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    Integration A. Key point – how did classical civilizations adjust to expansion 1. Between 550>400 BCE Confucius‚ Laozi‚ Buddha‚ Socrates a. Need to articulate central values B. How did they all unite? 1. China – more centralized 2. Mediterranean – more localized/diverse 3. India – key religious values – not as vulnerable to collapse – like Rome C. What are the two challenges of integration? 1. Territorial – how to command a. China – language for elite‚ resettlement

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    The belief of earning freedom was a motive that caused the American Revolution‚ and the Battle of Lexington and Concord bolstered the confidence and tentative independence of the colonies. The French and Indian War had laid groundwork for a revolt from the colonists‚ especially when the British marched to Concord to destroy the weapons stored there and capture two sons of Liberty. During 1775‚ the colonies began believing in their united power against Britain and started to rebel against the harsh

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    The 1960s is sometimes referred to as the "decade of protest" for good reason. There were a very high number of protests regarding a range of issues. The biggest movements at the time would have to be The Civil Rights movement and the anti-vietnam war movement. The 1960s started off with a new President‚ John F. Kennedy. After campaign and finally winning his presidency Kennedy began to try and create what History.com calls‚ “The most ambitious domestic agenda since the New Deal: the “New Frontier

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    41. Shays Rebellion was significant because it made the American delegates realize that the states had too much power and the central government didn’t have enough power. This assumption led to the revisions of the articles of confederation which led to the being written constitution. 42. The great compromise was presented by Roger Sherman in 1787. There was a political dispute the included Virginia and New Jersey. At the Constitutional Convention there was a plan drafted that would subside the

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    The Chinese Boxer Rebellion was an extremely significant anti-cultural uprising throughout Imperial China‚ beginning in the Qing Dynasty (1900). The movement initiated after a gradual influence of Western and Japanese culture began to spread throughout China‚ altering religion‚ politics‚ and trade. Once the Chinese invasion had advanced into Peking (Beijing)‚ citizens of China grew defiant toward Western Foreigners and Chinese Christians. Quickly‚ a secret organization named the Society of the Righteous

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    The Eight-nation Alliance definitely affected China and other country. What happened at that time? After the opium war‚ foreign country intruded China. China lost the sovereignty over the nation. At that time‚ there were some secret organizations along Shandong‚ Hebei and Henan‚ which formed the Boxer Rebellion later. Boxer rebellion was an anti-imperialism uprising‚ in connection with foreign people and people who believed in God. It took place in Shandong at the end of Qing dynasty. It

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    war had ended and the land was completely destroyed and North america was under british rule at the time that the war had ended. Due to the war being as expensive as it was the british parliament had passed a group of laws that said that the colonist would be taxed for the damages. This is what lead up to the nation that we call america. One of the main reasons the american colonies broke away from under the british rule was because britain was denying the colonists of their right as english men

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    little power. It was quite clear the articles would not last for long. The next form of government would be under the Constitution. Now the federal government would have considerably more power‚ but now the problem of forcing the nation to respect that new found power became more prominent. By nature when a human is forced to do something they do not like or want to do they are likely to try some form of rebellion. This is very true in regards to the federal government as it was gaining power. One

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    lost all of your rights‚and each law passed was required to follow. This unimaginable fantasy became the Colonists of England’s reality. The Revolution was the start of American Independence. It was caused by several events between England and the colonists. These consisted of many disturbances such as the release of the Declaration of Independence and a few boycotts. Seven battles occurred in relation to the Revolution spanning from (1775-1781). The colonists finally realized they deserved independence

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    What Justifies the State? The state‚ as the textbook refers to‚ "is the highest authority in a society‚ with a legal power to define the public interest and enforce its definition." The state is comprised of the governing institutions‚ politicians‚ and the legal system. They have authority over its citizens in executing legislature‚ applying taxes‚ and‚ if necessary‚ provide additional services for the state. The power of the state is justified by the people who allow the state to have the necessary

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