In the 1930’s‚ economic disaster and the rise of political extremism contributed to a Japanese society where war and violence were glorified. With 65 million people crammed on Japan’s little islands‚ population was suffocatingly dense. With so many mouths to feed‚ Japanese agriculture was pushed to its limits. The overworked Japanese land could not produce enough food to feeds its people and Japan was forced to rely heavily on imports. Mass starvation ensued. Daughters were sold into prostitution
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Chapter 15: Crucible of Freedom: Civil War‚ 1861-1865 Both North and South were ill prepared for war in 1861. Initially dependent on volunteers‚ the Confederacy established a draft in 1862‚ and the Union did so the following year. At first the South relied on imported arms and munitions but soon was able to produce its own. It had more trouble with clothing and food throughout the duration of the war. Financing the war was also a problem. Americans had been unaccustomed to paying taxes to the
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1. 1. Describe the financial situation of the United States in 1791. ∙The revenue had declined and the public debt was huge. ∙The American people were brashly (*hastily‚ rash) at temping to erect a republic on an immense scale. 2. 2. Characterize the American population at the time of the ratification of the Constitution. ∙The American population was doubling about every twenty-five years and the first census in 1790 recorded about 4 million people. ∙The population was still 90
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AP US History Ch 29 The American Pageant Test Study Guide Consider the 5 Ws when thinking about history: Who‚ What‚ When‚ Where‚ & Why/How is it important? Ch 29 Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt‚ 1901-1912 The “real heart” of the progressive movement was effort by reformers to use gov’t as an agency of humanitarian welfare The political roots of progressive movement lay in – Greenback Labor Party & Populists Late 19th century social critics & their criticisms: Thorstein Veblen
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CHAPTER 5: COLONIAL SOCIETY ON THE EVE OF REVOLUTION: 1700-1775 Conquest by the Cradle Know: Thirteen Original Colonies 1. What was the significance of the tremendous growth of population in Britain’s North American colonies? Britain had an advantage over America with their population in 1700. If Americans wanted to revolt‚ Britain would outnumber them 25 to 1. However‚ in 1775‚ with the population increase (and continuing to increase)‚ Britain’s advantage was weakening. There were now only
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Oklahoma Land Rush Oklahoma Indian Territory 5 civilized tribes –Cherokees‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaws‚ Creek‚ Seminole Land Rush on “No Man’s Land” – April 22‚ 1889 – white settlers given opportunity to settle far western portion of OK Curtis Act 1889 – formally ended Indian communal land ownership thereby legally dissolving Indian Territory Oklahoma – “land of the Red Man” At the close of the Civil War 360‚000 Indians still lived in Trans-Miss. West. Most in Great Plains. Plain Indians used guns
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1. Mercantilism a. Money = Power b. As a Moral Revolution b.i. Trade b.i.1. Good producing colonies are essential to the economic growth of an empire b.ii. A fixed supply of wealth exists in the world b.iii. To augment one’s wealth‚ one must take the wealth of one’s rival b.iv. wars of trade now replace wars of religion c. Principles c.i. The state must control trade in order to: c.i.1. Enhance national strength c.i.2. Provide self-sufficiency c.i.3. Pay a standing military c.ii. Favorable
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Chapter 13 Essay Questions 1. The presidential campaign for Andrew Jackson had started early—on February 9‚ 1825‚ the day of John Quincy Adams’s controversial election by the House—and it continued noisily for nearly four years. Even before the election of 1828‚ the temporarily united Republicans of the Era of Good Feelings had split into two camps. One was the National Republicans‚ with Adams as their standard-bearer. The other was the Democratic-Republicans‚ with the fiery Jackson heading their
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The Progressive Era was a thirty year period in which the United States was completely reformed. Actions were taken to improve working conditions for laborers‚ create a sexually unbiased work system and regulate the economy. President Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson both helped create a more direct democracy in which the people would have a voice. During those thirty years‚ amendments 16 to 19 were ratified to regulate and reform the country. Muckrakers were writers who worked for the printing
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Populists: Grew from the Farmer’s Alliance Free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at 16:1 ratio Increased circulating medium (no less that $50 per capita) Graduated income tax It was big in the 1890s (major electoral victories) Several members of the House of Representatives and the election of 1 U.S. senator Against monopolies More Democratic government (more control to people) Wanted more direct government action to help the working class Government ownership of railroads‚ telegraph
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