U.S. History Chapter 1 1. Marco Polo was responsible for stirring European interest in China. He did so by telling stories of his adventures in China. Polo described Asia as a world of shimmering silks‚ fragrant spices‚ and unlimited gold. 2. Columbus planned on reaching Asia by going west around the globe‚ where as da Gama’s went around the coast of Africa‚ and sailing to India. 3. Some technological inventions that helped sailors in their exploration and discovery of new lands were
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Missouri Compromise = A series of agreements passed by congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave state and free states Monroe Doctrine = A policy of U.S. opposition to any European interference in the affairs of the western Hemisphere‚ announced by President Monroe in 1823. Nationalism = A devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation. Cult of domesticity = A belief that married women should restrict their activities to their home and family. American system/plan
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AP® UNITED STATES HISTORY 2012 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 4 Analyze the origins and outcomes of the intense cultural conflicts of the 1920s. In your response‚ focus on TWO of the following. Immigration Prohibition Religion The 8–9 Essay • Contains a clear‚ well-developed thesis that addresses the origins and outcomes of the intense cultural conflicts of the 1920s regarding two issues. • Develops the thesis with substantial and specific relevant historical information related to two issues. • Provides
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and restricted on many accounts‚ but in recent times have already made the steps to reject DOMA. Since DOMA sates that marriage is an agreement between a man and a women‚ it gives no innate right to homosexual unions in federal law. By looking at history we can easily define marriage‚ its evolution in the eyes of state and federal law and prove that Only in the early twentieth century did the ideal of the homosexual as a distinct‚ separate category of person emerge‚ and only in the twentieth century
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Two important events in U.S. history are the hijackings on September 11‚ 2001 and the bombings at Pearl Harbor. These two attacks will always be remembered in U.S. history. These two events caused many people to die and left our nation in shock. These two events caused the American people to be left in fear and agony. They caused our government to be furious and to start war against Japan and against terrorism. On September 11‚2001 American Airlines flight 11 and United airlines flight 175
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William McKinley I. William McKinley was born on January 29‚ 1843 in Niles‚ Ohio. He died on September 14‚ 1901 in Buffalo New York. McKinley was the third president to be assassinated. II. McKinley ran for the Presidency from Ohio. III. McKinley had a relatively easy and normal childhood. He was the seventh child of eight. His parents were loving people who instilled in McKinley the importance of hard-work‚ religion‚ and education. McKinley worked very hard in school as a youth and then attended
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gravity‚ globalization was real and inevitable‚ and couldn’t be stopped. Now‚ what exactly made globalization so inevitable? We had so many reasons to expand‚ and we weren’t going to fall short of those goals. The end of the Spanish American War left us with Cuba‚ Guam‚ and the Philippines. We realized we were a world power. As a world power‚ we began to use our power to do the things we wanted. As markets in America came to the maximum point‚ there was only so much we could do to expand them. Take
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General Francisco Franco and the Spanish Civil War 1036 - Fascist vs Republicans - who else gets involved? - Russia is the only country that comes to the aid of the loyalist republicans with men and money to try and stave off the coup Franco is trying to get involved in. - Franco had help from Mussolini and Hitler < Germany and Italy fascists come to aid - mirrors what’s happening across euroe - American volunteers saw this as their fight to attack fascism < 1000’s of volunteers > artists
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renewed economic growth‚ such actions have returned the industry as a whole to profitability: IATA airlines’ profits were $5bn in 1996‚ less than 2% of total revenues. This is below the level IATA believes is necessary for airlines to reduce their debt‚ build reserves and sustain investment levels. In addition‚ many airlines remain unprofitable. From 1999 to middle of 2001 is the period which the industry had experienced a resurgence in profitability. From 2001-2005 The overall volume of business air
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African American Soldiers During the Civil War: ------------------------------------------------- How did African Americans help fight on both sides during the Civil War? Word Count: 1866 ------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Table of Contents……………………………………………..2 A. Plan of investigation……………………………………..3 B. Summary of Evidence………………………………...….3-5 C. Evaluation of Sources……………………………………5-6 D. Analysis…………………………………………………….6-8 E. Conclusion……………………………………………
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