HColleen Kelley February 12‚ 2013 AP History Mods 1-2 Document Based Question Essay While the initial stages of big business trace back to pre-Civil War America‚ it was not until the post-Civil War time period that large corporations effected on American society. From Rockefeller to Vanderbilt to Carnegie and all in between‚ these men and their businesses had unprecedented influence on American life. John Rockefeller created the Standard Oil Trust‚ with the intention of his business‚ Standard
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Ch. 12 1) Among the primary reasons that young farm women moved from the farms to work in textile mill towns in the early 19th century was: To escape farm life and earn wages 2) The history of Lowell epitomizes this transition: Self-sufficient farm families to urban wageworkers 3)In the pre-industrial system‚ a boy who wanted to learn a trade Entered a formal apprenticeship system 4)The organization of a family business in the pre-industrial era was Patriarchal 5) If you lived in Boston
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APUSH Mock 6 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Which of the following statements is true about immigration to the United States during the last two decades of the 19th century? a. Southern and Eastern Europeans came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. b. Irish immigrants came in larger numbers than earlier in the century. c. The US government entered into a “gentleman’s agreement” to ban immigrants from certain
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important‚ because China to the North has been a powerful country in history. The natural break has caused both nations to be separate and free from war. The Ganges river is one of the longest in the world and has been used to cultivate crops. The Ganges is the 7th longest in the world. The Ganges river becomes all the most important‚ because India is also home to huge stretches of deserts. The Thar is also the 7th largest desert in the world. Another important point is that India is not landlocked. So
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Latia Jackson Pd.4 Mr. Neidich World History Expansion Essay Throughout the history expansion‚ groups have set out conquer various lands‚ people‚ and cities for a multitude of reasons; social‚ political‚ economic‚ and environmental. The three groups that are known for their similar expansion efforts are the Mongols‚ Spanish‚ and Ottoman. From 1180 to 1220‚ Mongolia experienced ad drop in temperature. This meant that the growing season would be cut short‚ and it would become difficult for
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Andrea Glen Dr. Jason Hostutler History of World Civilization II July 18‚ 2013 There are so many important turning points in the history of humanity‚ but there are a few that are more important. The Neolithic Revolution was an important turning point in history because it played a big part in agriculture. Farming lead to homes‚ which then lead to social classes‚ specialized jobs‚ and larger populations which started villages. People were able to survive off of farming because they had the ability
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Summary of Chapter 29: World War 2 Conservative authoritarianism: Both conservative and radical dictatorships wept through Europe in the 20s and 30s. Conservative dictatorships were quite old and the new dictatorships were totalitarian. Traditional form of antidemocratic government was conserve. authoritarianism (which prevented major changes that would undermine existing order‚ had limited power). Relied on bureaucracies‚ police‚ and armies. Liberals‚ democrats‚ and socialists were persecuted
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Lexi Martin Unit 1 Study Guide – Chapters 1-6 Vocabulary- Australopithecus- an extinct genus of small-brained‚ large-toothed bipedal hominids that live in Africa between one and four million years ago. Paleolithic Age- At sites dating from the Lower Paleolithic Period (about 2‚500‚000 to 200‚000 years ago)‚ simple pebble tools have been found in association with the remains of what may have been the earliest human ancestors. Neanderthal- an unenlightened or ignorant person; barbarian. Neolithic
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Throughout history‚ places around the world have traditionally participated in a cycle of ritualized events and festivals. Historically‚ European life consisted of festivals like Carnival and Mardi Gras‚ along with common‚ daily rituals like charivari‚ or riding the stang. Some festivals kept people happy and allowed them to unwind while others provided order and punishment. Different religious beliefs resulted in different opinions on certain festivals and rituals. Additionally‚ rituals and festivals
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have with people at my table and in my clubs in person still feel the same as before. A major change that happened during the last five years to me is the divergence of gaming‚ television‚ literature‚ and anime subcultures. Looking back into the history of what qualified as ‘anime’ from 2005 to 2014‚ the time when I have been most into the genre of television‚ will show that in 2005‚ there were a core amount of ‘must-watch’ shows such as Black Butler‚ Hetalia‚ etc. that I watched and everyone knew
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