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    | Nationalists | Political Strengths/weaknesses | *Caballero’s rule weakened because Republicans were politically divided due to different ideologies; communists vs. socialists who believed revolution should be postponed‚ anarchists who believed war could only be won through revolutionary policies. *Terror tactics to control increasing population led to resistance*’May Days” street fighting: communists and socialists vs. anarchists enhanced disunity | *main strength was their unity. Franco would

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    Meghan Gardner Civil War & Reconstruction Paper 1 Compromise involves both give and take‚ where both sides involved receive some of what they wanted‚ but neither side fully gets 100 percent of what they wanted. Compromise for the most part keeps things running smoothly. I personally believe that compromise is beneficial during this time. The Missouri Compromise‚ for example‚ started when the territory of Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state after

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    anything about him. This being‚ Henry Clay thought he for sure had the election in the bag. However‚ here was one problem‚ the annexation of Texas. Everyone wanted to have Texas annexed‚ but Clay knew there was a possibility that this could start a war with Mexico‚ and it eventually does. Polk wants Texas‚ so the majority of the people want him to be president. Jackson liked Polk because he was from Tennessee‚ but he also was running against Clay‚ and Jackson sent a letter to Polk telling him to “Whip

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    World War 2 (WWII)‚ African Americans had an optimistic view of future race relations in the United States. As Patricia Sullivan mentioned in Movement Building During World War 2‚ blacks felt since they had labored in the factories to supply the war materials which facilitated in the winning of WWII and fought and suffered casualties on behalf of America just as whites had‚ they too should be able to receive the same rights as their white counterparts and work alongside them as well. The Civil Rights

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    Unlike many of the Civil War governors who were elected in and out of office while the war was in full swing‚ Joseph E. Brown served as the governor of Georgia throughout the entire Civil War era‚ from 1857 to 1865. His influence‚ thus‚ is broad‚ ranging from the conflicts leading up to the war and the secession of the southern states to the defeat of the Confederacy. His voice‚ which continuously advocated for states’ rights‚ called first for the secession of the southern states out of the Union

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    Stress‚ Coping‚ and Health Preview Questions- Pgs 521- 551 1. What is stress? As any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten or are perceived to threaten one’s well being and that thereby tax one’s coping abilities. The threat may be to immediate physical safety‚ long- range security‚ self- esteem‚ reputation‚ peace of mind‚ or many other things that one values. 2. How is significant are minor‚ everyday stressors? Stress is a common‚ everyday event‚ and even seemingly minor

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    How did the sequence of events shape World War 2? September 18‚ 1931 Japan invades Manchuria. It started the war. July 7‚ 1937 Japan invades China‚ initiating World War II in the Pacific. It got the pacific in the mix. September 1‚ 1939 Germany invades Poland‚ initiating World War II in Europe.It got the war spreading. December 7‚ 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.It got the U.S attention. April 30‚ 1945 Hitler commits suicide.They lost their leader. May 9‚ 1945 Germany surrenders to the Soviets. August

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    The South had announced their plan to leave the Union if Abraham Lincoln‚ a republican‚ was elected president. Abraham Lincoln did not want the spread of slavery to continue‚ he thought that it would discontinue in slave states on its own. When he was elected as president‚ the South fully believed that it was the North’s plan to abolish slavery‚ take away their rights to govern

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    Mohammad Rabah Harriet Beecher Stowe and Other Influences on the Civil War Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin is often seen as a primary influence of the Civil War. She showed just how terrible and difficult the life of a slave really was. By doing so she caused a lot of disturbances across the country regarding the institution of slavery. It open many people’s eyes to the terrible conditions slaves lived under and led many to act towards the abolition of slavery. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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    The Second Opium War (1856 - 1860)             Despite Treaty of Nanjing and following treaties‚ imperialistic countries wanted more privilege and opened ports. In 1856‚ Qing officials boarded Arrow‚ a Chinese-owned ship which was registered in Hong Kong and suspected of piracy and smuggling‚ and arrested its crews. British officials in Canton asked Chinese government to release sailors because the ship was registered in Hong Kong‚ a British territory. Moreover‚ British government insisted that

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