Austin Lynch Mrs. Barriga Us History II Honors January 16‚ 2015 DBQ: What was the underlying cause of World War I? There were many causes of World War I‚ but the three most important causes were militarism‚ imperialism‚ and alliances. World War I started in 1914‚ and it started off when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. This was a global war centered in Europe which started July 28‚ 1914 and ended November 11‚ 1918. After World War I ended more than
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Columbian Exchange DBQ Since the 15th century the world has changed because of the Columbian Exchange. It has continued to change the world up until the 21st century with new discoveries every day. The interactions between the Indians and the Europeans along with the cultural differences and social differences developed the Columbian Exchange. The interactions during the Columbian Exchange include how Columbus led to the two hemispheres and continued to intertwine the two together and how
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Cold War DBQ Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1 -- 14. (Some of the documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: • Provides an appropriate‚ explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does NOT simply restate the question. • Discusses a majority of documents individually
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Aztec - Inca DBQ The advancement in the Inca and Aztec was very great in religion‚ technology and trade throughout their empire. Religion‚ taking a major part in both societies‚ was one of the highlighting themes of empire development being the root of advanced evolving features. The Aztec Empire‚ taking part in a devoted polytheistic religion‚ they practiced many rituals the main one being sacrifice. Documents 2 and 5 demonstrate the importance of sacrifice being shown in decorations on pyramids
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Andrew Jackson DBQ Sean Clinton Jacksonian Democrats were not the "Guardians of Democracy" that they claimed to be‚ rather‚ they were much more guardians of their own sectional interests‚ and arguably Andrew Jackson’s inflated ego. Jacksonians were skilled at emotionalizing issues and rallying the support of the South and West. Their primary goals were not Constitutional justice and individual liberty‚ but instead they strived to suppress New England‚ the Whig party‚ and business interests and
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Articles of Confederation DBQ With intentions of creating a united nation‚ colonial leaders developed the Articles of Confederation. Although the Articles of Confederation helped lead the United States to the creation of the Constitution‚ it did not provide for an effective government from 1781 to 1787‚ do to its lack of power to control commerce and impose taxes‚ the failure to amalgamate its people as a country‚ and its inability to enforce laws. Though its overall ineffectiveness
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DBQ The period of the late 1800s and early 1900s was a period during one of the biggest leaps in the industrial movement of America. The industrial revolution’s leaders‚ including Andrew Carnegie‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ and more‚ provided the nation with much needed inventions and transportation‚ thousands of job opportunities‚ and one of the biggest waves of philanthropy the nation has ever seen. The industrial revolution was definitely a period dominated by ’captains of industry.’ ’New and
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Rwandan Genocide DBQ Genocide‚ and act that said to never occur again by the Genocide Convention‚ has come through time and time again. Each genocide‚ including the Rwandan Genocide‚ leaving countless numbers of men‚ women‚ and children wounded and lifeless. The imperialism brought by the Belgian empire onto Rwanda was the start of the deadly massacre. The lack of international aid from the rest of the world caused the genocide to last longer and longer eventually ending after 100 days. Finally
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New Deal DBQ The 1929 stock-market crash and the ensuing Great Depression exposed major weaknesses in the U.S. and world economies. These ranged from chronically low farm prices and uneven income distribution to trade barriers‚ a surplus of consumer goods‚ and a constricted money supply. As the crisis deepened‚ President Hoover struggled to respond. In 1932‚ with Hoover’s reputation in tatters‚ FDR and his promised “New Deal" brought a surge of hope. Although FDR’s New Deal did not end the Great
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APUSH DBQ Lexus Weigand 3/3/14 From 1875 to 1900‚ there was a new kind of city in America‚ one that was based on industry‚ and industry needs workers. The factories needed hundreds of workers to run machinery and other processes in manufacturing‚ but these workers were not treated properly and they wanted to do something to improve the way that they were treated. The organized labor‚ although it showed some minor successes‚ was overall very unsuccessful in improving the position of workers
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