Pre-Bucketing: Answer the questions on the overhead. 1. 2. 3. 4. Buckets: As you examine the documents‚ put the letter of the document in the bucket that the document supports. II. Document Analysis A. Document A : The Long Telegram After you read over the document‚ fill in the columns below. What important FACTS can I learn from this document? What inferences can I make from these facts? (ANALYSIS/ARGUMENT) B. Document B : The Berlin Blockade
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made it easy to get raw materials to the cities and get finished products to other markets. Overland mail used to take 180 days‚ but with the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869‚ the time was cut down to only 7 days. After this‚ the telegram made communication almost instant by using a system of dots and dashes called Morse code. The telephone then improved on this by allowing
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THE PROCESS OF GERMAN UNIFICATION [pic] Bismarck had to fight three wars to unify Germany. The 1864 Danish War helped Bismarck consolidate his internal position in Prussia. The War of 1866 ousted Austria from leadership in Germany for good. The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 brought the South under the aegis of the Prussian eagle. That was the unification process in a nutshell. Now let us look at it in some detail. I. War with Denmark Liberal sentiment in Germany had always been stirred
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"A chill goes through her‚ for she feels it in her bones‚ the future is now beginning. By the time it is over‚ it will be the past‚ and she doesn’t want to be the only one left to tell their story." Chapter 1‚ page 10 Dede feels this chill as her family moves inside from under the anacahuita tree‚ where they have been relaxing‚ after her father mistakenly mentions Trujillo’s name in an unfavorable way. For Dede in 1994‚ this is "the moment she has fixed in her memory as zero‚" when the events
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Landscapes can provide opportunities to reflect on the human condition. Do you Agree? Must discuss two Dawe poems and use ‘The Last Stop’ as a related text. Landscapes are diverse and therefore can provide opportunities to reflect on human condition. Basically the landscapes are all visible features of an area and have the ability to create memories or future events. Landscapes are the backdrop to all of lifes experiences and can essentially reflect upon the experiences of being human in a social
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read widely the works of Kipling‚ Zola‚ Turgenev‚ Tolstoy‚ and Flaubert. The extract under the study begins with the description of the protagonist – Mr. Jolyon. He feels bad and stays at bed‚ hiding from the light. But when with lunch he gets the telegram from Irene saying that she comes back‚ he feels excited and is looking forward to seeing her as earlier as possible. In order to meet her‚ he leaves his room without somebody’s knowledge and intends to wait her in the coppice‚ but the heat outside
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The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 The Franco-Prussian War is easily described by realists as the French reaction to an increasingly unfavorable balance of power in Europe due to the unification of Germany. The French mobilized when Prussia attempted to place the German Prince Leopold upon the Spanish throne‚ although‚ “curiously‚ this issue had been more or less resolved in France’s favor before it declared war. France rode into battle despite having already scored a diplomatic victory in forcing the
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“Pearl Harbor” By Michele Rhoney November 7‚ 1941‚ “A day which will live in Infamy”‚ as stated by Franklin D. Roosevelt. There are many conspiracy theories‚ in which people believe Roosevelt knew of the planned attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. was caught off guard by the attack and did not have proper intelligence to be able to retaliate on the Japanese. Survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ all shared one similar part of their story‚ security measures were taken
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Origins of the First World War Lecture notes 3. Who Was Responsible for the Outbreak of War in 1914? 3.1 Events -1914 Jan: British-German relations improve Observation: partly due to reduced threat from Germany after its decision to scale down the naval build-up. Did Britain anticipate the implications of Germany’s expansion of the army‚ evidently aiming for dominance on the Continent‚ something Britain had consistently worked against? Did Britain not expect Germany to turn against
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During the late 19th Century and early 20th century‚ the United States had two opposite types of ideologies which were Imperialism and Isolationism. The Isolationism ideologies resonated with most Americans because they felt that the United States should not get involved with international affairs that have no benefit. While some people argued that this was an opportunity to become a superpower and that we had an obligation to help our allies‚ the majority of the public and U.S. president Woodrow
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