Chapter 19 Money‚ Prices‚ and Finance in the Postbellum Era General Questions *1. Between the Civil War and World War I‚ the U.S. monetary system a. experienced a persistent deflation. b. suffered several financial crises in which banks closed and firms went bankrupt. c. adopted a de facto gold standard. d. adopted a central bank. e. All of the above. ANSWER: e. All of the above. 2. Following the Civil War‚ U.S. forms of money included all of the following except: a. wooden nickels
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ISSUE I. Is Michael Kelley liable for injuries a child trespasser‚ Aranda Hudson‚ sustained while skateboarding on a loading ramp at his vacant warehouse? II. Is Michael Kelley immune from liability under the recreational use statute if he creates an urban farm and charges participants‚ residents of the neighborhood‚ for a plot? SHORT ANSWER I. No. Under Minnesota law five elements must be satisfied to hold a property owner liable for injuries sustained by a child trespasser. It is unlikely that
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The Russia -Japanese war was a key reason into why revolution broke out in 1905 Plehve was reputed to have said that a “short victorious war to avert a revolution” Russia lost several battles producing an amount of 107‚000 Russian troops lost. Also the Russian Baltic Fleet‚ which had sailed half-way round the world to assist their failing army‚ was completely destroyed by Japanese Ships as it entered the Straits of Tsushima. By this time the Japanese were exhausted and the Russians were almost
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labor restrictions. Florence Kelley‚ an ambitious reformer and social worker‚ delivered a speech to the Notional American Women Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22‚ 1905 in order to galvanize others to make changes in woman’s rights and child labor laws. Kelley purposefully appeals to emotions of her audience with the use of imagery and utilized parallel thought structure in order to convey her key points more prominently with the aid of literally elements. Kelley uses emotional appeal
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July Crisis The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was perhaps the main influence and first shoves towards a world war. But‚ it was Germany’s eagerness to ally with Austria-Hungry and involvement that eventually escalated On June 28‚ 1914 Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ immediately sending an outrage across Europe. Princip was a Serb born in Bosnia‚ and was part of a secret society known as the Black Hand. This society
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The Fourth of July* Being born in the USA gave me the advantage to celebrate lots of holidays. One of my favorite events was the independence day. Were America got its freedom from the United Kingdome of Britain. In the morning of 4th of July‚ my mom woke me up early and said: "get up and be ready for the barbeque at your uncle’s house". I wanted to dose off more but the thought of the fireworks later at night made me jump out of my bed and rushed to put my clothes on. After everyone
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In her essay “The Fourth of July”‚ Audre Lorde conveys her anger toward American society. Her anger is caused by the racism and discrimination in her country. Although she clearly establishes her claim‚ Lorde uses irony to express her opinions yet control her anger. Lorde’s essay was written in response to her family’s trip to Washington D.C. the summer after her graduation from eighth grade. In it‚ she writes‚ “the waitress was white‚ and the counter was white‚ and the ice
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The speech by Frederick Douglass tittle “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July”? Mr. Douglass addresses that from a slave point of view‚ and even to the freed African American‚ the 4th of July is a joke. Douglas uses a number rhetorical strategies to pass on his sentiments about the problem. As he continues with he’s speech‚ he changes gears on the way he addresses the audience. Mr. Douglass to his advantage uses the articulations "you" and "me"‚ "us" and "them"‚ to extend how this event is a two-sided
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After careful reviewing of the information provided by our firm‚ Mr. Plex along with the consortium decided that it is best if the firm conducted a random sample of 100 patrons and analyze the results. In turn‚ the sample revealed that 6 out of the 100 patrons surveyed agreed with Tommy and resented the ads. It only makes sense because if the sample were to have bigger numbers‚ you would see that there are a lot more people that resent the ads as well. Now‚ with that being said‚ if instead‚ 300 patrons
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women’s suffrage were also advocates of child labor restrictions. Florence Kelley‚ an ambitious reformer and social worker‚ delivered a speech to the National American Women Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22‚ 1905 to encourage others to advocate the rights of women and children. Kelley appeals to the pathos of her audience with the use of imagery thought structure in order to convey her key points more clearly. Kelley gains the attention of her audience by sharing her feelings with the
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