to the 1970’s the Vietnam War heightened social‚ political and economic tensions in the United States. The Vietnam war caused Social aspects in the United States to rapidly change‚ from Black rights‚ Women ’s rights and Free Speech to the radical politics of New Left. If the people weren’t upset about the war in Vietnam already‚ word of the My Lai massacre caused an uproar. It was said that American Soldiers were becoming frustrated by not being able to capture an elusive enemy‚ so instead
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Critical Period DBQ In the United States from 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation was the main form of government. Although the document established a national government‚ a legislative branch‚ and land expansion to the west‚ it still had major weaknesses. There were weaknesses in the social‚ political‚ and economical forms of the government. The articles failed to efficiently regulate trade‚ levy taxes‚ and predominantly enforce the laws that were written. The Articles of Confederation
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DBQ: Causes of World War I At the turn of the twentieth century‚ Europe seemed to enjoy a period of peace and progress. Yet below the surface‚ several forces were at work that would lead Europe into the “Great War.” On of these forces was nationalism‚ and it had an explosive effect in the Balkans. But‚ nationalism was only one of the many causes of WWI. Historians and eye witnesses have described the causes of WWI and have tried to assess the responsibility for it. All wars occur because of basic
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DBQ Thorughout history‚ many people respond different ways to different things for different reasons. Often times‚ when change is forced on a group of people they do not look kindly upon it. This would be the case for what the World considers the Scramble for Africa. According to the documents given‚ European powers gave the illusion of choice to the people and then backed that up with bullets when they resisted. In response the the European Colonization
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As is known to everyone‚ the National Day holiday endows people with a lot of benefits‚ such as relaxing ourselves‚ expanding our outlook‚ as well as reuniting with our families; but it also brings about some problems which cannot be ignored. On one hand‚ during the seven-day holiday‚ innumerable traveling expeditions are flocking to the bus stations‚ train stations and airports‚ causing tedious traffic jams and thus adding some undesirable matters to the should-be-gleeful trip. Too heavy traffic
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Role of Nationalism in the Downfall of Napoleon Nationalism is the devotion of people to the interests of its nation or the love of one’s country to stay independent. Nationalism played a major role in the downfall of Napoleon in that he wanted an empire and his opponents wanted independence. As Napoleon was conquering lands and creating a vast empire his troops stressed in the far lands that they conquered life‚ liberty and equality. Even though Napoleon did not realize it triggered
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1974 DBQ The Crittenden proposal‚ introduced by Senator John J. Crittenden‚ intended to end the United States succession process. The proposal failed because while the senator who represented the south supported it‚ the Republicans did not accept it. Since President-elect Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the Republicans‚ his strong opposition of it makes him partly responsible for its defeat. However‚ it wasn’t just Lincoln that led to the failure of the proposal; it was also due to the Democrats’
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DBQ At the beginning of the 1st century C.E .‚ when Buddhism began to spread from India to China‚ it encountered mixed results. Many Chinese had accepted the practice of Buddhism and stood by its policies when others were penetrating Buddhism’s absence from past beliefs and used it as a pushover for social and political problems. Still others stayed impartial‚ wanting to mesh the differences of belief systems in China to create a one of a kind Chinese culture. Documents 2 and 3 support the spread
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I believe the U.S. should accept more refugees to connect races‚ stop their fear of persecution‚ religion‚ political opinions. Most americans agree with U.S. help for refugees and also we can decrease disgraceful thing in America history. Refugees do not come on a whim‚ they come because they have situations that force them to come. In recent years‚ a lot of refuges have to leave Syria because of civil wars‚ persecutions and much violence. In this arduous situation‚ the other countries had to make
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other immediate aid and assistance‚ if such a failure is accompanied by an unprovoked recourse to arms…” (Doc 5) This was a key factor in why France went to war against Germany after Poland was invaded by Germany. In an excerpt of Benito Mussolini‚ What is Fascism‚ he mentioned that Fascism is “a force limited to the function of recording results.” (Doc 7) Germany was on a conquest to eliminate all of the inferior races‚ because they weren’t fascist. In a document by British Foreign Secretary Anthony
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