assassination was justified or unjustified. President Lincoln was the 16 president and he was born in February 12‚ 1809 in Hodgenville‚ KY. His height was 6′ 4 and he was assassinated in April 15‚ 1865 at Washington‚ D.C. Abraham lincoln’s assassination was unjustified because he freed the slaves and he forced General Robert E. Lee to surrender; Although his decisions made the confederates very angry. President lincoln also achieved many thing while being president. One of them was that he would
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« Was Bismarck’s foreign policy 1871-1890 a success ? » Otto von Bismarck’s foreign policy held certain aims through these years and Bismarck changed his foreign policy due to the circumstances so that he could keep and achieve these objectives. These choices made by Bismarck had mixed success and failure since he had many goals but failed at achieving some of them‚ but at the end of it all Bismarck had achieved his main goal‚ which was the preservation of the new German state. Bismarck’s
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AP American History The Myth and Reality of the American West We have all heard the stories about the old west. There are the infamous gunfights‚ the cowboys that steal all of the women’s hearts‚ and the many stagecoach robberies. But how can we tell fact from fiction? Where is the line drawn between the reality of the American west and the myth portrayed in the numerous books and movies? Everything may not have been as adventurous as we believe‚ or as glamorous. But the real question is:
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To what extent was racial conflict the dominant social tension in the USA in the period from 1919-1929 During the period from 1919-1929‚ many social tensions came to the fore‚ however the social tensions however were to a large extent dominated by racial conflict. The economic boom of the 1920s saw a growing divide between the upper class and the working class‚ and a large amount of these workers where immigrants and African Americans. The growing disparity saw trade unions being formed‚ which aided
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To what extent is the USA’s superpower status threatened by the emergence of the BRICs (15) A superpower defined is a very influential and powerful nation. Currently‚ we live in a unipolar world and the USA is the only superpower. Factors such as economy‚ population‚ military strength and geographical location determine a nations superpower status. It is debatable whether the USA is currently being threatened by the emergence of NICs such as the BRICS‚ Brazil‚ India‚ Russia and China. China may
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1692 by assistants John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin. Sarah Good‚ the wife of William Good of Salem Village was suspected of practicing witchcraft. She was accused by Elizabeth Parris‚ Abigail Williams‚ Ann Putnam‚ and Elizabeth Hubbard; all young women who began the original accusations in Salem. These girls held Sarah Good responsible for hurting them various times. Upon examination‚ Good was asked numerous questions about her involvement with witchcraft. She denied having any connection with evil
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on Fort Sumter. It was a war fought to preserve the Union and to free the slaves in the South. The North was more justified then the South for fighting the civil war because president Abraham Lincoln was trying to abolish slavery and bring the Union back together. The South was trying to keep slavery because without it there would be no one to pick the cotton‚ and that at the time was how the South made money. The civil war began with the attack on Fort Sumter and the war was inevitable according
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“Was social mobility accessible to all American residents from 1877-1890? Why or why not?” Achieving higher social levels seemed to be on everyone’s mind as they traveled west. Wealth perceived attainable to everyone through advertisements all over the world. Therefore‚ western life attracted optimistic people who hoped to make their fortune. However‚ American residents during 1877-1890 did not have access to social mobility because the west contrary to most belief was not a great
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Vieira September 24‚ 2012 DBQ: To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer‚ be sure to address the political‚ social and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. After the American Revolution‚ Americans‚ who were free of British control‚ started to reevaluate politics‚ the economy and society. After breaking away from what they thought was a corrupt and evil government‚ Americans changed how they wanted to govern their
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To what extent was Pol Pot’s regime between the period of 1975-1979 successfully implemented? Word Count: 1997 To what extent was Pol Pot’s regime between the period of 1975-1979 successfully implemented? Pol Pot was the head of the Khmer Rouge that seized power of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 leaving behind the catastrophic remnants of their reign in the years to come. Pol Pot was inspired by the writings of communist philosopher Karl Marx and based his regime and policies around his famous
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