1 Mr. Saccullo 8th grade Social Studies DBQ on the Roaring Twenties Historical Context The Great War was over and America’s sons returned home having witnessed the horrors of war. The survivors brought tales of great battles‚ death‚ cabarets‚ new foods‚ dance and the wonderment of Paris with its grand boulevards. Upon their arrival‚ the soldiers were astonished to see that America too had been changed by the war. Women’s fashion‚ appearance and attitudes had changed as they rallied and protested
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AP American History DBQ: Jacksonian Democracy Jacksonian democracy was created during the antebellum America. The Jackson democrats made an attempt to grant power to the lower classes while decreasing the influence of the rich and potent. The Jacksonian democrats viewed themselves as saviors of the common people and ruled by the means of a powerful executive branch who attempted to destroy aristocracy in America. In reality‚ they were typically very wealthy‚ they disregarded the capability of the
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APUSH Women AP essay q-3 1840-1890’s women’s activists in the intellectual‚ social‚ economic‚ and political spheres effectively challenged traditional attitudes about women’s place in society” Asses the validity of this statement. During the Colonial era and the first decades of the United States‚ there have always been women who strove to secure equal rights for themselves and others. Some assumed the business interests of a husband after his death. A few women challenged male domination
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Vietnam DBQ The Vietnam War began in 1956 but the United States campaign began in the early 60’s. The Vietnam War heightened social‚ political and economic tensions in the United States with events such as the Gulf of Tonkin incident‚ the Kent State massacre‚ and the war powers act. Then the drafting started. James Fallows describes how he witnessed fresh graduates from high schools were being drafted (Document F). Mr. King Jr. was very upset as he learned about the racial statistics about the
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Outline for 1996 DBQ 1. Opening paragraph: In 1860 through 1877 was a time of change and social development as the United States of America was freshly out of the civil war. -Fluff‚ facts‚ when the civil war started ended. -Thesis the ways in which the social change mounted to form a revolution would involve (List the documents main reasons) (Doc. C‚ D‚ E‚ F‚ G‚ I) 2. Body paragraphs: 1. Condone what the information says in documents C/D on how the black man can be trusted with a gun
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DBQ The Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative effects. These effects changed the world and the way of living. Some negative effects were pollution‚ diseases and crowded tenements. Some positive effects were cheaper products more jobs. For example in document 1‚ 2‚ and 3 it shows the change in manufactory which help speed up production and have more available job opportunities. How the factories got better and faster machines. Like the steam engine help transport and trade stuff quicker
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Jack Barnett 9/24/15 AP US History QUESTION: In what ways did the Columbian Exchange affect the Americas as a whole? Was this a positive or negative affect? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOCUMENT 5: DOCUMENT 6: DOCUMENT 7: The Columbian Exchange DBQ QUESTION: In what ways did the Columbian Exchange affect the Americas
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AP European History 2011 – 2012 Mr. Porter pporter@montville.net Room 307 Course Description: This course examines the political‚ social‚ economic‚ intellectual and cultural history of Europe from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance to the turn of the 21st century. AP European History is a challenging course designed to be the equivalent of a freshman college Western Civilization course and can earn students college credit. Students are expected to do a considerable amount of reading in both
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Kelsey Crouch AP United States History Mrs. Webb January 22‚ 2013 Document Based Question The United States changed drastically after the civil war mainly because of industrialization. Corporations became powerful and significantly grew‚ changing the dynamic of America. What once used to be a country that consisted of puritan societies is now the largest industrial center of the world. Between 1870 and 1900 the impact of big business affected the economy (Agriculture v. Mass production)‚ politics
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History 102 DBQ #1: Reconstruction’s Failure Historical Context: The Civil War may have settled some significant national problems‚ but it created many more. Yes‚ slavery was abolished‚ secession had been refuted‚ and the supremacy of the national government confirmed. But the cost of Union victory—in lost lives‚ destroyed property and sectional bitterness—was staggering‚ and created huge new problems and tasks. Perhaps the most challenging task facing our exhausted nation was the future status
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