1.In the campaign‚ Roosevelt seized the opportunity to prove that he was not an invalid by vigorously campaigning. His campaign also featured an attack on Hoover’s spending (though‚ ironically‚ he would spend much more during his term). 2.In 1932‚ Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on the promise that as president he would attack the Great Depression by experimenting with bold new programs for economic and social reform. 3.The Democrats found expression through the airy tune “Happy Days Are Here
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E-books: Can E-books Change the Landscape of College Learning? Going to college can be a very challenging time for anybody. There are the freshmen that have just graduated high school who are trying to get school finished and out of the way. Then‚ there are the people that have waited until they had a family before going to college. It can be a real struggle for both to purchase the textbooks needed for their college classes. E-books could be the change needed to help college students from spending
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George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732. His parents were Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife‚ Mary Ball Washington (1708-89). Mary gave birth at his family’s plantation on Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County‚ in the British colony of Virginia. After Washington’s father had passed away when he was about 11‚ it’s likely that he helped his mother manage the plantation. By the late 1760s‚ Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed on American colonists
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Elections= 1920: the Republican candidate‚ Warren Harding‚ obscure senator‚ defeated the Democratic candidate‚ Ohio Governor James Cox‚ the Socialist Party candidate‚ Eugene Debs. Republicans opposed U.S. admission to the League of Nations. Republicans received 61% of the pop vote. Calvin Coolidge completed President Harding’s term and was then elected for a second term. Boston police strike gained him popularity. 1924: Calvin Coolidge‚ Republican‚ and a Wall Street lawyer‚ John Davis‚ a Democrat
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The conflict that took place in the 1790s between the Federalists and the Antifederalists impacted American history. The Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ who had married into the wealthy Schuyler family‚ represented the urban mercantile interests of the seaports; the Antifederalists‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ spoke for the rural and southern interests. The debate between the two concerned the power of the central government versus that of the states‚ with the Federalists favoring the former
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Sophie DeGreen September 11‚ 2014 APUSH Ch. 2 Section Review What were the colonial goals of the Spanish‚ French‚ and Dutch? How successful were they in achieving those goals? One of Spain’s main goals was to make the Indians follow the Christian religion. This was unsuccessful because even though the Spaniards forced the Indians to be Christian for awhile‚ when the Indians Christian prayers didn’t work they switched back to their old ancestral gods. Then they rebelled and tore down all the Christian
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Many conflicts contributed to the Civil war‚ but the most famous and well known one was slavery which happened around in the mid 1800s. The conflict consisted of the Northern and southern states. Each side had their own view on slavery as south used it heavily for their economic structure while North barely used it. In conclusion both had different views on whether the expand or stop slavery growth growth or to have slavery at all. This all started out with the missouri compromise which itself
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winning the Civil War. The Union believed it and the other countries believed it. The Union struggled with their military leaders and they weren’t familiar with the South’s land. The struggles that the North had before Gettysburg led to everyone believing that the South was going to win the Civil War. The North wasn’t crushing the South like they thought they would. The South wasn’t necessarily winning but they weren’t being beaten so the perception of them “winning” came about. The South had claimed
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Why the North Won the Civil War Historians have argued inconclusively for years over the prime reason for Confederate defeat in the Civil War. The book Why the North Won the Civil War outlines five of the most agreed upon causes of Southern defeat‚ each written by a highly esteemed American historian. The author of each essay does acknowledge and discuss the views of the other authors. However‚ each author also goes on to explain their botheration and disagreement with their opposition. The purpose
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Name ____________________ APUSH (Unit 1‚ #4) Date _____________ Pd ____ 17th Century English Colonies: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society I. Colonial Society in the 17th Century A. New England 1. NE was more stable than other colonies due to families‚ access to marriage‚ longer life expectancy 2. Education was valued in NE: led to high literacy rate & Harvard (1638) 3. “Golden Age” for NE women? Important contributions but
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