To what extent was there a Post-War Consensus between the years 1951 & 1964? The term ‘post-war consensus’ is used to describe a period of general agreement in the key areas of politics between the two main political parties following the Second World War. Prior to the 1951 Conservative election‚ Labour had introduced several important social and political reforms. It appeared that there was no systematic effort by the Conservative party when they returned to power to reverse these changes‚
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To What extent was the Edwardian reformation protestant? By the end of Henry VIII’s reign‚ religion within England was stranded mid-way between the competing belief systems of Catholicism and reform. Events within Europe had begun to influence thinking within England‚ the war between Charles V and the Schmalkaldic League was one such of these events‚ with which came new influence. Edward VI was king of England and along with his protectors Somerset and Northumberland reformed the country with what
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is almost an enclave of Senegal. The climate is tropical so it is hot and humid. The topography is dominated by the Senegal and the Gambia River. Major rivers are the Senegal River‚ Saloum River‚ Casamance River‚ and the Gambia River. The climate was subtropical with an average of 75 degrees Fahrenheight. There is rainy and dry season. The rainy season lasts from May to November and has strong southeast winds. Dry season lasts from December to April and is dominated by hot‚ dry winds. Natural
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Parliament’s upper house and the removal of this office could greatly jeopardize the Anglican Church’s power. This was also a time of great economic depression and epidemics. The cities were overcrowded and poverty was everywhere. These factors‚ and many others‚ helped contribute to the migration of a great number of Puritans to the new world. The protestants held a strong belief that suffering was caused by a displeased God and that they would suffer themselves as long as they were surrounded by people
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Thirteen Original Colonies 1. What was the significance of the tremendous growth of population in Britain’s North American colonies? * First of all about half of the growth was due to slaves imported or born‚ and secondly‚ the growth made the Colonies have roughly 1/3 of the population of their conquerors‚ setting the stage for the revolutionary war. A Mingling of Races Know: Pennsylvania Dutch‚ Scots-Irish‚ Paxton Boys‚ Regulator Movement 2. What was the significance of large numbers
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Dogs-roving English ships that plundered Spanish treasure ships (1560s) St. Augustine–fort Spain created in Florida 1565 to protect the route of its treasure fleet against English ships‚ French settlers‚ hostile Indians (1st permanent Euro. settlement in US) Comprehensive Orders for New Discoveries-new policy Spanish leaders introduced after military setbacks to pacify Indians by Christianizing missionaries not conquistadores (1573) Ecomenderos-privelaged spanish landowners in NM‚ who were allowed by
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United States History Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination Revised John J. Newman AMSCO Publications To share this document with others‚ send them this url: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18qT5riW5sFk165bexarpjwxRfgoufwSsmNCtEDKneFQ/edit *You do not need to request permission to view. If you would like a list of specific terms to study‚ see this document. Look up all the definitions yourself and I guarantee you will be more prepared than you are now. Chapter 1 1. C 2. A 3. B 4.
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white house with lighted candles. My Lai: Deepened disgust w/ war‚ a village full of innocents was massacred by American troops Cambodia: Nixon ordered troops to help SV to clear out troops in NV and VC major base Kent State University : Where Natl Gaurd fired into crowd protesting Cambodian invasion Tonkin Gulf Resolution repeal (1970): The Senate repealed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution that was originally given to Johnson and it restrained spending in the war and it reduced the draft. 26th
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of the railroads in the American economy in the late nineteenth century. Before the civil war and well into the industrial age all but a few manufacturers operated on a small scale and mainly for nearby markets. The American economy had no need for mass marketing and large-scale enterprises. Most goods were moved by water‚ a mode of transportation quite adequate at the time. With the arrival of the locomotive from Britain in the 1830’s that was certain to change. With a population swell from 1870
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A lot of people view “knowledge” as how smart you are‚ or what you know and what you don’t‚ but there is much more to what “knowledge” really is. According to Charles van Doren‚ knowledge is the accumulation of information and the understanding of how things work. There are three types of knowledge: knowledge in particulars‚ general knowledge‚ and certain knowledge. Particular knowledge is knowing where you are well enough to survive and general knowledge is understanding concepts. Van Doren gives
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