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    1. What is the frontier thesis? What role does Turner argue the frontier has played in American history? The frontier thesis is the argument advanced by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that expresses how the idea of the frontier‚ as the meeting point between savagery and civilization‚ influenced the American culture by promoting individualistic democracy. He explains that expansion to the American West changed people’s views on their own culture. 2. Trace the process which turner

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    How successful was Peel as leader of the Conservatives in the period 1834-41? During the period of 1834 to 1841 Peel in fact only spent 100 days in office. His first ministry earned the name of the “100 day Ministry” and yet he may have done more in those 100 days for the success for his party than many politicians may have done in a lifetime. Not only did he make great progress for the Conservative Party during his brief premiership‚ which followed the dismissal of Lord Melbourne by William IV

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    In Hurtado’s Intimate Frontiers‚ the author argues that‚ by the late 1800s‚ an Anglo-American presence in California had dominated the region‚ and Anglos in that territory had risen to the top of the social hierarchy. There were many draws to California for the migrating Anglos‚ and numerous reasons for braving the often dangerous journey‚ just as the means of establishing an “Anglo hegemony” were numerous as well. Hurtado analyzes the period through the lens of gender-relations and sex‚ and through

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    fate if my administration had to deal chiefly with foreign affairs” -Woodrow Wilson Part One: Chapter Questions 1. What were the circumstances of the sinking of the Luisitania? How did the US react? 2. What was the nature of American foreign policy from 1901 to 1920? What changes came about? |President/Policy |Major Events | |(Explain the policy)

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    Imperialism at the turn of 19th century was not from my viewpoint a proper and legitimate policy for the United State to follow because it was militarily‚ politically‚ and socially problematic. American defended their country’s attentions with ethnocentric‚ hypocritical‚ and overall un-American rationalizations. They imperialized other countriesfor their own benefit and profit. They had no true reason for there imperialize. The United State made foreign countries sign a document called the Monroe

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    justification of the bombing. The United States was justified due to the surprise attack and bombing of Pearl Harbor which occurred three years before the bombing of Hiroshima. Therefore‚ it was necessary to stop the war because it saved thousands of American lives. Until then‚ the fight had never been on United States soil. Innocent civilians did not have to worry about being killed on their land until the infamous day: December 7‚ 1941‚ the attack of Pearl Harbor. On that day‚ the Japanese arrived in

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    Week 5 Ind. 1 Tabitha Brown Everest University Heather Geisler 6-29-13 “Beginning in the 1950s‚ maintaining a non-Communist South Vietnam became crucial in American efforts to contain communism” Goldfield (2010). “Communism is a very attractive theory‚ particularly for the poor masses of a developing country” Kallie Szczepanski (2010). “Communism is a system of government‚ like democracy or dictatorship. “The main point about it is that (in theory) everyone is equal; there is no single person

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    1. In the last quarter of the nineteenth century American farmers: *a. Suffered from the collapse of cotton and wheat prices b. Benefited from agricultural production in Russia‚ Canada‚ and Australia c. Were delighted about the "short haul‚" "long-haul" policies of railroads d. Benefited from the "rebate" practices of railroads e. Saw a sharp decrease in farm tenancy 2. The Grange: a. Avoided all social and educational activities and focused

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    The Western Frontier The romanticism of the west employed the frontier as the outer edge of the wave meeting “between savagery and civilization.” To historians‚ a frontier is “is not a lining of marking the start of an empty place but a zone of interaction where two or more societies vie for the use of land.’ In the “frontier thesis”‚ Frederick Turner describes the frontier as “gradually peopled.” However‚ the congress in 1862 funded the transcontinental railroad‚ the union pacific‚ and

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    The Invention of Computer and its Significance in Human History Abstract: In human history‚ there are lots of great inventions which made great effects to our life; we can even say‚ they dominated the development of human culture. This paper would say something about an effective invention which is fast developing and have the greatest influence on human society—computer and its history and significance. The writer believes‚ before people see computer as a convenient and useful tool even can’t leave

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