APWH Ch 17 Big Picture and Margins Questions 1. In what ways did the ideas of the Enlightenment contribute to Atlantic Revolutions? Human political and social arrangements could be engineered and improved by human action. Liberty‚ equality‚ free trade‚ religious tolerance‚ republicanism‚ rationality‚ popular sovereignty‚ natural rights‚ consent of the goverened and social contracts provided the underpinnings of the revolutions. 2. What was revolutionary about the American Revolution? Marked
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During 1700s‚ France suffered a developing crisis that would eventually intensify. To begin with‚ numerous factors led to the cause of the French Revolution‚ which unavoidably transformed the appearance of France’s social‚ economic and political status. First of all‚ the beginning of the crisis was when France suffered poor harvest which ultimately damaged the economy. Secondly‚ they suffered financial difficulties due to the fact that the king spends his money excessively. In addition‚ the foremost
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approximately twenty years due to the “multiplication of [his] slaves...the extension of culture‚ and increased demands for lands”(Takaki 56). The main source of Thomas Jefferson’s wealth was derived from being an active slaveholder and landowner. How did Jefferson treat his slaves? Jefferson treated his slaves in a harsh manner. For instance‚ he “‘had [James Hubbard‚ a captured runaway slave‚] severely flogged in the presence of his old companions’”(Takaki 56). Jefferson also punished slaves in “ter-rorem”
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French Wars of Religion: Result of a weak monarchy‚ fragile peace agreements‚ and the battle of social worlds The reason for the length of the French wars of religion was attributed to the power vacuum that opened up during the reign of the minor Charles IX‚ as the Catholic Guises battled for power between the Protestant factions‚ the Bourbons and the Chatillons. Because the king’s vulnerable regent‚ Catherine de’ Medici wanted to keep the peace in order to protect her son’s power
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In what way did post war prosperity bring social change to Britain 1951-1964? Britain as a country in the year 1951 stood as a country widely effected by the Second World War and the country reflected visible damage which the war had caused. Many young men were on the National Service‚ rationing was only just coming to an end and also social life in Britain felt like it was in the past. However some felt that the year 1951 was a year of change‚ they felt as if they were on the way to a new modern
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To what extent‚ and in what ways‚ could World War II be considered a continuation of World War I In 1918‚ the French population referred to a certain war as La der des der‚ which in English was translated as “the war to end all wars”. This event was the First World War‚ the most widespread and casualty-filled conflict the world had witnessed to date. Unfortunately‚ they were wrong in saying this‚ for 21 years later‚ global bloodshed was about to begin anew in the Second
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Native indians by the Spanish and the French After Columbus came across the new world in 1492‚ it caused several countries to take interest in the land‚ and sparked the creation of several colonies‚ and establishments. However‚ before 1750‚ countries such as France and Spain both responded in different ways. The French‚ for example responded in a way that both benefited them mutually‚ and the Spanish‚ they helped the native tribes in a way that benefited them culturally‚ but not so in a way economically
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with the Indians. This caused the Plains Indian Wars. Colorado mostly votes for Republicans but sometimes it shifts to Democrats. From 1976 to 1988‚ all the votes are Republican but it shifted in 1992 when they voted for a democrat. Then again‚ from 1996 to 2004‚ they went back to the Republican Party. In the 2008 election‚ the democrats won by a margin of 53.7% compared to the republican
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women played during‚ and after the civil war in the 1860’s‚ one can see how the female figure gained‚ and earned enterprise‚ fortitude‚ and respect for their bravery‚ for leaping at the opportunity of adventure by joining the war‚ and for their service. This was a time that war significantly affected the lives of women striving to improve their educational and social standing in a world where only men could reach positions of power. The American Civil War was an era when women lived in a man’s world
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The year is 1789‚ and the French have started their revolution. If you were asked for at least 4 reasons as to why it started‚ could you answer? If you think back to the American Revolution‚ they wanted freedom from a different country. The French Revolution was a little different. They wanted freedom from their country. Mostly‚ they wanted freedom from the system of an absolute monarchy. France’s revolution was meant to give freedom to the absolute monarch‚ the extremely hated estate system‚ financial
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