The Great Depression DBQ Historical Context: The Great Depression in the United States started in 1929 when the stock market crashed. The depression last over ten years and had long-term social‚ economic‚ and political effects on American society. Task: Using information from the documents and your knowledge of United States history and government‚ answer the questions that follow each document in Part A. Using your answers from Part A you will write an essay (Part B) in which you will be able
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Democracy: Ancient Greece vs. Present-day USA "Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity" (Irving Kristol). Democracy does not promise you equality of the conditions on where and how you live but it gives us each the equal opportunity to do something about the conditions of our lifestyle; the chance to better ourselves. Looking back on the past is a great way to find out how the world now works. We can find many thoughts and ideas that we
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development of Greece. One of them was geography. Geography affected the development of Greece in positive and negative ways. The geography that had the most affect on Greece included the climate‚ the sea‚ and the mountains. First of all‚ the climate in Greece was very temperate. It was comfortable to be outside almost all year round. This made it easy for the Greeks to have an outdoor life. The Greeks met for gatherings‚ shows‚ meetings‚ and athletic events outside. The climate in Greece was a great
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The Greek myth ¨Athenes City‚¨ shows practicality. Practicality means ¨adapted or designed for usefulness¨. In the story‚ Poseidon and Athene hold a contest to see who will be the patron of a new area of land. Whoever has the better gift to the city‚ will win the contest and become the patron. Poseidon makes a salt spring as his gift to the city. He believes this will benefit the city by promising the city many things to go along with it. Athenes gifts the city an olive bush. She promises
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Greece and Persia Both the Greek and Persian empires were very prosperous and influential. They had many similarities and differences in their political and economic organizations. They both influenced everybody surrounding their areas. The Persian and Greek economic systems were very similar‚ but their political systems varied greatly. The Persians had a successful government. They became the largest empire in the world even before they were unified. Darius was the main reason Persia became
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The Great Wall of Ancient China: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Cost ? Did you know that soldiers and peasants had to work on the Wall of DBQ in extreme weathers like -20 to -30 degrees‚ but the peasants and soldiers were doing for the greater good.The Great Wall of DBQ was 13‚170 miles long and it took lots and lots of years to complete. The Wall was built with a lot of curves and twists to cover difficult terrain that was the border‚ like mountains‚ hills etc. It increased trade and was used
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DBQ #1: The Transformation of Colonial Virginia In 1606‚ hundreds of settlers embarked on a journey from England to the Virginia colony. They were in search of a new life‚ and wealth. Early on in their journey‚ they encountered many hardships‚ as expressed by George Percy (Doc. A). With the use of the indentured servants and slaves they were able to transform the Virginia colony by basing their economy around tobacco. During the beginning of their voyage‚ the settlers encountered
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grown to operate over 580 separate outlets across its brands all over the world. It is the largest Chinese fast food restaurant group in Hong Kong and in the world. In Hong Kong alone‚ it caters to over 300‚000 people on an average day.[1] Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Founding 1.2 Acquisitions and expansion 2 Brands 2.1 Café de Coral 2.2 The Spaghetti House 2.3 Ah Yee Leng Tong 2.4 Bravo le Café 2.5 Super Super Congee & Noodles 3 Wage controversy 3.1 Scientific management 4 See
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declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of submarine warfare against passenger and freight-carrying vessels‚ the Government of the United States can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the German Empire altogether (1). The Germans responded by temporally ceasing submarine warfare until 1917 when German Ambassador Berstorff announced the continuation of submarine warfare and ended diplomatic relations with the United States. However‚ military strategists predicted
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The following documents will help you understand the nature and extent of the cultural conflicts between Native Americans and the European colonists. Examine each document carefully‚ and answer the question or questions that follow. Document 1 In 1493‚ upon returning from his first voyage to America‚ Christopher Columbus wrote a report to the Spanish government. This excerpt comes from that report. This is a land to be desired ... never to be relinquished. Here in a place most
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