The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening prompted Americans to challenge traditional sources of authority in religion and politics through the promotion of science‚ human reasoning‚ equality‚ and natural rights. Many were attracted to these principles due to the oppressed and unjust lives that they were living under the current religious and political rule. The Enlightenment emphasized scientific/human reasoning and observation‚ natural rights‚ and laws that govern the natural world. In 1543‚ Copernicus
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Using specific examples from the primary and secondary sources‚ please address the following questions: 1. Peter the Great sought to Europeanize Russia‚ but what aspects of European civilization did he admire and desire to import? Peter the Great was a diplomat who sought out to Europeanize Russia‚ but the aspects of European civilization that he admired were shipbuilding‚ and he also wanted to help Russia build a fleet from warships. He also made the Russian people cut off their beards and
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turned into rum. Great Awakening: A religious revival in the 1730s and 1740s. First started in Massachusetts by pastor Jonathan Edwards. He proclaimed that believing in salvation through good works and affirming the need for complete and utter dependence on God’s grace. His most famous sermon was called‚ “Sinners in the Hands of and Angry God”. Regulator Movement: A small insurrection against eastern domination of the colony’s affairs. It occurred in North Carolina
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All throughout school teachers have taught students that Alexander The Great was indeed great but‚ is this really true? He did conquer much land and spread greek culture throughout Europe but not many people know what he did to his men in order to do this. One way that he torched his men to get what he wants is in Document D when the man went through all that work to get him his hat back after it falling into the water than killed him. He did this because in order to get the hat back without getting
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APUSH 11/26/10 The Great Depression was a time of agony and strife for the people of the United States. During this time period‚ of the 1930s‚ altering of the American social fabric occurred in the sense of family ties‚ underlying beliefs/values‚ and bonus expeditionary forces. The hardships after the crash of 1929 until the end‚ marked usually around 1941‚ caused families to come closer together and work together to survive. The Jacksonian ideals of independent and self-sufficient citizens
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The economic “market revolution” and the religious “Second Great Awakening” shaped American society after 1815. Both of these developments affected women significantly‚ and contributed to their changing status both inside and outside the home. Throughout time‚ women’s roles and opportunities in the family‚ workplace‚ and society have greatly evolved. Women’s role in the family before 1815 was based around the idea of Republican Motherhood. Republican Motherhood is the idea that children should be
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The Great Depression was caused by three major factors. The first was because of the collapse of the stock market and fear came as a result.The second was because of the high unemployment of civilians. The third and last was because of the act of protectionism the United States enforced. These all contributed equally to the Great Depression of 1930. The collapse of stocks and the Great Depression caused widespread fear and panic among civilians. “The exchange became a betting ring where people gambled
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the Iron Law of Wages which went in a circle to higher wages to more children to lower wages and then reduction. 87. The Greeks had a Democratic party.just like the U.S does.They are different but still very similar. 88. In the 1700’s Catherine the Great had been queen but she changed her title to Empress. In 1804 Napoleon also changed his title when he became in charge. He changed his title to Emperor. 89. The Reformation which happened in the 16th Century was to change the Roman Catholic churches
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market had crashed to an all time low‚ unemployment was the highest the country had ever seen‚ and all American citizens were affected by it in some way or another. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal was effective in addressing the issues of The Great Depression in the sense that it provided immediate relief to US citizens by lowering unemployment‚ increasing trust in the banks‚ getting Americans out of debt‚ and preventing future economic crisis from taking place through reform. Despite these efforts
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The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the world. After the stock market crash of 1929‚ the American economy plummeted. This was devastating for many families. Thousands of people were out of their jobs‚ and left to starve on the streets. Many were forced to simplify their wardrobes‚ problems in the education systems arose‚ and the banking system was destroyed. People turned to the government to help them out of their problems. Hoover and FDR
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