During the early 1900’s‚ there was a decade of endless partying‚ drinking‚ swinging‚ and full-on hedonism known as the “Roaring 20’s”. In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald tackles the views that many people hold about about the 20’s and shows them to be gloomy‚ wistful‚ and tainted by people’s own memories. For example‚ despite the fact that the “Roaring 20’s” were seen as glamorous‚ Nick’s description paints a gloomy tone by portraying the Valley of Ashes as filled with miserable
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1)Stirrings of Imperialism a)The New Manifest Destiny i)American attention shifted to foreign lands b/c “closing of the frontier” 1890s led some to fear natural resources would dwindle and must be found abroad‚ growing importance of foreign trade and desire for new markets‚ fears that Eur imperialism would lead America to be left out of spoils ii)Justifications provided by Social Darwinism- only fittest nations survive‚ therefore just for strong nations to dominate weaker ones iii) Josiah Strong’s
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I. Reviving Religion A. ¾ of Americans still regularly attended church B. Alexis de Tocqueville said that Christianity held the greatest influence over Americans than anyone else C. Deists relied on reason rather than revelation D. Deists denied Christ’s divinity E. Unitarianism gained popularity in NE F. Unitarians believed god only existed in one being not in god the father‚ god the son and god the holy spirit G. Unitarianism was embraced by thinkers perturbed by the doctrine of Calvinism
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Intro in 3-5 sentences: The Bonus Army was in Washington marching to get the bonus that government promised them after serving their time in the war. The government couldn’t pay these people the money they were promised because the government wasn’t earning any money either. Yes‚ he sent troops to “evict the squatters” because after a background check on some of the people‚ they found that a lot of them hadn’t even served in the war and that most of them were ex-convicts. This makes it hard for the
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History Unit 2 Exam Review 1. The causes of the Depression were easy credit; people were easily able to receive loans‚ lack of financial regulation; the government did not regulate financial services and the shirking demand for exports; Canada relied heavily on exports to boost the economy but as demands decreased‚ prices did too. 2. People faced living conditions in which they had no choice but to receive relief. In order to receive the relief they were forced to hand over their drivers’
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The Roaring 20’s: The Flapper Decade The 1920’s was a century of change‚ of jazz‚ flapper skirts and parties. The government was conservative; however the public were more for the parties‚ the alcohol‚ and the new electronics arriving in that era. Many owned auto-mobiles‚ radios‚ telephones all of which helped connected people. Even though the conservative government passed prohibition laws‚ the people of the public still enjoyed their lives and drank alcohol illegally. In addition‚ the century
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The years 1607 and 1629 saw the start of two English colonies in the New World-first Jamestown and then the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Both were mainly populated by people of English origin‚ and yet the differences between the two colonies were significant and evident. As they evolved‚ the two colonies developed contrasting economies‚ societies‚ and institutions. These major differences can be traced to the varying motives for colorizations‚ the types of settlers‚ the geography and climate of the
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Question: Some historians argue that slavery was the primary cause of the American Civil War. Utilizing the documents and your knowledge of the period 1846-1860‚ explain to what extent you believe this statement to be valid. Slavery started in America when the colonist traded rum and molasses with Africa in exchange for slaves‚ this was part of the triangular trading system. From there on many slaves were brought from Africa‚ their journey is known as the “Middle Passage” which was a horrific journey
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II. Economic Control Roosevelt controlled the trusts. Doc A Trust-busting policed corporations Clayton Antitrust Act (Doc E) III. Better conditions Neill-Reynolds Report (Doc B) ignorant workers‚ horrible conditions Leads to Meat Inspection Act of 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act Jane Addams’ Hull House (Doc C) not enough education Lobbied with Frances Kelly--had considerable success Adamson Act of 1916 with Wilson IV. Limitations to Success Eligibility to voting went down (Doc J) Women
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1. There were diplomatic agreements with Japan because they wanted to keep peace with Japan 2. In Korea‚ the Taft-Katusura Agreement in 1905—was recognized as Japan’s dominance over Korea 3. There was much need for the U.S. to control the Philippines 4. Although the act‚ technically violated the Open Door policy‚ but it was truly necessary 5. There was Japanese resentment through the Open Door policy in China 6. There were many limitations of the Japanese immigrants‚ and the main issue was the
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