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    American identity between 1865 and 1945. Besides that‚ the paper identifies the most crucial change in American identity as well the relationship between the American identity and the rest of the world. The most significant economic changes were experienced during 1920’s when the US economy expanded rapidly. On the other hand‚ the most important political and international relations were reported during the First and The Second World Wars. Economic transformation From the year 1865 to 1813‚ the United

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    period. This bias of the past 30 years as well as voter turn out has only recently began to change in the South.<br><br>In the beginning of and prior to the 1960 ’s the South was a Democratic stronghold and it was rare for there to be any competition from Republicans in these non competitive states (Mulcahy p.56). A poll taken in the 1960 ’s showed that " the southern states were the obvious stronghold of Democratic identification. The extreme case was Louisiana‚ where 66% identified with the Democratic

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    The number of divorces since the 1960’s has increased largely from around 40 thousand a year to 150 in 2005. Nowadays‚ 40% of marriages end in divorce. It is an important issue in society as it is common and affects many families. I am going to assess the reasons and explanations behind this increase. Functionalists such as Ronald Fletcher and Talcott Parsons argued that the expectations of marriage have risen since the 1950’s and these changes have lead to increasingly unstable relationships.

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    Name Mrwan Otman_ Chapter 20 “Girding for War: The North and the South 1861-1865” I. the menace of secession A. What were the key assertions Lincoln voiced in his inaugural address of March‚ 1861? He said splitting the country up is not possible because geographic reasons. B. If/when the South seceded‚ what issued remained unresolved? How much national debt would the south take if they left? What would happen to runaway slaves? Europe would be happy if US split up and became

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    500 Retained Earnings 9‚451‚685 Total Equity $9‚774‚185 Total Assets $47‚615‚623 Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity $17‚698‚581 EFN=$47‚615‚623-$17‚698‚581 = $29‚917‚042 Since the fixed assets have increased at a faster percentage than sales‚ capacity utilization for next year will decrease because the addition of the new line would expand capacity much more than would normally be

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    Kevin Kurten Son Mai History 202 1 March 2013 Essay 1 Option 2 Between 1865 and 1910‚ the U.S. economy was regarded as impressive‚ but also exploitative. This period encompasses the Reconstruction‚ the Gilded Age‚ and the Progressive Era‚ and contains the rise of industrialization and the resulting surge of immigration in the United States. This period of quick economic growth and rising prosperity saw the U.S. become the world ’s leading economic‚ industrial and agricultural power. The U

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    In Christine Mitchell Havelock’s article‚ Mourners on Greek Vases: Remarks on the Social History of Women‚ Havelock describes the role of women in ancient Greece as being secondary‚ oppressed‚ restricted‚ disregarded and without identity. The question regarding women’s role in art within this time period is one that is new to us. Only recently has our focus been drawn toward the female gender and their role within these works. With the use of ancient vases depicting funeral scenes as visual aids

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    Brownlee‚ Richard S. Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy: Guerrilla Warfare in the West 1861-1865. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press‚ 1986. When the Civil War started many people of this nation were not expecting the chaos‚ destruction‚ and they certainly did not expect the war to last so long. The history of the guerrilla warfare began shortly before the start of the Civil War and lasted a few years after the war. The guerrillas dominated Missouri to such an extent that the Union army

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    Helped Germany with reparation‚ and provided loans 1926-Agriculture Marketing act- Established the Federal Farm Board‚ and assistance to Farmers. 1928-Hoover becomes president 1929-Black Tuesday-the price of stocks completely collapsed‚ and roaring 20’s came to a halt 1930- Hawley-Smoot Tariff- raised U.S. tariffs on over 20‚000 imported goods to record levels. 1931-Muscle Shoals Bill- designed to build a dam in the Tennessee River and sell government-produced electricity 1932-Bonus Expedition Force/March-

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    come to know as an ingrained American feeling is now gone. The terrifying events that brought down the towers of the World Trade Center‚ killing thousands of innocent people on September 11‚ 2001‚ is a day that will forever be remembered in our history. The hijacking of planes by the acts of terrorist forever changed airport security‚ the view of turban-wearing Sikhs forever changed how most Americans view them‚ the fighting of a war in the Middle East for more than a decade‚ all are changes that

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