In the early 1920s‚ as World War I ended‚ nations looked for peace as an outlet and hope for the future. As time passed‚ most countries were happy that the Great War had ended‚ however they were upset with the outcome. Since there were many costly expenses from the war‚ it caused many of the hostile nations to look for strong rulers for change. This allowed many harsh dictators to rise to power. These dictators were aggressive rulers and took forceful actions. In order to combat these aggressive
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as a European state ’s intervention in and continuing domination over a non-European territory. During the ’Scramble for Africa ’ in the late nineteenth century‚ the most powerful European nations desired to conquer‚ dominate and exploit African colonies with the hope of building an empire. According to Derrick Murphy‚ in 1875 only ten percent of Africa was occupied by European states. Twenty years later only ten percent remained unoccupied. There were several factors which attracted European imperialists
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Tirzah Dunham Hour 4 DBQ The roles individuals played in the beginning of world war one‚ led to a shift in the American position regarding their entrance into the war. Some of these revolutionary individuals include Secretary of State Lansing‚ German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmerman‚ and President Woodrow Wilson. In a letter to the United States Ambassador to Germany Gerard‚ the Secretary of State Lansing addressed the torpedoing and sinking of the British steamship Lusitania. The secretary stated
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DBQ‚ AP US HISTORY “Throughout the colonial period‚ economic concerns had more to do with the settlement of British North America than did religious concerns.” The 13 colonies were created for two main reasons‚ religioin and economic gain. Religion was a very important issue to the British colonies. Nevertheless‚ it was not the main reason the British were so eager to colonize America. Their main concern was glorifying the British Empire through economic gain. The British were very concerned
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There were many benefits and also many consequences of European exploration around the world. European exploration spread culture around many parts of the world‚ even into new continents that were not previously known about. While the Europeans traded with other countries and people‚ became rich‚ and spread their culture‚ they also made others suffer for their own good. They took over other peoples‚ sometimes forcing them to convert to Christianity while spreading their own territory. The original
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The Happenings outside of Europe Africa and Atlantic World The African leaders responded to European traders by working together with European colonialists firstly because they thought this would protect their freedom. They did not think the Europeans would deceive them and take away their freedom when they signed the treaty. The Africans thought the Europeans wanted to protect them from others or to help trade between their countries and Europe. The African leaders were uneducated and treaties
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1. Hinduism- Caste System‚ Enlightenment‚ no holy book‚ no single founder‚ India‚ polytheistic‚ Buddhism- India‚ no caste system‚ egalitarian‚ Siddhartha Gautama‚ missionaries‚ Nirvana‚ Eight fold path‚ four noble truths‚ Enlightenment Christianity-Monotheistic‚ Jesus‚ Bible‚ Jerusalem‚ Missionaries‚ Heaven and Hell 2. Domestication of Animals‚ Complex societies‚ Specialization‚ Cities‚ Government‚ Religion‚ Record Keeping‚ Social Classes‚ Technology 3. Located near rivers‚ Agriculture‚ irrigation
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effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. Notes from Mr. Williams: This essay was given to 2nd period APUSH on their first in- class essay. Included were 10 documents (if interested in seeing them‚ please come into class). The DBQ writer needed to take ideas and topics from the documents‚ and ADD significant outside fact and analysis. Notice that this writer does a complete job. He/she deals with the entire question (deals with extent) and answers the question from economic
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societies became increasingly mixed‚ resulting in a mestizo society. Throughout its time frame‚ it kept its main purpose as a route to deal goods. The Silk Roads also forged a link between the east and west‚ causing goods as far away as Sub-Saharan Africa to reach Silk Roads and be spread across. Although many aspects of the Silk Roads have remained constant‚ the different types of religions‚ different types of goods‚ and frequency of trade during different times did not. The sea routes were also
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week seven of the course is on ‘Africa‚ World War II‚ and its Aftermath’‚ which is another debated topic between African historians. In class two main arguments stood out‚ the first being that one outcome of World War II was a revitalisation and strengthening of the colonial states. In comparison‚ there is no denying that nationalism expanded and became more violent following the war supporting the second argument that World War II began the end of colonialism in Africa. With many different perspectives
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