A.P. U.S. HISTORY- CHAPTER 31 “The Post-Cold War World‚ 1992 - 2008” 1). THE CHANGING FACE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: Continuing influx of new immigrants Reshapes demographic patterns Census shows rapid growth at the fastest pace in decades Reflected steady growth in population of non-whites a). The New Pilgrims Second great wave of immigrants change “look” of America 17.5 Million immigrants (1981-2000) Largest immigration period in U.S. history By 2005‚ immigrants make up 12.4% of
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mobile forces to deal with small international problems before they developed into global nuclear war. For this reason‚ he created the Special Forces‚ otherwise known as the Green Berets. Kennedy sent these troops to Korea to test their effectiveness. LJB entered into conflict with Vietnam for more threatening reasons. Unlike JFK—there was direct confrontation; there was an apparent attack on US ships by the North Vietnamese Navy in the Gulf of Tonkin in July 1964. LBJ pushed for a US military response
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trade and creating greater economic opportunities but also growing social divisions within China. The global flow of silver during this time caused disputes and changes economically as seen in documents 2‚4‚6‚7‚and 8. Mercado wrote the Manual of Deals and Contracts which was about the trade from China to the Philippines. The Asian commodities were attracted by the high
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At the beginning of the 1500s‚ Indians suffered the deadly epidemics which took from Europeans‚ however‚ they believe that is god’s willing to punish them. After that‚ European countries were trying to brake Indian people. The Native population of North America fell by more than 70 percent between fifteenth-century and nineteenth-century. Europeans judged Native people by Europeans values‚ social orders and gender assumption caused the policy of removing Indian people from east to west. Indians
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Introduction: It is not uncommon to read in a history text book during anytime and find a note‚ a sentence‚ and a paragraph‚ of how somewhere women were not equal to men. This continues even today as in some areas women are still treated with inferiority‚ but many countries also have changed already‚ such as Cuba. In the years of 1959 to 1990‚ women and even some men‚ prompted for gender equality‚ for women to be able to do the things men could do without being judged. This time period marks a change
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During the late 19th century‚ the United States was divided into a informal country known as the Confederate States of America which consisted of seven secessionist slave holding states. Throughout this time period slavery played a prominent role in the Confederacy due to a great reliance of labor on the plantations in the South and it displayed a considerable amount of racism. Eventually‚ disputes between the Union and the Confederacy over slavery and other problems led to the Civil War. After a
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of government decision-making about the Vietnam War‚ to The New York Times and other newspapers. Pentagon Papers: Leaked to NYT‚ Pentagon study over failures of Kennedy/Johnson Henry Kissinger: Natl Security Adviser; met with Nixon in Paris to negotiate end of war‚ prepared path to Beijing‚ Moscow China opening (1971): Nixon went to China in Feburary 1972 and improved relations with the U.S. and China. Nixon then used this new relation
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plundered Spanish treasure ships (1560s) St. Augustine–fort Spain created in Florida 1565 to protect the route of its treasure fleet against English ships‚ French settlers‚ hostile Indians (1st permanent Euro. settlement in US) Comprehensive Orders for New Discoveries-new policy Spanish leaders introduced after military setbacks to pacify Indians by Christianizing missionaries not conquistadores (1573) Ecomenderos-privelaged spanish landowners in NM‚ who were allowed by the Franciscans to utilize
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I (Document I). One of the many great reforms of the era‚ the 19th amendment‚ assured women’s suffrage. Even though women reforms tried so vehemently to gain this support from President Wilson many eligible women did not take advantage of their new freedom (Document H). In fact‚ it was found that the number of female voters declined during presidential elections from 1900-1920 (Document J). Due to the vicious bind on the economy that the monopolistic enterprises had‚ progressive
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United States History Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination Revised John J. Newman AMSCO Publications To share this document with others‚ send them this url: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18qT5riW5sFk165bexarpjwxRfgoufwSsmNCtEDKneFQ/edit *You do not need to request permission to view. If you would like a list of specific terms to study‚ see this document. Look up all the definitions yourself and I guarantee you will be more prepared than you are now. Chapter 1 1. C 2. A 3. B 4.
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