History Unit 2 Exam Review 1. The causes of the Depression were easy credit; people were easily able to receive loans‚ lack of financial regulation; the government did not regulate financial services and the shirking demand for exports; Canada relied heavily on exports to boost the economy but as demands decreased‚ prices did too. 2. People faced living conditions in which they had no choice but to receive relief. In order to receive the relief they were forced to hand over their drivers’
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Laura Johnson Oliver O. Howard - the Union general who in 1865 became the first head of the Freedmen’s Bureau Andrew Johnson - the man from Tennessee who was added as Lincoln’s running mate in 1864 to sew up the election by attracting War Democrats and the Border States Alexander Stephens - ex confederacy president‚ was indicted for treason but let out as Christmas present. Served in congress. Thaddeus Stevens - the crusty Pennsylvania congressman who led the radical Republicans during Reconstruction
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for Reconstruction The main goals of the Reconstruction were to readmit the Southern states back into the Union and recognize the civil rights of Freedmen in the society. Its tasks were to unify America into one nation‚ secure the rights of every man‚ and establish order. Three major strategies were presented to unify the nation. The three major Reconstruction plans were contributed by Lincoln‚ Johnson‚ and the Congress. Lincoln presented his plan in 1864 which required states to take an oath
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The Nehru Era (1947-64) British rule in India: India was a subcontinent of many different states with multiple regions‚ rulers‚ political systems and languages = v diverse Until 1947‚ the area that now forms India‚ Pakistan and Bangladesh was under British colonial rule. 1857: ‘First War of Independence’ 1900-47: India ruled by a Viceroy and London civil servant officials who acted as government (Indians had little representation) Princely states ‘independent’ but run by British crown Political
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scorned as "lobster backs" and "bloody backs" by Bostonians and other colonials Roman Catholic religion that was granted toleration in the trans-Allegheny West by the Quebec Act‚ arousing deep colonial hostility Samuel Adams zealous defender of the common people’s rights and organizer of underground propaganda committees; architect of American Revolution (mainly by manipulation) Sons and Daughters of Liberty male and female organizations that enforced the nonimportation agreements‚ sometimes by coercive
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“We weren’t on the wrong side in Vietnam‚ we were the wrong side.” –Daniel Ellsberg The most Dangerous Man in America.. b. Many Households disliked it because the number of people being drafted rapidly increased over two months and it affected them. c. The deaths of the soldiers were twice as heartbreaking because they died in a war that their
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Man’s inhumanity to man essay. The whole topic of this essay is the idea of mans inhumanity to man‚ how men are through time finding ways to destroy each other. Edwin Brook is the author of the poem five ways to kill a man‚ has written the poem with a very sarcastic and ironic view of death‚ this method is used to shock you. This poem is written like a recipe‚ it is a recipe for death and destruction and each verse you could say is an ingredient. The poem
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Japanese named Ishiwara. In other words‚ Filipino literature was given a break during this period. Many wrote plays‚ poems‚ short stories‚ etc. Topics and themes were often about life in the provinces. A. FILIPINO POETRY DURING THIS PERIOD The common theme of most poems during the Japanese occupation was nationalism‚ country‚ love‚ and life in the barrios‚ faith‚ religion and the arts. Three types of poems emerged during this period. They were: 1. Haiku – a poem of free verse that the Japanese
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and that that power should be limited. Unfortunately‚ today‚ much of the United States is not well-educated and/or selfless to the degree I imagine the founding fathers intended. "Virtuous" traits are hard to come by‚ and selfishness is much more common and even encouraged than selflessness. I could argue a whole essay why we are indeed a virtuous republic‚ but it wouldn’t be honest. 1) Government gets it authority from its citizens. This point is idealistic‚ as are all the rest‚ but this one especially
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Stock market crash – 10/29/1929 Cause of crash #1- Bad Tariff Policy -Fordney McCumber 1922 -Hawley-Smoot 1930 (after the crash) -Closes European markets to US goods and vice versa‚ really hurts farmers Overextension of credit -Farmers are overleveraged from WW1 profitability and aren’t pay mortgages -Consumers are overleveraged from easy store credit‚ they have purchased too many items and can’t keep up installments(debts payment) -Brokers are overleveraged as they have purchased large
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