enlightenment‚ the unfair taxes‚ the difference between the rich and poor‚ and the American Revolution and declaration of independence. The ideas of the enlightenment influenced the French revolution. The third estate‚ also known as the poorest social group‚ held very little rights socially and politically. But some of them‚ like doctors and lawyers‚ were educated and could read the new ideas of government from philosophers such as John Locke‚ and Rousseau etc. “The revolution had been accomplished
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Note from Mr. O: Remember that when you are writing a DBQ the essay should read the same as a regular essay and the document usage should not disrupt the flow of your argument. Make sure that your thesis and your argument clearly focuses only on the task at hand: to answer the question or prompt‚ to have a clear direct argument with a clearly defined position‚ and utilize as many documents and as much outside information as evidence to support your position. Your evidence‚ whether from the
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territory. Some reasons countries wanted to imperialize other countries is because‚ of things such as raw materials‚ military expansion‚ and to have a balance of power. There were many different causes to British imperialism‚ some being political‚ social or economic. Great Britain’s rule had both positive and negative effects on the colonies. One cause for the British imperialism was economic. The British exported primarily with India so they could make a profit for themselves. The exported things
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policies to address the economic downfall‚ such as the AAA‚ NIRA‚ and Social Security. These gave jobs to thousands of Americans‚ providing reform and relief‚ but it wasn’t until World War 2 that completely lifted America out of the depression. FDR’s administration was successful with reform and relief‚ but not recovery. In the years prior to FDR
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this view did not truly represent the actions taken by President Andrew Jackson and his followers‚ it was only a façade put up to mask their sectionalist ideas. One of the disparities in the views and actions of the Jacksonian Democrats involved social equality. Jackson repeatedly held sectionalist views and did things that were better for the average‚ poor community than for the country as a whole. One such example of this is shown in Documents B and C involving the National Bank. In his National
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DBQ Thorughout history‚ many people respond different ways to different things for different reasons. Often times‚ when change is forced on a group of people they do not look kindly upon it. This would be the case for what the World considers the Scramble for Africa. According to the documents given‚ European powers gave the illusion of choice to the people and then backed that up with bullets when they resisted. In response the the European Colonization
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cause of the depression. More money would be handed out to the wealthy‚ and very little was handed out to the poor. Farmers spent the money they had on new farming equipment‚ and would not share any money that they had. The stock market crashed in 1929. It was so bad‚ that people would save their own money at home and invest in it. This stock market crash soon led to the bank failures. Many people took their money out of the bank and saved it under their mattresses at home. Also‚ another contributing
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rocketed. In 1928 they only had 12 seats‚ but 4 years later they were by far the biggest party. There were a number of reasons why this surge of popularity took place. One key reason was the state of the economy. After the Wall Street crash of October 1929‚ the country experienced economic collapse. Unemployment doubled as a result of this. Also‚ all the foreign loans were suddenly called in and the Weimar government was forced to pay vast sums of money. This meant the government was forced to cut unemployment
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The Modern Olympics were shaped in different ways that include many social‚ economic‚ and political factors. These factors over time changed the games from what they were in 1892 to what they were in 2002. Based on the documents the games have been changing not only the games themselves but also the countries that participate and human rights however these can be positive changes or negative changes. The Social factors changing the games include those of Sybil Newall and Hassiba Boulemerka who
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DBQ John Brown is the man who stirred up America for standing up for the most controversial flaw of American history: slavery. The opinions of the North and South regarding John Brown and his intense actions tremendously changed after 1859. Prior to the invasion of the federal armory at the Harper’s Ferry in Virginia‚ Brown had little reputation among the North and the South. John Brown’s actions were regarded as extreme in the years before the American Civil War and they served as a reflection
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