Olisae Udemadu May 16‚ 2013 Core 2 The early 1900’s were a time of turmoil for farmers in the United States‚ especially in the Great Plains region. After the end of World War I‚ overproduction by farmers resulted in low prices for crops. When farmers first came to the Midwest‚ they farmed as much wheat as they could because of the high prices and demand. Of the ninety-seven acres‚ almost thirty-two million acres were being cultivated. The farmers were careless in their planting of the crop‚ caring
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DBQ: WHAT CAUSED THE CIVIL WAR? Proslavery and antislavery civilians clash. The "tea cup sitting close to the edge of the table" (Background Essay) begins to rattle heavily and almost fall off. The Civil War has begun. This "war between the states" shows that extremity of differences in opinions can lead to violence and death. There were over 618‚000 casualties by the end of the war‚ which lasted from 1861 to 1865. So‚ what lead to this wildness? The Civil War was caused by three main reasons: economic
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keep out as much dirt as possible. Farmers watched helplessly as their crops blew away. Families‚ tribes‚ dusted out‚ tractored out‚ homeless‚ and hungry. Modern American Poetry explains “Poor agricultural practices and years of sustained drought caused the Dust Bowl. Plains grasslands had been deeply plowed and planted to wheat. During the years when there was adequate rainfall‚ the land produced bountiful crops. But as the droughts of the early 1930s deepened‚ the farmers kept plowing and planting
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Throughout history there have been many revolutions‚ such as the French Revolution‚ that were caused by people rebelling against their governments. The French Revolution commenced after the Enlightenment became popular. The Enlightenment was a period in time where new ideas were spread and people started thinking differently about the world that they lived in. Enlightenment thinkers‚ like John Locke and Voltaire‚ begin inspiring the citizens of France to rebel against their government if they felt
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The great depression was a very hard time for many people throughout the United States. Cities all over were hit very hard and many people suffered very deeply. The industry was collapsing and over time less and less stuff was being manufactured‚ the construction business was going into a big decline. Farmers were also having a hard time since most of their crop prices were hit very drastically. Eventually the economy went into a huge depression that left millions of people unemployed and struggling
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Revolution was an armed struggle that began in 1910. Although there were many factors to the start of the Revolution‚ it was mainly caused by tensions over land reform‚ wage disparities‚ and political oppression. The revolution was in part caused by unfair land reform policies. One policy that caused outrage among the indigenous peoples was the Ley de Terrenos Baldios‚ which caused 50 million hectares of land to be taken from indigenous farmers. One reaction to this was revolutionary leader Zapata’s Plan
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What caused the Great Depression The Stock Market Crash reflected an economic weakness that proved to be fatal : over confidence in the stock market . Americans found the stock market an avenue for productive investment because of the rapid growth in the stock market . In the belief that the value of stocks will continue to rise ‚ and they can earn a profit from it ‚ even the less fortunate gambled on the stock market . Investors paid only a small part of the price and borrowed the rest ‚ gambling
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differently i think it would have ended bad for the us‚ Since the attack of pearl harbor had just occurred‚ therefore the us being defeated would mean more power takeover from japan and other allies.This war was worried aiding for many people It was meant to happen. The cost was almost nothing from the us since they only lose one us carrier‚ while japan lost four carriers.Yamamoto was not expecting that so that’s why the japanese reacted more than the
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During the 1920’s‚ the great depression hit and so made a very uneven distribution of wealth‚ the top 1 percent of all americans had the riches of the bottom 42 percent of all americans. The uneven distribution caused factories to higher their prices‚ lower the employee’s pay to try stay afloat but didn’t succeed. It wasn’t only factories though‚ mining‚ farming and textiles failed as well all leading up to the shutting down of thousands of banks. During the period that lead to the great depression
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This increase in gas prices caused many transportation issues for the people of Burma. Many citizens could not afford to drive to work and back‚ and they couldn’t take the buses because the bus drivers could not afford the fuel either. Some buses did get out‚ however due to the increase
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