Question: Some historians argue that slavery was the primary cause of the American Civil War. Utilizing the documents and your knowledge of the period 1846-1860‚ explain to what extent you believe this statement to be valid. Slavery started in America when the colonist traded rum and molasses with Africa in exchange for slaves‚ this was part of the triangular trading system. From there on many slaves were brought from Africa‚ their journey is known as the “Middle Passage” which was a horrific journey
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2. Clearly there were many motives that drove Chicago to build the world fair. Civic honor is probably the most prominent of these motives as well as wanting to be as good as other monumental cities such as New York- they wanted to prove themselves. Chicago wanted to be respected as much as possible. Chicago proving that it was more than a meat packing backwater showed how they could push through difficult times to gain honor which is problematic in this situation. 3. The White City was indeed like
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The Politics of Reconstruction a. The Civil War was bloodiest war in American history (600‚000 soldiers died). It began as way to preserve Union but evolved into a struggle for African American freedom‚ resulting in the death of slavery in the United States and the unification of the states under a stronger central government. b.The Defeated South i.South destroyed after defeat: towns ruined‚ slavery (means of labor in cotton fields) lost‚ destroyed cotton fields‚ depressed economy ii.Defeat
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II. Economic Control Roosevelt controlled the trusts. Doc A Trust-busting policed corporations Clayton Antitrust Act (Doc E) III. Better conditions Neill-Reynolds Report (Doc B) ignorant workers‚ horrible conditions Leads to Meat Inspection Act of 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act Jane Addams’ Hull House (Doc C) not enough education Lobbied with Frances Kelly--had considerable success Adamson Act of 1916 with Wilson IV. Limitations to Success Eligibility to voting went down (Doc J) Women
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To what extent was “the Gilded Age” an age of inaction‚ apathy‚ and extremism in American politics? Thesis: The Gilded Age has become classified as an era that demeans American politics. The time period consisted of severe lack of interest and concern with the people‚ idleness within the government and its decisions‚ as well as numerous instances of groups’ tending to maintain the disposition to shift toward the extremes. Background: The time throughout the 1870s and some of the twentieth
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1. There were diplomatic agreements with Japan because they wanted to keep peace with Japan 2. In Korea‚ the Taft-Katusura Agreement in 1905—was recognized as Japan’s dominance over Korea 3. There was much need for the U.S. to control the Philippines 4. Although the act‚ technically violated the Open Door policy‚ but it was truly necessary 5. There was Japanese resentment through the Open Door policy in China 6. There were many limitations of the Japanese immigrants‚ and the main issue was the
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The word “Reconstruction” is recognized in an American historical context as the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states after the civil war. However‚ this extend of time suffered a fluctuation of freedoms for African Americans in the southern region of the country. While slavery did not exist anymore‚ reconstruction ended up being fruitful just temporarily‚ and was basically nullified by the regressive pattern that took after the finish of Reconstruction in 1877. On this piece
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Republicanism – Political theory of representative government‚ based on the principle of popular sovereignty‚ with a strong emphasis on liberty and civic virtue. Influential in eighteenth-century American political thought‚ it stood as an alternative to monarchical rule. Radical Whigs- Eighteenth-century British political commentators who agitated against political corruption and emphasized the threat to liberty posed by arbitrary power. Their writings shaped American political thought and made
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CHAPTER 33 Globalization at the Turn of the Millennium CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Global Political Economies A. The Spread of Democracy 1. The great appeal of democracy is that is allows for the peaceful resolution of differences between a country’s social‚ cultural‚ and regional groups. 2. Democratic institutions gained ground in eastern Europe and in Russia during the last decade. 3. Since 1991‚ democracy has become the norm in Latin America. 4. In Asia
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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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