2002 AP DBQ In the years following the War of 1812‚ the “Era of Good Feelings” evolved between the years 1815 and 1825. In the first half of this period‚ there was a strong sense of nationalism throughout the United States. However‚ political changes and economic differences between the states warped this nationalism into the sectionalism that divided the country into north‚ south and west regions. Celebrations of unity within the United States soon turned into disagreements concerning representation
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AP US History DBQ Essay Even though the loyalist opposed the American Revolution‚ Patriots wanted to create a nation with equality and a complete different society compared to the Great Britain (Doc B). They expressed the importance of people’s rights‚ economic strength‚ and freedom for every citizen. However‚ the American Revolution did not meet the needs and hopes that they had expected; they have suffered from economic instability‚ failed to control their alliances with other countries‚ political
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2003 AP US DBQ The Progressive Era was a twenty year period‚ between 1900 and 1920‚ of much change in the U.S. Many Americans would begin to stand up for what they believed was right. This would lead to a number of reforms to help improve American life. Laws passed under Presidents Roosevelt‚ Taft‚ and Wilson‚ would dramatically change this country all the way into the present time. As industry became a large part of urban America‚ many citizens were oppressed. Unfair and unsanitary conditions
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1991 DBQ In the aftermath of World War I‚ during the years 1917-1921‚ President Wilson advocated the Treaty of Versailles‚ which called for the principle of self-determination‚ the formation of a League of Nations‚ and general amnesty towards Germany‚ as the solution for peace. However‚ his unwillingness to compromise led to widespread disagreement. The opposition forces in the U.S. senate consisted of the reservationists‚ who were willing to ratify the Treaty of Versailles with amendments‚ and
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Businesses were content with paying lower wages to immigrants and often exploited them. However the working class felt as if the Immigrants were forcing them out of the work force. These sentiments led to ant-immigration plank of the Populist Party ‘s 1892 platform. In this platform the National People his stealing of jobs was the greatest reason for tensions surrounding immigration. Body Paragraph 2: No immigrants were gaining political power. Boston 1908 men of Irish descent filled positions
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the Unites States Government. And this act of defiance was the beginning of a societal trend of abhorrence towards the Vietnam War. An angered country‚ defiance in Society and opposition in many households‚ is just the commencement of the Antiwar Movement. * Anti-War
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* Early-mid 19th century women- cult of domesticity that women should do housework etc.; later women began to get education beyond elementary and were inspired by the Second Great Awakening to improve society and to participate in various reform movements for education‚ health‚ women’s rights‚ etc.; more women in the work force; * Mexican War- after Mexican refusal to sell California-new Mexico region‚ Polk sent troops(1846) and it ended w/ treat of Guadalupe-hidalgo; 15 million; war increased
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The Labor Movement generated opposition from both the government and the public since them both saw unions as violent and lawless. The government used force to control the unions showing their disgust for the views and actions of these organizations. Well- organized and growing businesses took the advantage in the struggle with labor‚ so the workers started labor unions. The very first labor union‚ The National Labor Union was started in 1866. This union lasted for six years and had 600‚000 members
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Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois offered different strategies for dealing with the problems of poverty and discrimination faced by Black Americans at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period 1877-1915‚ assess the appropriateness of each of these strategies in the historical context in which each was developed. In reference to the years between 1877 and 1915‚ I assessed that‚ based on between each of
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2. (Detail) Douglas McArthur-Doc. #’s 5‚ 9‚ & 13-“The president has just now informed me that the civil government of the District of Columbia has reported to him that it is unable to maintain law and order in the District.” “Mr. Hurley directed me to inform Gen. MacArthur that the President
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