going to Cuba‚ and threatened to take military action. This caused a lot of international anxiety‚ but after a few days the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missile base. Peace Corps were created by J.F. Kennedy to establish the authority of the US in Asia‚ Africa and Latin America. Young volunteers were sent to the Third World countries‚ they worked there and helped the population to gain progress. Also Kennedy passed the law against segregation in education and got society support for this
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3.3.4 Journal: Your Experiences on the Trail U.S. History Sem 1 (S2529194) Points possible: 20 Journal Date: ____________ PreWriting 1. Who were you on the Trail of Tears? (1 point) Tennessee Rogers 2. Begin by listing your character’s experiences. If you have many‚ list just the four most interesting ones. (1 point) I leave my home and only able to pack what the army will allow‚ it is almost winter. I have to hunt with a blowdart gun because my gun was taken away
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Your Score: 100 % (22 out of 22) Wrong Answer is highlighted in Red. Correct Answer is highlighted in green. 1. Progressive-era writers and photographers seeking to expose the underside of urban-industrial society were known as Topic: Urban Age‚ Consumer Society‚ Muckrakers a. Muckrakers. b. Bushwhackers. c. Ditch-diggers. d. Stand-patters. Feedback/Reference: REF: 728 2. Progressive-era feminists were Topic: New Feminism‚ Rise of Personal Freedom a. fewer in number than during the
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membership reaches 5 million Scopes Trial –Evolution‚ Tennessee Model T Ford drops to cost $290 (3 months wages) “Scarface” Al Capone begins 6 years of gang warfare Nellie Tayloe Ross elected Governor of Wyoming‚ First woman governor of a U.S. State US troops occupy Nicaragua Lindbergh’s first solo flight across the Atlantic; Sacco and Vanzetti executed; Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs for the Yankees; Al Jolson stars in The Jazz Singer‚ the first talking film U.S. citizenship granted to inhabitants
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US History Midterm Study Guide General Government: 1. What were the Articles of Confederation? 2. Explain the roles of the three branches of the US government play? 3. Explain the political concept of Federalism 4. Be able to differentiate between Dual Federalism & Cooperative Federalism (cake?) 5. What purpose does the Bill of Rights serve? 6. Identify the two houses of Congress and the term length of each. 7. What percentage of Congress has to vote to override a veto
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1) Which idea is illustrated by the Supreme Court cases Schenck v. United States and Korematsu v . United States? 1. The free speech rights of Communists have often been violated. 2. During wartime‚ limitations on civil rights have been upheld by judicial action. 3. The rights of protestors have been preserved even in times of national stress. 4. Economic interests of foreign nations are frequently upheld in United States courts. 2) The Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery upheld the
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Somebody ... Wanted ... But ... So ... President Abraham Lincoln the nation to heal as quickly as possible from the Civil War and planned to reunify the nation quickly he was assassinated in 1865 only days after Robert E. Lee’s surrender plans for Reconstruction were taken over by Vice President Andrew Johnson‚ who became president after Lincoln’s death President Andrew Johnson to give blacks the right to vote. But the Southerners did not want to share political power with the people that
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Despite having the same settlement’s origin‚ the two areas on the east coast of North America‚ New England and Chesapeake‚ had developed into two distinct societies by 1700‚ whether regarding economy‚ religion‚ government‚ etc. There are various reasons accounting for this difference‚ some most important of which will be clarified in my essay. The strongest agent for the phenomenon is that the two regions were founded for different purposes. Although both were founded by the Englishmen‚ colonies
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CHAPTER 10 AMERICA’S ECONOMIC REVOLUTION Multiple Choice Questions 1. The economic revolution that transformed America between 1820 and 1860 brought all of the following changes except A) the development of a national market economy B) the appearance of a major manufacturing sector C) the creation of a more united country D) the alliance of the Northeast and Northwest E) the participation of farmers in the increasingly international economy Answer: C Page: 259 Difficulty:
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Here are the key dates‚ terms and essay questions for all material that will be covered on test 1. The material is divided by the Lecture Topics. The Lecture Topics correlate to the titles on the Syllabus. I reserve the right to amend these study guides when necessary. Please contact me with any questions. --Professor Hagy The Pre-Columbian World 1492 & Beyond: Conquest Chronology 1300s: rise of the Aztec 1469: Isabela & Ferdinand marry‚ creating a united Spain 1481: Portuguese
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