1. Why was the year 1989 one of the most momentous in the twentieth century? Overall‚ the year 1989 saw the greatest expansion of pro-democracy protests the world had seen in years. In April‚ thousands of students‚ teachers‚ workers‚ and even some government officials crowded “…Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing‚ demanding greater democracy in China” (Foner 1048). Inspired by America and recent reforms in the Soviet Union‚ the protests lasted until July‚ when government troops reportedly
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“Women’s rights are human rights and human rights are women’s rights.” Famous words said by Hillary Clinton in her speech that was aimed at promoting women’s rights on September 5‚ 1995. Many activists‚ such as Clinton‚ Sojourner Truth‚ and Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ fought all of their life trying to gain women’s rights‚ because they knew that everyone deserves equality. Some of the rights that they fought for include the right to live free from violence‚ slavery‚ discrimination‚ and the right to vote
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Brazil o Spread t Caribbean • There was Spanish‚ Friend‚ English‚ Dutch islands o 80% of slaves will end up Brazil and Caribbean o America is looked at in Europe for recourses • Cash Crops Silver was BIG • More of it so it can be used for world currency • All Spanish o Sugar was mostly Portugal but not the Caribbean • Potsoi Mines in Bolivia (Andes) o Huge city miserable conditions for the Incas o Repartimiento – continuations of the Mita. BUT WORSE? Instead for government for Spanish
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Rebellion and the danger of disunion among the states. -He was writing to tell them that the Republic they had just fought for was in danger of collapsing in on itself. He wants there to be a strong centralized government‚ but not infringing on the rights of the people. - If states don’t start working/thinking together as country then country might collapse -Washington recognized that if America didn’t get its act together then Great Britain‚ seeking revenge and seeing our moment of weakness might
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people had to live in areas known as ghettos. White Supremacy: racist belief that white people are far superior to other races. Voting Rights: under the 15th Amendment black people had the legal right to vote in America. However‚ especially in Southern states‚ the government found loop
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| Cultural Discussion | Islam | | DoddR | 5/12/2013 | [A discussion and Identification of the history and location of the second largest religion and culture in the world‚ Islam and the followers of the faith‚ Muslims. A look at and description of the positive and negative points of the culture as well as ways in which Islam have affected and contributed to society.] | Roddric Dodd Paragraph Word Count: 1041 Professor: Jason M. Brocato Total Word Count: 1128 Social
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around the world. In his speech to the House of Commons in February of 1876‚ Benjamin Disraeli‚ British Prime Minister‚ argued that the purchase of the Suez Canal would indeed strengthen the empire (Document 2). Disraeli would obviously encourage colonization in order to increase his term in order to increase his political influence. Prince Leopold‚ heir to the throne of Belgium and future king‚ also said that the acquisition of African colonies would be “the opportunity to prove to the world that Belgians
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roles and rights of women in the Middle East is a topic that is always in the public eye being discussed. In the Western World‚ it is highly believed that all countries of the Middle East are the same- they all oppress and restrict their women. And this is because Islam (the dominant religion in the area) teaches to oppress women. However‚ that is not the case because Islam gives many rights to women and teaches to respect them. So‚ the questions are what are the true (real) teachings of Islam and how
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Rights and Responsibilities of an Effective Citizen DBQ By Jocelyn Freeman 1/14/15 P 6 The Ancient Rome Republic and our government have a lot more in common than you would think. They both have similar ideas of what an effective citizen looks like. An effective citizen obeys rules and laws‚ holds office‚ and voices their opinion in the government. These are the roles on effective citizen. Without these‚ the government would not remain intact without these roles of a citizen. The first role of
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effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. Notes from Mr. Williams: This essay was given to 2nd period APUSH on their first in- class essay. Included were 10 documents (if interested in seeing them‚ please come into class). The DBQ writer needed to take ideas and topics from the documents‚ and ADD significant outside fact and analysis. Notice that this writer does a complete job. He/she deals with the entire question (deals with extent) and answers the question from economic
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