A People’s History of the United States Chapter 9 Summary Chapter nine of Howard Zinn’s book explains slavery before and after the Civil War. The majority of the United States Government was in support of slavery until Abraham Lincoln publicized his support for the end of slavery. This chapter includes details of slavery from the accounts of different slaves and records kept about their oppression. Their servitude was preserved through the separation of their families‚ whipping‚ and killing.
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Chapter 10 the other civil war Chapter 10 describes a behind the scenes war between the people of the United states that is not often mentioned or spoken about. The problems the nation had besides the actual Civil War. The Anti Rent movement and Dorr’s Rebellion An incident sparked huge controversy in the Hudson River Valley ‚ near Albany New York. It was the Anti Rent movement where tenants in New York decided to revolt against their patroon leaders which were landlords performing feudalism
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In search of political and social order Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and his school Confucius Educator and political advisor Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples Confucian ideas Fundamentally moral and ethical in character Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social order Concentrated on formation of junzi--"superior individuals" Edited and compiled the Zhou classics for his disciples to study Key Confucian values Ren--a sense of humanity‚ kindness‚ benevolence
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(Page 359) Many people died for their country. War often killed many people‚ and left the survivors traumatized by the experience. “The killing started very fast‚ and on a large scale. In August 1914‚ a volunteer for the British army had to be 5 feet 8 inches to enlist. By October‚ the requirement was lowered to 5 feet 5 inches. That month there were thirty thousand casualties‚ and then one could be 5 feet 3. In the first three months of war‚ almost the entire original British army was wiped out.”
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In the 1890’s‚ imperialism became a universally known word. Business understood imperialism as a chance to expand their commerce and extend free trade‚ however‚ laborers understood imperialism as a distraction from the true issues of their needs‚ and the government saw imperialism as a chance to expand on America’s interest. Imperialism meant taking Cuba for the millions of dollars that its trade and land offered. Cuba still lies under the Americans imperialistic rule . While there are effects of
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IB History October 2‚ 2011 Chapter 6 “The Intimately Oppressed” Overview While reading the sixth chapter of Howard Zinn‚ I could not help but notice that the central focus was on women who rebelled against the inequalities women were given post-declaration. My AP History teacher last year‚ Mr. Hall‚ used to commonly use the saying “Now ladies… Sorry to say this but until about seventy years ago‚ you didn’t count for much.” This is a prime example of how the women in the 17th and 18th century
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Outline of “Drawing the Color Line”‚ chapter 2 of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States p. 23 “. . . that special racial feeling . . . that combination of inferior status and derogatory thought we call racism.” Zinn says we need to understand how racism started in order to see how it might end. Factors that led to U.S. slavery 24 a—“The Virginians needed labor”—to grow food & tobacco 25 b—“They couldn’t force Indians to work for them” c—“White servants
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Zinn Chapter 1- Study questions 1. Howard Zinn explains that his purpose as a historian and his purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States‚ is to tell history from the view points of the forgotten members of history‚ such as the Cubans during the Spanish-American War. 2. Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11 talks about how history only tells itself from the viewpoint of the rulers and victors. Zinn’s goal is to tell about history from the viewpoint of the victims‚ such as the fate of the
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Chapter 8 Quiz 1. If two small perfectly competitive firm merge‚ the merged firm will be a price taker. 2. Which of the following factors affect vertical integration of firms? The transaction cost at each stage of production. 3. Under a horizontal merger the assets of two firms that operate in the same market are put under a single ownership. 4. Which one of these is an example of a onetime investment made by a seller to reduce the transaction cost on all units. 5.
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chapter eight SURVEY AND CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH DESIGNS You have probably made or heard the popular comment “Is it just me‚ or [fill in the blank here]?” This question is really a survey that asks others to indicate their level of agreement with some viewpoint—for example‚ “Is it just me‚ or is it hot in here?” or “Is it just me‚ or was this exam difficult?” We largely ask such questions to gauge the opinions of others. Many examples likely occur every day‚ from completing a customer satisfaction
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