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    Expansionism in America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century shared many similarities and differences to that of previous American expansionist ideals. In both cases of American expansionism‚ the Americans believed that we must expand our borders in order to keep the country running upright. Also‚ the Americans believed that the United States was the strongest of nations‚ and that they could take any land they pleased. This is shown in the "manifest destiny" of the 1840’s and the

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    AP American DBQ During the early 1800’s the paths of the north and the south began to grow in opposite directions‚ making simple compromises became harder and more difficult to deal with as the north continued to produce a large amount of abolitionists and the south never strayed from slavery. The south felt like the north was taking advantage of them in various ways. As the north and the south began to go their own ways they began to differentiate there became apparent disagreements in every

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    concept and importance of airplane stability that first began to appear in the 1900s. With this in mind‚ airplane stability refers to the tendency of an airplane remaining in a straight and upright position despite there being a change in attitude during the flight (Vincenti‚ p. 52). However‚ while the invention of the airplane was gradually gaining the interest of inventors/pilots during the late 1800s into the early 1900s‚ the importance of airplane stability was not always obvious and was often taken

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    In the late 1700’s and 1800’s the systematic importation of African slaves from their native continent across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World‚ also known as the Atlantic slave trade‚ took place. With the demand for rice‚ sugar‚ and tobacco growing higher‚ the demand for labor grew with it. There different forms of slavery and different treatment of slaves around the world. The biggest contrast in slavery was the slavery in North America and South America. The first Europeans to capture and sell

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    1800: In 1800 European map was nothing like it is today. On the North of the Europe most possessions had Britain‚ Denmark and Netherlands. Britain had a control over the whole Great Britain and Ireland‚ Denmark had a control over Iceland and Netherlands had Norway and Batavian Republic under itself. On the North was Sweden‚ too‚ but it was almost the same like it is today‚ just that it had a part of today’s Finland that didn’t exist at that time. East and South East were mostly under Ottoman Empire

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    Life in the 1800’s and 1900’s changed. The industrial revolution happened. Mass production became popular and the owners became rich. The way of life for the poor was horrible while the rich were living happily. Many new patents came out changing the way people did things. Workers suffered they wanted to change the working conditions especially for kids. People did not trust the government or have faith in it. Andrew Carnegie was the first to introduce mass production. He mass-produce steal

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    EXPLORING THE WEST * No stop to the expansion to the west * 1840‚ Americans occupied all East of the Mississippi River * Less than 60 years after independence‚ most of population lived west THE FUR TRADE * Fur trade boosted exploration on America * Traders & trappers depended on the goodwill of Natives * Oregon Country was the trading place for Natives and Americans * Not until 1820 were Americans be able to challenge British dominance of the trans-Mississippi fur trade

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    Mahatma Gandhi: (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) (Father of the Nation‚ Rashtrapita‚ राष्ट्रपिता) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience‚ firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non violence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty‚ expand women

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    Marriage is an inevitable stage of our life. However‚ people debate over the pros and cons of early marriage and late marriage. Some people get married early just because of their environment and culture. Some have to marry their partner due to pregnancy or other social issues. In some parts of the world‚ people focus more on education and career and they prefer to marry late. Undoubtedly‚ the marriage is one of the most important institutions of the society. Each person in the world would like to

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    During the 1700’s to the 1900’s‚ throughout Europe‚ new ideas emerged that valued people as the center of the social‚ economic and political life of a nation. Socially‚ citizens went from being viewed as a passive member of the nation whose purpose was to serve their rulers‚ to an active member of a society that existed to protect the citizens’ natural rights. This social change lead to political revolutions‚ such as the English Revolution‚ that aimed at putting the power to govern in the hands of

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