the national convention to replace the Gregorian calendar. This was meant to shorten religious days and have more secular days‚ to lengthen up the days of the week and shorten rest days. Some people liked it while others didn’t. In document 1 the peasants loved the idea of the new calendar. Even though they had to work more‚ he was more concerned with keeping the religious days holy. But in document 3 Abbe despises the idea of the new calendar. He is saying that the calendar should just stay the same
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the American Dream. First of all‚ the British band the Beatles were the beginning of new cultural forms‚ specifically music. They were strong advocates of peace‚ and their song “Revolution” was a popular criticism of the increasingly violent youth revolts. While that may have been positive‚ the Beatles also popularized the use of psychedelic drugs‚ such as marijuana and LSD‚ for example‚ in their hit “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”. The painting “Between Heaven and Hell” by Arlene Sklar-Wein demonstrates
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German Elections 1920’s to the 1930’s The Nazi Party was not involved in the elections until 1928. In 1928 the received 2.6% of the votes but the SPD still lead the votes on 29.8%. By 1930 the Nazi party began to grow in popularity gaining 18.25% of the votes. The SPD still had majority on 24.53% of the votes but it was clear the Nazi party was beginning to threaten the top spot. In July 1932 the Nazis gained the majority of the votes for the first time on 37.27%. There was a small decrease in
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The Witch DBQ The witch craze in Europe lasted from the fifteenth century through the seventeenth century. Women were targets to persecution. Witchcraft had already been considered evil but religious conflicts from the Reformation started another uprising. People‚ women in particular‚ were being persecuted as witches for suspicious behavior‚ fear of the unknown and religious beliefs along with ignorance. People being suspicious and accusing of others was a main source for persecution. Women
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AP US History Reconstruction DBQ Following the culmination of the Civil War‚ issues regarding the restoration of seceded states to the Union‚ the emancipation of slaves‚ and the overall re-development of political institutions in the nation prevailed. The idea of Reconstruction was proposed to political officials in late 1865‚ when the effects of the tumultuous Civil War were at its most devastating. The various enactments of the period were deemed void and not actively enforced. Democratic and
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DBQ: Constitution Interpretation The Federalists versus the Democratic-Republicans Step 1: Think on the Prompt •“With respect to the federal Constitution‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists who were opposed to the broad constructionism of the Federalists. To what extent was this characterization of the two parties accurate during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison? •What is the descriptive word in the prompt? –“to what extent” is similar
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Parmveer Ratth October 11‚ 2012 DBQ: The Enlightenment The Enlightenment known by many as the Age of Reason was a turning point in history. Man people believe that without the Enlightenment‚ many of the laws‚ and rules would exist. For example the United States Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were greatly influenced by the Enlightenment. For example‚ John Locke‚ an Enlightenment
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DBQ: Rise and Fall of Ottoman Turkey‚ Safavid Iran‚ Mughal India What factors contemporaneous observers attributed the rise and fall of the Muslim empires which factors made them successful‚ which factors weakened empires? Discuss overall strengths and weaknesses additional documents to help access rise and fall of Ottomans‚ Safavids‚ Mughals? Documents: Document 1: SAFAVID “great liking for warfare and weapons of war…fine soldier and very skilled‚ and his men so dexterous—use of muskets””realm
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The Story of Blima A Holocaust Survivor Blima was the narrotator of the story. She always thought bad of herself. She is 20 years old. She left school in 8th grade. Also‚ she has a twin brother. They sewing factoring was one of the settings in the story. Blima at the time didn’t know how to sew but said she did. She got to know one of the guards names Gizella when she asked Blima did she know how to sew and Blima said no. Gizella taught Blima how to sew and started to show Blima favoritism
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Mesopotamia and Egypt DBQ AP World History – Ms. Admire Gabriela Gutierrez Mesopotamia and Egypt Civilizations Mesopotamia was surrounded by most of the world’s ancient highly developed and social complex states. Mesopotamia was considered one of the four riverine civilizations because at that time writing began or was invented and also‚ that’s when the Nile Valley in Egypt developed. Egypt was a second civilization that grew up in northeastern Africa‚ along the Nile River. The Egyptian
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