worked very hard in school as a youth and then attended Alleghany College in Pennsylvania for one term‚ until he had to leave for financial reasons. During the Civil War‚ he proved to be an excellent soldier and quickly moved up the ranks to the position of Brevet Major. Like many presidents before him‚ after his serving in the war‚ McKinley went into the practice of law. It was during this time that he also began to get involved with various groups supporting the Republican Party. McKinley served
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I. Thomas Jefferson a) Born: April 13 th ‚ 1743 Goochland‚ VA b) Died: July 4 th ‚ 1826‚ Monticello‚ II. VA Educational and Occupational Background a) College of William and Mary b) VA delegate to Continental Congress (1783-1784) c) VA House of Burgesses (1769-1774) d) Governor of VA (1779-1791) e) Minister of France f) Secretary of State for George Washington (1790-1793) g) Vice President for John Adams (1797-1801) III. Terms of Office a) First term: 1801-1805
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World War I between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers began in early August of 1914. Germany was quick to declare war on Russia and France‚ initiating conflict between the countries. This conflict was expressed in the form of secret alliances‚ nationalism‚ etc.‚ beginning the first few years of the twentieth century. With hopes of preserving order‚ the United States declared its neutrality on August 19‚ 1914. Considering a lack of bias‚ it began that the US would trade with the opposing nations
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US History AP Outline Chapter 17 The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West‚ 1860-1900 I. Native Americans and the Trans-Mississippi West a. The Plains Indians i. Three major sub regions: -The northern Plains: Lakota‚ Flatheads‚ Blackfeet‚ Assiniboins‚ northern Cheyennes‚ Arapahos‚ and Crows -The Central region: Five Civilized Tribes‚ agricultural life‚ before horses -South: western Kansas‚ Colorado‚ eastern New Mexico‚ and Texas: the Comanches‚ Kiowas‚ southern Arapahos‚ and Kiowa
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Europe‚ especially Britain ‚ was able to conquer the whole wide world during the 18-19th century. The impacts of these intrusions could be felt way into the 19th century. By breaking down and separating the impacts that Europeans had on the world‚ one can see that Europe had an impact in society‚ technology‚ and in politics. Europeans were able to make social changes the their intrusions to new lands. Europeans immigrated into their new lands after the conquered it. For example‚ after
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African American Soldiers During the Civil War: ------------------------------------------------- How did African Americans help fight on both sides during the Civil War? Word Count: 1866 ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Table of Contents……………………………………………..2 A. Plan of investigation……………………………………..3 B. Summary of Evidence………………………………...….3-5 C. Evaluation of Sources……………………………………5-6 D. Analysis…………………………………………………….6-8 E. Conclusion……………………………………………
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The Vietnam War was the longest running war that the United States took part in. It began in 1955 and lasted till 1975‚ lasting almost twenty years. Vietnam‚ a small country in Southeast Asia‚ was divided into communist-leaded North Vietnam and non-communist South Vietnam. North Vietnam and communist-trained South Vietnamese rebels fought to take over the democracy South Vietnam. These rebels became known as the Viet Cong. The United States and the South Vietnamese army tried to stop them but failed
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Washington‚ and Polk pushed for a declaration of war A group of politicians‚ though‚ wanted to know where exactly was the spot of the fighting before committing to war; among them was Abraham “Spotty” Lincoln because of his “Spot Resolution.” Pushed by Polk‚ Congress declared war‚ and so began the Mexican-American War. XII. The Mastering of Mexico Polk hoped that once American had beaten Mexico enough‚ he could get California and end the war‚ and the recently dethroned Santa Anna told the
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Alice Berlin December 18‚ 2013 Social Studies- Period 9 DBQ Introduction Restate Thesis. The Navigation Acts were issued in 1763 soon after The Proclamation of 1763. The Navigation Act required the 13 colonies to only use British ships‚ and any goods the 13 colonies bought had to go through England first to be inspected. This was one of the first acts that really got the patriots into the rebellion mode. Restated Thesis. Taxation without representation was common in the 13 colonies. Colonists
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and even with Japan occupying some parts of China‚ Communist ideas kept the peasant class strong enough to push the Japanese out. In the time leading up to the Chinese Communist Party taking over‚ Japan held power over parts of China. After World War I‚ Japan received Germany’s spheres of influence. The Chinese people wanted to push the Japanese out and bring China to power. Throughout the growth of the CCP‚ the peasants were growing in power and successfully overthrowing landlords and ridding
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