The Cambodian Genocide was a terrible atrocity that took place in the late 1900’s. Nearly 2 million people died from executions‚ starvation‚ overwork and disease‚ because of the 3 political regimes that took place (Prince Norodom Sihanouk‚ Lon Nol‚ Prime Minister Pol Pot) The Last Regime was lead by Pol Pot‚ his goal was to turn the Southeast Asia into a Agrarian Utopia. On April 17th 1975 Khmer Rouge soldiers marched into Phnom Penh (The Capital of Cambodia) and seized control forcing millions of
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Sears continued to grow throughout the early 1900’s. Nevertheless‚ in 1907‚ there was another downturn in the economy and Sears sales constricted for the first time (Bean‚ 2010). Sears wanted to expand operations in an effort to combat the economic depression‚ but Rosenwald and other business associates disagreed. According to Bean (2010) Sears felt like an outsider‚ so in 1908‚ he elected to resign as president and sold his share of the company for $10 million dollars. Even with the exit of Sears
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Critical Period DBQ In the United States from 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation was the main form of government. Although the document established a national government‚ a legislative branch‚ and land expansion to the west‚ it still had major weaknesses. There were weaknesses in the social‚ political‚ and economical forms of the government. The articles failed to efficiently regulate trade‚ levy taxes‚ and predominantly enforce the laws that were written. The Articles of Confederation
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Nina Lee Period 4 Dbq women role redo In 20th century‚ women from many countries began to fight and gain new political freedoms and social rights. Women in Latin America fought for both justice and gender equality. Their main goal was to not only prove that women can have the same political role and are eligible to have equal political rights as men‚ but also to show that men need women. Many women began to prove that they can participate in political movements and help the nation. Jose
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DBQ 3 The American Revolution‚ 1750–1776 Directions: In this DBQ‚ you must compose an essay that uses both your interpretation of Documents A–I and your own outside knowledge of the period mentioned in this question. To what extent was the conflict between Great Britain and her North American colonies economic in origin rather than rooted in political and social controversies and differences? Use these documents and your knowledge of the period from 1750 to 1776 to compose your
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Name_____________________________ Date_______________ Per___________ DBQ REVIEW What is the question of the DBQ? In your own words what is the question asking you to do? In just a few words (2-5) what are the following Documents about? Document ___- Document ___- Document ___- Document ___- Document ___- Come up with 3 categories that help answer the question above and can include all of the documents. A document can be placed in more than one category.
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DBQ At the beginning of the 1st century C.E .‚ when Buddhism began to spread from India to China‚ it encountered mixed results. Many Chinese had accepted the practice of Buddhism and stood by its policies when others were penetrating Buddhism’s absence from past beliefs and used it as a pushover for social and political problems. Still others stayed impartial‚ wanting to mesh the differences of belief systems in China to create a one of a kind Chinese culture. Documents 2 and 3 support the spread
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settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur?" Use the documents AND your knowledge of the colonial period up to 1700 to develop your answer. (1993‚ DBQ)** 3. "In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent were those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century?" (1983‚ question 2) 4. Early encounters between
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APUSH Midterm: 1861-1900 Short Answer 1. Presidential Reconstruction • “Reconstruction” = restoring the Union‚ bringing the states back together‚ NOT fixing the South • The idea that‚ because the South never really “left‚” it’s the President’s job‚ as opposed to the idea that Congress needs to readmit states that left • Also a reference to Johnson’s plan: after he became President‚ he came up with his own plan and went ahead with it without Congress • Johnson gave pardons to everyone‚ abandoned
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DBQ Scoring Guide for: ____________________ Total: ___/7 Grade: _____/5.0 Thesis 0 Points 1 Point Missing‚ poorly developed‚ or partially developed (simply restating the question) Sets up the argument AND addresses the targeted skill Thesis addresses all parts of the question Analysis of Evidence to Support Thesis/Argument 0 Points 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points Essay does not use the documents OR Essay simply describes or paraphrases the documents (“tells what” vs. “shows how”) Essay analyzes
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