Civil War DBQ Americans are a democratic society that are driven for success. During the early nineteenth century the Americans were living off the buzz of the constitution and working together to form a functioning government. As Lincoln wisely said later on "A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The issue of slavery was one of such magnitude that division on such an issue would inevitably lead to a war‚ and could not have been avoided by compromise. With the Missouri Compromise
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In the 1820’s and 1830’s‚ the Jacksonian Democrats‚ with Andrew Jackson as their leader‚ viewed themselves as the guardians of the Constitution‚ political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ and equality of economic opportunity. However‚ this view did not truly represent the actions taken by President Andrew Jackson and his followers‚ it was only a façade put up to mask their sectionalist ideas. One of the disparities in the views and actions of the Jacksonian Democrats involved social equality. Jackson
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boys around the age of 17 got away with something for quiet awhile‚ right under the Nazis’ nose. Hitler and his “good German” Nazis controlled virtually everything. They wrecked the minds of sane human beings to think that they need every piece of land‚ every gun‚ and to hate other people outside of their mindset. Anyone who didn’t think the way the Nazis thought wasn’t a true German‚ you needed pride in your nation. The Nazis controlled through information‚ they could tell their people they’re
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and faces still greater challenges. He is the kind of man found only rarely in Germany. During his lifetime‚ he has the good fortune not only to be appreciated and loved by the overwhelming majority of the German people‚ but even more importantly to be understood by them. He is the only German politician of the post-war period who understood the situation and drew the necessary hard and firm conclusions.
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World War I: German Ambition Such a defeat affected German militarism and ambition in many ways. They knew they weren’t strong enough to win‚ but they were still very upset when they lost. Soldiers started losing their authority and position in society after this defeat. They were no longer respected like they used to be‚ which angered them even more. The German people and military were disappointed in the loss. But‚ it made them mad and drove them to want to show what they are capable. So‚ after
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2001 AP@ UNITED STATES HISTORY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS UNITED STATES HISTORY SECTION I1 Part A (Suggested writing time-45 minutes) Percent of Section I1 score-45 Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-I and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period
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they were the state. Their words went above everybody’s no matter what. In some kind of sense it was kind of like a parent to child relationship. The parent has the right to rule over the child to keep them in line. In the social order group‚ documents 1 and 6 prove this valid. For example‚ document 1 states‚ “ Argue as much as you will‚ only obey!” This is a contradiction that shows the demanding qualities of an enlightened despot. No one knows better then them. Also‚ document 6 states‚”What is the
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Ollie Cunningham APUSH per. 5 October 31‚ 2010 Civil War and Reconstruction DBQ The United States Civil War was one of America’s darkest hours of nationhood‚ but resulted in new rights and liberties for African Americans and revolutionized the United States for the better. The war resulted in the freedom of black slaves‚ and called for a complex reunification procedure to rejoin the depleted South and the high spirited North. Constitutional and social developments during the Civil War and
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The Civil War was one of the most difficult and trying times during American history. The war ended with the the Union and Confederate states torn apart over one major issue: slavery. With the end of the Civil War came the end of slavery in the United States. Although the former black slaves were now free‚ they had no land and very few rights‚ and most did not even have family. Though out reconstruction‚ blacks were able to gain rights‚ but were continuously repressed by the white Southerners. The
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The United States had many differences in the beliefs between it’s two sections‚ the North and the South. At first‚ the two were not as separate on their opinions. However‚ with no actual compromise being reached to solve their problems until after the Civil War‚ they were unable to avoid secession. Many of the compromises and decisions were constantly being changed. They never really satisfied both sections. Some examples are the Compromise of 1850‚ Dred-Scott decision‚ Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ etc
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