on modern day
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Influence of Sea Power upon History‚ 1660-1783” Control of the sea is key to world dominance Stimulated a naval race and the US demand for the Panama Canal Hawaii Background: US used it as a way station for shippers‚ sailors‚ and whalers 1820- New England Missionaries entered 1840- US has a heavy influence on Hawaii Pearl Harbor‚ 1887: US gains naval base rights Annexation Attempt: 1893- bad economy because of McKinley Tariff Led to effort to be annexed by US and a revolt against Local
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The Reconstruction Era (1865 - 1877) was an attempt at enforcing social and economic equality‚ as well as rebuilding the United States after the attempted secession of the South. Although Slavery was abolished with the Thirteenth Amendment‚ and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments further established the equality of the freed blacks‚ their enforcement was very weak and Southerners were finding ways to twist the liberties that the former slaves were given. The failure of reconstruction was brought
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Summer 2012 Assignments: Due Thursday‚ September 6th. Welcome to AP. US History! The following is a summer assignment to get you started for the new school year. Part I: Textbook Assignment. (Use the textbook if you received it in June or download the PDF files or use the dropbox link) Part II: Free Response Question Essay Part I: Use your American Passages textbook if you have‚ or Download the pdf files titled “AP US CH 1” and “AP US Chapter 2 excerpts” Read. As you read‚ Outline the chapter and
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The Era of Good Feelings and Transformation of American Politics With the War of 1812 concluded as a stalemate through the Treaty of Ghent‚ America turned its focus off the foreign policy main frame for a while and instead centered on the domestic agenda. The aftereffects of the War of 1812 were initially great indeed; the decision of antebellum status quo disgraced the Federalist Party by displaying their lack of any gain from the war. Further worsening the Federalists’ cause‚ news of the Hartford
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enlightened‚ educated‚ well-rounded people. He went on to say that they were very open to and accepting of other cultures. It’s not surprising that Kalphoglou would’ve felt this way because he was a Greek Christian and most likely would be proud of his own history. Similarly‚ in document 7‚ Percy Shelley was also a poet who believed Greek culture was essential for all other cultures to grow. She‚ however‚ was an English romantic poet. It’d be expected for her to praise Greece because romantic poets were all
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Unit 2 DBQ: Discuss the extent to which the religious schism during the sixteenth century was symptomatic of political‚ social‚ and economic problems. The religious schism took place in the 16th century‚ mainly between the Catholic Church and Protestants. During these times‚ many changes were brought forth to Europe during this schism. Although the religious schism brought forth an age of Reformation of the Catholic church‚ the religious schism started wars‚ revolts across Germany following
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Productivity: Slumped after the economic boom 25 years after WWI Inflation: Fed by rising oil prices and Great Society/Vietnam funding w/o tax increases Vietnamization: Withdrawing 540k troops from South Vietnam‚ while training Vietnamese to fight Nixon Doctrine: A doctrine that stated that the United States would stay true to all of their existing defense commitments but Asian and other countries would not be able to rely on large bodies of American troops for support in the future.
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