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    I think that the Populist Party was successful‚ even though‚ they may have had few failures. The Populist Party‚ however had many organizations such as the grange‚ colored farmer alliances‚ and other regional alliances. The rise of the party was the climax of two decades of farmers suffering in the South and West. In 1890‚ the party supported policies to release the hardships of the farmers and it had an important impact on the politics. Populism was a movement to increase farmers’ political power

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    Mussolini was one of the most famous dictators of the 1900’s. He came from small to big within years‚ of being a politician‚ with the help of good connections. He was a very strong politician‚ and seemed like a good leader‚ but did not follow his word. The way mussolini fought wars‚ and ran the government were different then anyother leader. Mussolini had many opportunities to do different things‚ but he never decided to change his ways. He left his country with shame‚ and bring humiliation to his

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    AIG was a very successful company and made billions of dollars on new investment instruments‚ which were so unique that didn’t even fall under any of the securities regulations. For two decades AIG was riding this wave of huge revenues‚ which did not require much in return. The earth under AIG started crashing down‚ once mortgage bubble burst happened. Significant decline in the mortgage prices caused AIG to lose over 62 billion of dollars at the very early stage of the financial crisis. The only

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    Was the New Deal successful? Some would say yes‚ but I would say no. There are many reasons why the answer is no. The government did do things to help temporarily. But the Americans weren’t looking for something to temporarily satisfy their needs. They were looking for something to permanently satisfy their needs. If the New Deal was successful then there wouldn’t have been a need for a Second New Deal. First let’s see what the New Deal was supposed to do. On page 489 of The Americans History Textbook

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    Movimiento): The ideology behind this movement was chicanismo which is Mexican-American empowerment. This movement was caused by racism in the United States. This movement was the civil rights movement for Chicanos. Methods to reach their goals were through occupation (protest) and boycotting. Reforms the movement called for included restoration of land grants‚ farm workers’ rights‚ and access to better educational opportunities. This group was successful because they knew that the way and possibly

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    Was the New Poor Law successful? There were many advantages of the New Poor Law‚ including a decrease in cost of poor relief‚ Education for children who lived within poor families and more able-bodied poor people working for their money. The Decrease in cost of poor relief meant that less people were willing to claim poor relief‚ as it was a lot less glamorous than it used to be. Less money was spent on the quality of food and housing within the workhouses‚ which meant that people held it in

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    Chapter 5: Ancient Rome 1. Why were early Rome’s conquests so successful? The Romans were great diplomats. They were firm when necessary and smart about granting citizenship. They also let citizens participate in domestic affairs. Their military was made up of strong‚ persistent soldiers. If a substantial amount of men were lost in battle they wouldn’t just surrender‚ but instead recruit new soldiers. They would build up new armies so that they could keep fighting. The Romans were also good

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    period was known as the Hellenistic Age. During this time the Greeks influenced many countries. Philip of Macedon created a league called Corinthian League‚ which was designed to make the Greek people think they were going to avenge Xerxes’ invasion1. The opportunity for revolt didn’t happen until the assassination of Philip. This is when Alexander III of Macedon‚ known to us as Alexander the Great‚ stepped in and assumed the throne. Alexander was only twenty at the time. Although he was young he

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    Julius Caesar’s military campaign was successful for many reasons‚ he was a skillful and vigilant military leader who was always a step ahead of his enemies‚ his legions were well-trained and loyal‚ and his alliances with surrounding were well utilized and were assisted when needed. In 61 B.C. the Helvetii‚ led by Orgetorix‚ have been convinced that their country was too small for their population and supply demand. They then began a two-year preparation for war to gain more land and expand their

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    The 1870s-1900s was a great era for the government and as well as the people. The farmers‚ however‚ did not have well-running businesses due to manufacturers hitting a huge growth rate‚ railroad companies and banks abusing them‚ as well as overproduction. There was‚ in a way‚ agricultural depression. Farmers began to over come this by forming the Populist Party. Farmers were seeing monopolization and a shortage in money becaue of the government’s decisions. In document G Leading Economic

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