After the American Revolution‚ many things began to change. Politics took a turn for the better‚ the economy floundered‚ women started to be looked at like a whisper in the wind and stopped being completely invisible. But one of the most important changes was the effect that the revolution had on religion. Religious freedom was one of the more widely demanded requests of the people in America‚ as well as the demand to stop paying outrageous taxes. With the nation feeling oppressed by the british
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The Revolutionary War was fought on what is now U.S. soil between the British and its North American colonies from 1775 to 1781‚ because of differing views on how the people should be governed (Norton‚ 158). The Treaty of Paris was signed in the year of 1783‚ and the British finally recognized America as an independent nation (Norton‚ 159). After freedom‚ America needed a new form of government and a couple years later‚ the constitution would fulfill that role. As the U.S created new forms for which
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The Cold War is considered to be a significant event in Modern World History. The Cold War dominated a rather long time period: between 1945‚ or the end of the World War II‚ and 1990‚ the collapse of the USSR. This period involved the relationships between two superpowers: the United States and the USSR. The Cold War began in Eastern Europe and Germany‚ according to the researchers of the Institute of Contemporary British History (Warner 15). Researchers state that “the USSR and the United States
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The Renaissance brought much change to those living in Europe in a multitude of areas. Change was occurring in all areas of human life‚ with the most well-known areas being art‚ science‚ music‚ and religion. The most controversial area was religion‚ which changed the lives of the majority‚ if not‚ all‚ people living in Europe. However‚ not only did religion change the people‚ but the people‚ in turn‚ changed religion. The most prominent religion in Europe during this time was Catholicism‚ which some
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William Pitt became Prime Minister in 1783 at just 24 years old. He came to power soon after the American War of Independence (1776-1783). Britain’s status as a superpower had been undermined by this loss‚ and she was now isolated in Europe. The war had left Britain with huge national debt‚ and the dramatic fall in exports to America meant that her finances were also in an awful state. It was in this climate of political instability that Pitt became Prime Minister of Britain. He faced huge opposition
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industrialization in the U.S. The people that supported this thought that the problem could be resolved by providing the population with a better education‚ ensuring a safer work environment‚ and a more productive workplace. The Progressive Era changed society by causing more people to move from rural areas to inner-city locations in search for better jobs and education. Also‚ factories started producing more goods than the population could consume. While the Progressive Era was a time for social growth
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During the Vietnam War‚ the United States became involved with Vietnam because America was worried about communism spreading around the world and wanted to contain communism. President Truman decided to support France since he thought French troops would make the French economy more stable. For this reason‚ Truman gave the French some money to help their economy. When President Eisenhower became President‚ he believed in what was named the Domino Theory. The Domino Theory is the belief that if one
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Vietnam War DBQ The United States attempted to help Ngo Dinh Diem build a new nation in South Vietnam once France withdrew from Vietnam in 1954 by sending military “advisers.” As the United States was helping the south‚ Ho Chi Minh still had the Vietcong in the south that were getting stronger and more militant. In 1959‚ the Vietcong guerillas raided throughout the south and controlled most of the area outside of Saigon. When John F. Kennedy took office‚ the Diem regime was crumbling‚ so JFK
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The Vietnam War throughout history has been debated as whether or not it was a necessary war. Some say the war is considered necessary because President Truman was simply trying to help stop the increase of communism in Southeast Asia so that communism wouldn’t spread to other nations. While others say the war was unnecessary because it was the first war the United States lost. In the text‚ Major Problems of American History‚ it was stated that people even consider America’s involvement in the Vietnam
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Ch. 29 THE STALIN REVOLUTION Political * Stalin was a military dictator whose radical ideas weakened Russia but industrialized it very fast and turned the people hard workers by oppressing them. * Stalin was highly paranoid and persecuted many of his top officials and supporters * People who moved to the cities‚ worked enthusiastically‚ and asked no questions could hope to rise into the upper ranks of the Communist Party * Cultural and social * Women entered careers and
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