Silk Road DBQ The Silk Road in World History (Suggested writing time – 40 minutes) You should spend at least 10 minutes reading‚ analyzing‚ and grouping the sources. Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-6. (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) Write your answer on the lined pages of the Section II free-response booklet. This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay
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CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context The French Revolution of 1789 had many long-range causes. Political‚ social‚ and economic conditions in France contributed to the
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DBQ: Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans and the Role of Government Directions The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A–H and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only for essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period. 1. Analyze the extent to which western expansion affected the lives of Native Americans
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Prior to the American Revolution‚ no other historical people had explicitly voted on a written constitution‚ and while ancient Greece and Rome operated as a democracy‚ neither were actually founded in full democratic fashion (Amar‚ 2005). The course of events that unfolded during the Revolutionary period leads one to believe that the inception of the United States did unfold in two different and unique stages. In the words of Benjamin Rush‚ " The American war is over: but this is far from being
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The ten year French Revolution brought about a change in society‚ power‚ and history. From 1789-1799‚ violence‚ death‚ and change both exploited and defied gender roles as revolution both touched and changed every soul of France and countries beyond. Utilizing the oppressive mindset towards women and how they were thus treated like a fragile doll‚ Dickens illustrates how women were constantly held back from achieving greatness and minimized to keep the fragile ego of men intact to create the theme
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MAIN PROBLEMS FACED BY THE CUBAN ECONOMY AND WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO TRY TO SOLVE THEM Joaquín P. Pujol For quite some time the Cuban economy has been facing a number of economic problems. There has been minimal recovery from the near 80% collapse in the population’s real income levels since the suspension of the subsidies provided by the Soviet Union in 1989; in fact‚ the official wage rate remains at about 25% of its 1989 level (See Figure 1). Figure 1. Cuba: Real Inflation-Adjusted
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Karen Sanchez Period 3 October 3‚ 2012 DBQ Essay During the late 1800s the United States was over growing in its population which it took over to the urbanization. There was a big over crowed in the citys on the United States and things just started to go wrong from there on. All these people started to come to United States. A act had been passed that allowed people to come to the United States. In document 3 in the picture shows a picture of the city of New York City‚ there was poor
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Industrial Revolution Essay Did you know that in England‚ there were children as young as three years old going to work? These kids were a part of the Industrial Revolution‚ and they fueled our industries today. The Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative impacts on children because of tough work conditions and poor treatment‚ but ultimately led to better life for children today. Some of the children in the workforce of the 1800s had very tough working conditions. These children would
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During the Industrial Revolution‚ the use of child labour was very common. Most families did not have enough money and so‚ their children had to work to bring money into the household. They had to work long hours in dangerous conditions getting little to no pay. Children were useful in the workforce because of their size allowing them to fit in small spaces in mines or factories where adults couldn’t fit. Working conditions were harsh‚ they would have to wake up very early and then work for as long
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During the era of the Industrial Revolution many significant changes occurred in the lives and labor of most European citizens. These changes affected every aspect of their lifestyle and cultures and there was little they could do to prevent it. European nations were looking for more ways to expand in size and wealth. In the search for these ambitions the idea of using machinery to efficiently mass produce manufactured goods arose. This innovation completely altered the lives of many hardworking
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