During the 1930s‚ unemployment and insecurity had pushed up the suicide rate and decreased the marriage rate. The population growth was also declining as couples had economic troubles. In the initial postwar years‚ the economy struggled; prices elevated 33% from 1946-1947 after the wartime price controls were removed. An epidemic of strikes swept over the country in 1946. In 1947‚ the Republican Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act over President Truman’s veto. It outlawed the "closed" (all-union)
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In New England‚ population increases gradually outstripped the availability of land. As the freehold ideal came under greater pressure‚ New Englanders responded in a variety of traditional and creative ways. Farm Families: Women’s Place Men played the dominant role in both politics and domestic matters in New England society. Women were subordinate to their husbands and had few rights under law. Daughters typically had a lesser position than sons. A woman’s place was in the home‚ serving as
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Chapter 8: Varieties of American Nationalism A Growing Economy Banking‚ Currency‚ and Protection War of 1812 stimulated manufacturing Post war manufacturing chaos in shipping and banking- need for new Bank of the United States‚ chartered expiration in 1811 and not renewed‚ protecting new industries‚ transport systems After expiration of charter‚ state banks offered difft currencies at difft values confusion and counterfeiting Congress passed new charter for Bank of US 1816- its size and
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that are not held as vault cash‚ lends money to banks and thrifts‚ provides for check collection‚ acts as fiscal agent for the Federal government‚ supervises the operation of all US banks‚ and has responsibility for regulating the supply of money. #7 How do each of the following relate to the financial crisis of 2007-2008? (a)Declines in real estate values: Home prices rapidly increased because of subprime mortgage loans issued to risky borrowers. (b)Subprime Mortgage Loans: Banks issued loans to
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Neha Rattu 09.06.2014 APUSH Chapter 1 1. Native Americans in the “New World” a. bad omens- lightning struck temple‚ blazing lights in the sky b. BAMM! White people are on the shores :O big shocker (let’s just welcome them‚ forgetting all the bad omens) c. HERNAN CORTES------ 1519 ----- shows his beautiful face to the Indians (key event in the discovery of the New World) d. WHYY DID HE COME? Well‚ in short‚ during the 1400-1500s in Europe‚ there was a lot of
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gov. NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Web. 26 June 2014. 2. Leopold‚ Todd. "Film Legend Herzog Takes on Texting and Driving." CNN.com. N.p.‚ 16 Aug. 2013. Web. 26 June 2014. 3. Part Three 4. Submit the introductory paragraph of 7 to 10 sentences. Be sure to include your claim and briefly
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APUSH 29 November 2012 Slavery DBQ At the end of the Revolutionary war against Great Britain‚ the United States of America was created as an independent country. Thus began the roots of an entirely new American identity. Taking influence from its former mother countries‚ the United States began its own system of representative government. Furthermore‚ the American identity‚ shaped in the early years of 1775 to 1830‚ incorporated the ideals of agrarian farming‚ laissez-faire economic standpoint
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1993 DBQ APUSH ESSAY The Chesapeake region and New England was shaped because of the different social‚ economic‚ and geographic factors during the 17th century. During the entire century‚ New England maintained a strong; family orientated identity whereas the Chesapeake region remained divided and scattered. The Chesapeake region has a hot climate that can grow crop plantations and disease‚ New England’s cold and rocky climate made growing staple crops and the spread of disease difficult. The combination
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Frank Yokas Evaluate the extent to which political compromise contributed to maintaining continuity as well as fostering change concerning sectional tntions in the period of 1820-1861. Sectional tensions had always existed in America‚ however during the period of 1820-1861 differences in the North and South became so serious that the nation was on the verge of division. There were many attempts at compromise‚ including the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850‚ but to no affect. Disunion
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1) Analyze the contributions of two of the following in helping establish a stable government after the adoption of the Constitution. [Thomas Jefferson‚ George Washington] Intro: Several contributions were made by both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington in creating a stable government after the Constitution was made. Although they were from different political parties‚ both were able to offer a variety of contributions that helped to increase the reliability of the government. George
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