1810s – 1820s – Latin American wars of independence which saw many colonies in the region gain independence‚ freeing themselves from Spanish and Portuguese empires * 1810 – University of Berlin was founded and among its students and faculty were Hegel and Marx * 1812 – The French invasion of Russia‚ which led to‚ the eventual defeat of Napoleon’s French empire leading to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France. As a direct result of the Napoleonic wars‚ the British empire became the
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used 1890 census instead‚ this hurt the “New Immigrants” * Shut out Japanese immigrants: this started many Japanese “Hate America” rallies/campaigns * Marked an end of era of unrestricted immigration THE PROHIBITION “EXPERIMENT” - Popular in South and West * Southerners wanted to keep alcohol away from blacks * Westerners Hated the “Saloon” - Problems with Prohibition: * People liked to drink‚ weak enforcement‚ many people hostile to law * Many government officials were bribed *
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Changing Patterns of Immigration Millions of immigrants came to the United States from northern Europe in the mid-1800s. They came mainly from Great Britain‚ Germany‚ Ireland‚ and the countries of Scandinavia. Except for the Irish‚ who were Roman Catholics‚ most were Protestants. Many were skilled workers. Others settled in rural areas and became farmers. By the late 1800s immigrants from northern Europe were known as old immigrants. A newer and larger wave of immigration from different
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| | Study Outline Chapter 12: The Presidency I. Presidents and prime ministers A. Characteristics of parliaments 1. Parliamentary system twice as common 2. Chief executive chosen by legislature 3. Cabinet ministers chosen from among members of parliament 4. Prime minister remains in power as long as his or her party or coalition maintains a majority in the legislature B. Differences 5. Presidents are often outsiders; prime ministers
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The Emancipation Edict of 1861 The condition of the Russian peasant The most noticeable feature of 19th century Russian society was the high proportion of the population‚ around 80 per cent‚ who were peasants. In 1850 almost half of these peasants were serfs‚ peasants tied to the land they worked. They worked on the land given to them and in return for the use of this land they were required to work also for the noble landowner. Three days in the week was the average requirement but in the worse
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Civil War was a war in the United States fought from 1861 to 1865 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War) between the north and south. The north was fighting to outlaw slavery and the south was fighting to keep it. Although conditions were bad the north generally had better conditions during this war. Many people suffered because of the Civil war and not just soldiers fighting. “The Civil War caused difficulties for the people at home as well as the soldiers. Although the North endured
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North Korea They wanted South Korea to join them under the rule of the communist. However‚ the U.N interfered with their invasion of SK. So‚ even after the fact‚ NK declared war on SK. General Douglas MacArthur He wanted to defeat the Korean army However‚ the Korean army was too powerful for him to take head on. So‚ MacArthur ambushed the army from all sides‚ surrounding them while the U.N’s troops fought them head on. They proved as a good distraction. President Harry Truman
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border. The United States‚ in return‚ promised to assume any financial claims the new citizens had against Mexico and pay Mexico $15 million. When: February 2‚ 1848 Significance or Impact: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo marked the end of the Mexican War‚ led to vast new territorial gains‚ and created a new set of troubling and divisive issues. It established the new boundary‚ which gave the U.S. much more land. 4 (15) Wilmot Proviso What: Representative David Wilmot of Pennsylvania introduced an
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some ways‚ but it did not happen immediately. Many events‚ such as the passing of the Fugitive Slave and Kentucky-Nebraska Acts‚ gradually built up the tension between North and South‚ until the union collapsed. Even though the Compromise of 1850 was meant to solve the crisis‚ it only created more tension between the north and south. The main purposes of the compromise were to admit California into the union as a free state‚ and divide the Mexican Cession into two territories - Utah and New Mexico
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of South America I had no clue what all these dishes would taste or look like. When I started reading the South America chapter I noticed there were lots of places and dishes I had never even heard of before. I never would’ve thought that South America was that close to the United States‚ I always thought that it was on the other side of the world. Once I did my research I learned a lot about South America that I didn’t even know about. So many interesting things are provided by this chapter based
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