History 1620/Spring April 10‚ 2015 Week 4 Discussion Questions 1. Why was corruption so rampant in American politics during this period? Was it worse than today? If so‚ why? American politics were so corrupt during the guilded age. This‚ in part‚ is because of the way people affiliated themselves. During this time period‚ it didn’t matter your candidate said or did‚ you had to be loyal and vote for your party. Also the corruption was so bad because the political machines would partner with the ward
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Why Was Hurricane Katrina So Destructive? Introduction The geographical theme I have cosen to write about is Hurricanes as this is a topic we have been studying in class and has intrested me to learn more about this natural hazard. The geographical location I will be studying is New Orleans and Florida where hurricane Katrina was most destructive. Katrina struck the state of Louisianna at 10am on the 29th of August 2005. What I have learned in Class In class I have learned how the National
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the Weimar Republic allow for the rise and power of the Nazi Party to 1933? The Weimar Republic was the federal and democratic government that was adopted in 1919 by a constitution. Under Weimar constitution‚ Germany was divided into 19 states. All citizens had the right to vote‚ electing members of the Reichstag or German Parliament along with the President. Weimar Constitution was a brilliant document but many weaknesses‚ extremists on the left and right rejected the authority of the Weimar Republic
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The rise of the Nazi Party 1919-1929 Origins of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers Party) Before it was named the NSDAP the National Socialist German Workers Party had previously been named the Deutsche Arbeiterpuntei (German Workers Party) or DAP. Its main commitments were Nationalism meaning to identify or become extremely attached to your nation. Anti-Semitism meaning the hatred of Jews and the belief that the Aryan was the master race. And finally it strongly rejected
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Why was the Roman Army so successful? Dorothy Kwok The Roman army was the most successful and powerful army in history‚ they built the Roman Empire‚ which spread over continents and lasted for a very long time. The Romans achieved fame for its amazing army. There are many reasons why the Roman army was so successful. The army offered Roman citizens to return with glory and money after serving Rome in battles. Their weapons and equipment was a lot more advanced than their enemies‚ which requires
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1. Why was the South so afraid to loose slavery? What did they have a stake? Because they depended on slaves to work on their farms and agriculture‚ and they had already been living a lifestyle dependent on slaves. If they lost slavery‚ the slaves would also gain voting rights eventually‚ and they would then lose power in the government. 2. What is the 13th amendment and why did Lincoln feel he needed to pass the amendment? It is the amendment that would abolish slavery. Lincoln wanted to pass
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The Weimar republic was already from the beginning weak‚ because it had to pay reparations for the First World War‚ but the real crisis came in 1920s when Weimar republic had to face many problems all together. At first‚ the basic thing as constitution had many mistakes and therefore government was so weak. However‚ every stronger party in Reichstag wanted to use the weakness of government to their own good and become the strongest party in Germany‚ the political chaos and revolts raised in state
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1918 to 1923‚ the most important of these being the ending of World War I. Along with the ending of World War I‚ other challenges faced by democracy in Germany included‚ the Treaty of Versailles‚ the German economy‚ the creation of the Constitution‚ opposition from the Right and opposition to the left. All range in importance but each played their part in challenging democracy in Germany in the period 1928 to 1923. The ending of World War I was the most significant challenge faced by German democracy
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King Alfred is one of the most significant rulers history‚ but what was it that made Alfred so great? There are a number of great things that Alfred did during his rule‚ but the most important would be his emphasis on education and his brilliant military organization. Having an educated population is extremely important when running a country‚ and Alfred knew this. People who are educated are valuable in society because they can make more informed decisions which leads to the growth of a society
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The Ruhr Crisis 1923 Question 4: Using the sources and your own knowledge‚ analyse the results of the Ruhr Crisis of 1923. In January 1923‚ after failing to keep up with the agreed reparation payment schedule‚ French and Belgium troops invaded the Ruhr industrial area in Germany. Source A tells us that the consequences were poor for all countries involved‚ as passive resistance was encouraged in German workers so production ground to a very near halt‚ and the military efforts expended by France
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