Dylan Gleeson The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787 yet there was a struggle for its ratification that went on until 1790. Some members of congress believed that the Articles of confederation needed to be changed meanwhile others disagreed. After the revolutionary war the people needed a sense of power which they received when the new government was centered on the state. The new United States needed a strong central government but many feared of a central government
Premium United States United States Constitution Articles of Confederation
The Renaissance was primarily thought of as being a period in which the revival of learning flourished‚ and the arts changed for the better and ideas became more focused life on earth. It was a time when new ideas of individualism‚ the thought of secularism and the interest in human ideas jumpstarted a new and freer lifestyle for everyone. The new ideas formed in the renaissance made enough impact on the world them and ever since that it deserves to be called its own era. The medieval times
Premium Renaissance Florence Middle Ages
Group 1: The change of how people view war- Document 3 (People are used to fighting because their ancestors always have but don’t want to anymore) Group 2: The Effect of War- Document 5 (Women must take greater responsibilities to fill in for the men that are gone from war) and Document 4 ( War has disrupted the ruling of Italy and now they are in need for a proper system of government so the principle of fascism is analysed) Group 3: The Universe Depends on One Another- Document 6 ( Einstein’s
Premium Fascism Benito Mussolini World War I
Slavery and Sectional Attitudes In the time between 1830 and 1860 we see a great divide through America on the topic of slavery. Abolitionists were growing in number and starting to rally against the Pro-slave supporters of the south. For a long time people who did not support slavery were still fine with the use of slaves in the south. The feelings towards slavery took a drastic turn in 1852 with the publishing of Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The anti-slavery novel sold up to
Premium American Civil War Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery in the United States
The Mongols accomplished the conquest of such a large territory within such a short period of time by having amazing methods of war‚ how quickly they conquered other empires‚ and their advanced technology. How they quickly conquered other empires‚ large and small‚ is shown in documents 1 and 2 as they were written about which tribes/empires they conquered and document 7 speaks of what made Genghis Khan and his army mad. Their efficient methods of warfare were shown in document 4‚ which is about how
Premium Mongol Empire Genghis Khan Mongolia
The time period from 1775 to 1830 was full of changes. The United States was developing into its own country‚ with its own freedoms. As the government began to settle‚ the issue of slavery was ever present. Nobody was quite sure of how to handle slavery. While some people fought to have slavery abolished‚ others completely opposed the idea of no longer having slaves. It was during this time period that many slaves managed to gain their freedom; however slavery as an institution continued to expand
Premium Slavery Slavery in the United States American Civil War
Rachel Ruiz Period 7 2 January 2014 In the time period between 1775 and 1830‚ African Americans started to gain more freedom in the North while the institution of slavery expanded in the South. This change occurred because of the different viewpoints and lifestyles of each region. The North being more industrial did not need labor work since most of the work was done in factories rather than a farm and also religious groups were against slavery. Compared to the South‚ with the invention
Free Southern United States American Civil War African American
The prosperity of the roaring 1920s left Americans shocked and unprepared for the economic depression that ravaged the country in the 1930s. On October 29th‚ 1929‚ the stock market crashed and almost every American was affected. Due to the laissez-faire methods of then president Herbert Hoover the depression worsened sustainably. Luckily in 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected into office and took action with many programs that influenced the government greatly. Soon after‚ the election of FDR
Free Great Depression New Deal Franklin D. Roosevelt
Late 19th century America was a time of both prosperity and poverty. Although it is often remembered by the luxurious lives of those like the Rockefellers and Carnagies‚ the majority of the population was a struggling working class. Entire families worked for 10 hours a day‚ 7 days a week in dangerous‚ unsanitary factories just to have enough money for dinner and the issue of upgrading these working conditions quickly came to the forefront of American reforms. The movement towards organized labor
Premium Strike action Trade union Employment
Even after the end of World War II‚ the United States and Europe were far from living in peace and harmony. Communism was spreading across Eastern Europe via the Soviet Union‚ much to the disapproval of the United States and Great Britain‚ who were originally allies with the Soviets during WWII in the fight against Germany. This spread of communism caused for the USSR’s power to rapidly increase‚ while also bringing forth the same paranoia and anti-communist sentiments to American citizens that had
Free World War II Soviet Union Cold War