arguing that domination of the seas through naval power was the key to world domination Alfred Thayer Mahan promoted American overseas expansion by the need to find new African and Asian soures of raw materials for American industry Which of the following was not among the factors propelling America toward overseas expansion in the 1980s? The desire to expand overseas agricultural and manufacturing exports The "yellow press" of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst The need to find
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Thesis: The political actions of the anti-slavery movement were designed to "choke" slavery into extinction‚ rather than moving to end the practice in one fell swoop. Missouri compromise: Unable to stop the spread of slavery altogether‚ abolitionists at least were able to restrict its spread. Mexican War: A setback for the anti-slavery forces‚ as slavery was permitted in the newly absorbed territories‚ which lay below the line set in the Missouri Compromise. This helped galvanize both sides
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CHAPTER 10 AMERICA’S ECONOMIC REVOLUTION Multiple Choice Questions 1. The economic revolution that transformed America between 1820 and 1860 brought all of the following changes except A) the development of a national market economy B) the appearance of a major manufacturing sector C) the creation of a more united country D) the alliance of the Northeast and Northwest E) the participation of farmers in the increasingly international economy Answer: C Page: 259 Difficulty:
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A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural.[1] A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often
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WELCOME TO AP ART HISTORY!!! Greetings AP Art History Student! Welcome to your course! My name is Mrs. Crosier and I’m thrilled to have you as a student to work together to help you earn free college credit! An Advanced Placement (AP) course with FLVS is a rigorous‚ college-level learning experience. AP courses require a high level of commitment and are an opportunity to earn college credit based on a qualifying score on a national AP exam. A student should only be enrolled in an
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From the time we hit our plastic alarm clock in the morning until the time we squeeze tooth paste out of its plastic sleeve onto our plastic tooth brush when we go to bed‚ we are surrounded by plastic. Our food is packaged in it‚ our children play with toys made from it‚ we talk on plastic cell phones‚ and we sit on chairs of plastic at work writing with plastic pens‚ drinking from plastic water bottles. Plastic is everywhere. Where does all this plastic end up? It does not just disappear when we
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Students in AP World History are expected to be able to write three different types of essays: a document-based question (or DBQ)‚ a change-over-time essay‚ and a comparative essay. You can probably gather from the names what you need to do in each essay – the document-based question provides you with a set of documents on which to base your essay; the change-over-time essay asks you to analyze the changes and continuities that occurred within a certain period of time; and the comparative essay asks
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Grammar as Rhetoric and Style The Appositive An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that tells the reader something about a nearby noun or pronoun. In each sentence below‚ the appositive is underlined. The italics shows the noun or pronoun that the appositive details. It turned out that one of the top students‚ Denny Davies‚ had learned of this rule. Kennedy‚ a wiry fifty-nine-year-old who has a stern buzz cut‚ was in 1997 the principal of Sarasota High School. In 1981‚ two professors
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During the 1600’s‚ waves of Puritans immigrated to the New World‚ colonizing in the area of Boston. In contrast to Chesapeake region’s inhabitants‚ the Puritan settlers did not come for economic interests‚ but rather for a desire to create a more “pure” society of Christianity. The Puritans had a huge impact on the way the New England region developed. By organizing their society based on their desire to have a government of theocracy‚ the Puritans made sure their values and ideas had a major influence
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I enjoyed my visit to the American Natural Museum of History‚ I had been there once before but‚ I didn’t explore the south American cultures on the second floor as I did on my visit this past Saturday‚ it was amazing to see the displays of all the different cultures‚ specially because they are so vivid‚ I learned a lot on this trip about the different cultures‚ one of the displays that caught my eye was the Sipan Tomb excavation. I was always under the impression that the only people that had burials
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