2. Clearly there were many motives that drove Chicago to build the world fair. Civic honor is probably the most prominent of these motives as well as wanting to be as good as other monumental cities such as New York- they wanted to prove themselves. Chicago wanted to be respected as much as possible. Chicago proving that it was more than a meat packing backwater showed how they could push through difficult times to gain honor which is problematic in this situation. 3. The White City was indeed like
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Describe the relationship among American tariff policy‚ war debts and reparations‚ and the Great Depression. Explain why the federal government adopted the tariff and debt-repayment policies it did. Assess the wisdom of these policies. 3. Outline the causes of the great crash of 1929. Why did it come so unexpectedly? 4. Would you like to have live in the 1920s? Why or why not? Explain what you find alluring about the decade and what you would have not liked. Chapter 33 Essay: 1. How “revolutionary”
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2002 AP DBQ In the years following the War of 1812‚ the “Era of Good Feelings” evolved between the years 1815 and 1825. In the first half of this period‚ there was a strong sense of nationalism throughout the United States. However‚ political changes and economic differences between the states warped this nationalism into the sectionalism that divided the country into north‚ south and west regions. Celebrations of unity within the United States soon turned into disagreements concerning representation
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“From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government.” This statement is quite bold considering that the Articles lasted only eight years. In some ways this form of government was effective and in some ways it was not. It did provide the newly formed American colonies with the means to govern themselves in the manner that they wished to be governed and set the rules for operations of the United States government. On the other hand‚ it was ineffective
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strict interpretation of the constitution‚ which would only allow for what was necessary‚ which the bank didn’t seem to be from their opinions. Jackson used his veto power to destroy the bank. The veto of the bank would later on be detrimental and cause the depression of 1830‚ once Jackson is out of office. Jackson tried to suppress non slave states from publishing abolishment articles‚ which he thought was constitutional. (Doc F) Also when the debate over the Constitutionality of the movement of
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to replace the Europeans in the Caribbean 5. China‚ Japan‚ Russia alienated 6. Taft thought that it was important for him to be involved in investing in China 7. There was success but it was left out of the main agreement in the building 8. Taft causes a rivalry and possible end to open door policy in China 9. The Lodge Corollary to Monroe Doctrine was that the non-European powers‚ like Japan‚ would be excluded from owning territory in the Western Hemisphere in response to a group of Japanese investors
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Overview of time period Reasons things are changing Expanding Population Causes many babies born lots of immigrants more diverse culture market expansion Numbers 1700: 250‚000 1775-1800: 2-5‚000‚000 see settlement expansion before‚ all settlements 50 miles from coast 95% of world’s population never went past 25 miles of their birthplace by revolution‚ settlements west of appalachian mountains 95% of world’s population never went past 25 miles of their birthplace land becomes scarce
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France and Britain to stop seizing American Vessels). This obviously causes copious amounts of tension between countries‚ and is yet again‚ a sign of strength and power coming from the US. Napoleon saw Macon’s Bill No. 2 as a great chance for him to move along his‚ “Continental Plan.” Now that Britain was unable to trade‚ this meant they were weak as a whole‚ but mainly their economy was in turmoil. Macon’s Bill No. 2 was the main cause of The War of 1812. This was
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Unit one: Principles of personal responsibilities and working in a business environment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to HYPERLINK "http://www.vision2learn.com" www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment
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1) Settlement of Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ Plymouth‚ Puritans 2) To farm and harvest TOBACCO; slaves‚ plantation workers- TRIANGLE TRADE a) Reduced migration by increasing wages especially in Southern colonies b) Dependable work force c) Cheap labor 3) Mercantilism is the idea that colonies existed for the benefit of the Mother Country. In other words‚ the American colonists could be compared to tenants who ’paid rent’ by providing materials for export to Britain. Colonizing America meant that
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