Ch. 23 Questions Name: ______________________ 25 Points Due: Tuesday‚ May 7. Mikhail Gorbachev (752) - president of the Soviet Union Manuel Noriega (758) - panama’s dictator Nelson Mandela (758) - leader of equality movement in S. Africa and the became president Sandra Day O’Connor (747) - first female justice on the Supreme Court Saddam Hussein (759) - Iraq’s ruthless dictator ➢ What was the catalyst for the rise in conservatism in the late 1970s and early
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Leopold II was probably the first one to abuse this power. He did it to the Congolese in what is now called Democratic Republic of the Congo. King Leopold of Belgian ordered Henry Stanley to go search around Africa to find rich‚ resource abundant land. He found a vast region of land in the middle-west part of Africa. Lord Stanley made treaties with the natives that gave King Leopold personal title of Belgian Congo. ("Congo‚ Democratic Republic of the." Paragraph 2) Soon the Belgian Congo would fall into
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Chapter 23 Study Guide Vocabulary: 1. Paralysis – A state of helpless stoppage‚ inactivity‚ or inability to act. 2. Coalition – A temporary alliance of political factions or parties for some specific purpose. 3. Corner – To gain exclusive control of a commodity in order to fix its price. 4. Censure – An official statement of condemnation passed by a legislative body against one of its members or some other official of government. While severe‚ a censure itself stops short
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Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the Impact of the Treaty of VersaillesThe Establishment of a Democratic Government By September 1919‚ the German High Command had realised that the war was lost‚ and established a more democratic government. This was done so that the Allies might be more lenient in forming a peace treaty‚ particularly as democracy was essential under US President Wilson ’s Fourteen Points‚ and the Germans felt that a peace arranged by the US would be better for Germany than
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in the history books. The king was impressed with what Peevalu had to say‚ and because of this‚ Peevalu was given the crown to the kingdom. Two days after peevalu became king‚ the former king died. Peevalu controlled an entire country‚ and what he did first truly showed what he was
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“The Stripes Will Survive” a short story by Jacqueline Adams‚ explains how the tigers survived that almost went extinct. “The Zoos Go Wild” by Nicholas Nirgiotis and Theodore Nirgiotis‚ explains how Willie the gorilla had changed after getting out of the cage. “Our Beautiful Macaws and Why They Need Enrichment” by Alicia Powers‚ explains how the Macaws got extra equipment and got enriched by the ACCR. The role of the zoos helps the animals in positive ways. The role of zoos helps the animals in positive
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The Roman Republic ruled 2‚045 years ago‚ but like the United States it had its own form of democracy. “Demo” means people and “cracy” means government so democracy means a government for the people. In Rome the government wasn’t perfect‚ but it still allowed the people some freedom and gave them certain rights to government affairs. The Roman Republic was‚ however‚ more democratic than not because one part of the government was made up of lower class citizens‚ people could vote‚ and the citizens
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Long Chan Topic: How are cockroaches adapted to survive? Cockroaches are more powerful insects‚ which live in a wide range of environment almost around the world‚ form the east to west and form the north to south‚ and human can see them in different districts around the world. The Cockroaches have about 30 species out of 4500 total are associated with human habitats and about four species are well known as pests. However‚ why they can succeed in the world? Follow that I will do some researches
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1. I think that Alden need to establish a policies and procedures manual which would inform employees; a. Of the type of source documents individuals must use to record inventory. b. Include the accurate procedures to organize back up data for these documents. c. An inclusive description of the person in charge and responsibility assigned to each person. d. A chart of accounts that is expresses an explanation of each general ledger account so that staff record
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SCHENCK VS. UNITED STATES (1919) The Schenck court case of 1919 developed out of opposition to U.S. involvement in World War I (1914-1918). Antiwar sentiment in the United States was particularly strong among socialists‚ German Americans‚ and religious groups that traditionally supported antiviolence. In response to this outlook‚ Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917. This law provided heavy fines and jail terms for interfering with U.S. military operations or for causing
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