Actual DBQ and Essay Questions 1991-2010 compiled by Tony Miller (Organized by historical chronology) Part A (DBQ) 1. Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? (1993) 2. In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through
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There is a debate among historians about whether or not the Cold War was inevitable. Some argue that despite their alliance during World War II (WWII)‚ the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) had conflicting ideologies and postwar plans in Europe such that the Cold War was inevitable. However‚ there is evidence to support that the Cold War was not inevitable. Roosevelt and Churchill’s commitment to the Big Three‚ Stalin’s actual goals after WWII‚ and the Soviet position on the inevitability
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Alan Tort Professor Duncan INTL ST 177D US INTRVNTN:LAT AM 27 April 2015 ABSTRACT: For this report‚ the works of Thomas O’ Brien and Alan McPherson are critically analyzed‚ compared‚ and contrasted. In a section called the ‘The Golden Age’ of Thomas O’ Brien’s book The Century of U.S. Capitalism in Latin America‚ the author seeks to establish a profound message to the reader of the mesmerizing growth of U.S. Capitalism in the Latin American states during the early 20th century. This particular section
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Party government Bring disappointment to the people --Failure to educate the public about democracy to help consolidate the democratic ( People lost confidence in democracy and turned to support the political ideas advocated by extreme nationalists. It looked like democracy was not eh suitable choice of government to Japan‚ put hope on military‚ give military an opportunity to restore authoritarian rule. --Fail to protect the rights of its own country‚ brought humiliation to people (e.g
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Was Slavery the Main Cause Of the Civil War? There were many things that led to the Civil War. They were slavery‚ politics‚ and state right versus the federal government‚ expansionism‚ sectionalism‚ and economics. Historians argue over what the main cause really was that led to the Civil War since no one can really say for sure what it was. Slavery was the main cause of the Civil War. One of the main causes of the Civil War was the argument over slavery. Though slavery was not the only reason
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conclusion of his journey. These themes are explored in Robert Gray’s poems Flame and Dangling Wire and Arrivals and Departures‚ an excerpt from Ahmad Faqih’s short story Gardens of the Night‚ and a photograph by Robert F. Sisson depicting Native Americans staring into a car at a white man. The travelers in Robert Gray’s poems Flame and Dangling Wire‚ and Arrivals and Departures undergo negative experiences that‚ although constitute as new knowledge‚ result in them viewing the world as a more destructive
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Indochina and the future direction of U.S. foreign policy. After Vietnam War the notion of an invincible United States was called into question‚ and policy makers no longer assume that American troops can intervene effectively against Communist expansionism anywhere in the world. The police round up Amerasian children and shipped them to undisclosed sites outside the city. Before Vietnam War the United States seems omnipotent. But after the “lessons of Vietnam” that confident talk of American omnipotent
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Augustan Frontier Policy Evidence Certainly‚ Augustus’ policy was concerned both to secure peace and to enhance the prosperity of provinces‚ once within the empire. In this way‚ his work represented a continuation and development of that of Julius Caesar; this had looked to the protection of Rome and Italy by the establishment of a ‘buffer’ of provinces a Pro-Roman territory‚ secure within increasingly visible frontiers and valuing the prosperity which came From peace and security – Shotter
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Iron Curtain Context: • 2nd WW left only 2 Great Powers standing in any strength (US & Soviet Union) • US emerged physically unscathed from war‚ economy stronger than ever‚ quickly demobilized‚ possessed atomic bomb • Soviet Union devasted by war‚ 20 mil of population persisted‚ but still formidable military power (4 mill soldiers under arms & still formidable military power & in control of population & territories in central/eastern Europe) • Became common speaking of 2 as superpowers
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this point‚ the United States had largely sat out the war‚ as per the isolationist policies at the time that dictated the USA should remain out of the affairs of other nations. While this policy had been slowly phased out for decades in favor of expansionism and imperialism‚ the notion of isolationism still ran deep within the blood of many Americans‚ who did not want to get involved in yet another war that had little to do with them. All of this changed‚ however‚ one fateful day in December. On December
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