1)Stirrings of Imperialism a)The New Manifest Destiny i)American attention shifted to foreign lands b/c “closing of the frontier” 1890s led some to fear natural resources would dwindle and must be found abroad‚ growing importance of foreign trade and desire for new markets‚ fears that Eur imperialism would lead America to be left out of spoils ii)Justifications provided by Social Darwinism- only fittest nations survive‚ therefore just for strong nations to dominate weaker ones iii) Josiah Strong’s
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I. Reviving Religion A. ¾ of Americans still regularly attended church B. Alexis de Tocqueville said that Christianity held the greatest influence over Americans than anyone else C. Deists relied on reason rather than revelation D. Deists denied Christ’s divinity E. Unitarianism gained popularity in NE F. Unitarians believed god only existed in one being not in god the father‚ god the son and god the holy spirit G. Unitarianism was embraced by thinkers perturbed by the doctrine of Calvinism
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KEY POINTS: Chapter 20 Timeline 1453 – fall of Constantinople to Ottomans 1510 – Safavid conquest of Persia completed 1514 – Ottoman victory at battle of Chaldiran 1526 – Babur’s conquest of India 1701 – death of Aurangzeb‚ Mughal decline begins 1736 – Nadir Shah proclaimed sultan of Persia Terms‚ People‚ Events Ottomans – Turkic people who advanced from strongholds in Asia Minor during 1350s; conquered large part of Balkans‚ unified under Mehmed I; captured Constantinople in
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Chapter 20 Measuring GDP and Economic Growth Gross Domestic Product • • • • • GDP or Gross domestic product is the market value of all the final goods and services produced within a country in a given time period. A final good (or service) is an item that is bought by its final user during a specified time period. An intermediate good (or service) is an item that is produced by one firm‚ bought by another firm‚ and used as a component of a final good or service. Study Figure 20.1 on p. 469 of your
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Ch. 20 Vocabulary List 1. Genetic engineering – The direct manipulation of genes for practical purposes. 2. Gene cloning - The production of multiple copies of a gene. 3. Restriction enzyme – A degrading enzyme that recognizes and cuts up DNA (including that of certain phages) that is foreign to a bacterium. 4. Restriction site – A specific sequence on a DNA strand that is recognized as a cut site by a restriction enzyme. 5. Recombinant DNA – A DNA molecule made in vitro with segments from
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Ch 20 Packet Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade Part 1 1. Describe the characteristics of the “Atlantic System”. The Atlantic System was a major catalyst in the growth and development of the Atlantic slave trade‚ which boosted the world economy significantly. The Atlantic system a link between Africa and the rest of the world. It simply was the destiny that Africans were going to face‚ being shipped to the Middle East‚ Europe‚ and especially across the Atlantic
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AP HUG Notes Ch. 12 Centrifugal Forces: Challenges to State Authority Centrifugal Force: In political geography‚ forces of disruption and dissolution threatening the unity of a state These forces are always present Transportation and communication can be hard depending on a country’s shape and size; loyalty of citizens can be lost without an organized country; institution can be a divisive force in some countries Organized religion can be a centrifugal force; it competes with the state for people’s
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ECO 213 MICROECONOMICS (100 points) NAME: Chapters 12-15: Homework DUE: April 16‚ 2012 1. A regulated natural monopoly is more likely to spend more money on employee healthcare under which of the following types of regulation? A. Price regulation. B. Profit regulation. C. Output regulation. D. Social regulation. 2. Hiring over 260‚000 U.S. federal workers to oversee and operate regulatory agencies involves: A. Zero costs since the market outcomes will be improved. B. Government
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Big Picture Questions 1. The experience of empire for conquered peoples was broadly similar whoever their rulers were. Does the material of this chapter support or challenge this idea? Support your answer. 2. In thinking about the similarities and differences among the empires of the early modern era‚ what categories of comparison might be most useful to consider? Why? 3. Have a look at the maps in this chapter with an eye to areas of the world that were not incorporated in a major empire. Pick
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ITE Chapter 12 - IT Essentials (Version 5.0) 1. A technician arrives and asks a customer‚ "Can you describe the problem?" The customer replies‚ "All email messages that I send have the wrong date. I have restarted the computer several times‚ but this does not seem to help." What could be the problem? The CMOS battery has failed. 2. A customer using a Windows XP computer is complaining that a new card reader is not working. A technician tests the card reader on a Windows 7 computer and does
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