DBQ The Great Depression was a huge piece of our history here in the United States. It was a time of hope‚ struggle‚ and poverty. Some of the vital factors that contributed to the formation of the Great Depression include the rapid purchasing of stocks and the stock market crash‚ weak banking structure‚ and the care free spending among wealthy Americans. The Depression was not at all the outcome of one problem‚ rather multiple problems. Before the economy spiraled downwards it was in great
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In 1917‚ Russia was crumbling into pieces. The World War I was draining all of Russia’s resources. There was shortage of food throughout the country‚ which left people starving. At the battlefront‚ millions of Russian soldiers were dying‚ they did not possess many of the powerful weapons that their opponents had. The government under Czar Nicholas II was disintegrating‚ and a provisional government had been set up. In November of 1917‚ Lenin and his communist followers known as the Bolsheviks overthrew
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During the early 1800s‚ two parties were developed having different perspectives on government and the Constitution. The Democratic Republicans‚ led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ were always characterized by following the strict construction of the constitution. The Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ were characterized by following the broad construction of the constitution. The presidencies of Jefferson and Madison proved this characterization to be somewhat accurate. Although the
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The end of the Revolutionary War brought about many changes in America. The abandonment of the colonizers by the British government left them with many new dilemmas. They had to basically start new societies from scratch. They had to figure out what type of governing system they would have‚ and what kind of society they would become. According to the information presented in historical documents about Wethersfield‚ Connecticut‚ as well as my own outside knowledge‚ American society became more
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Reform movements are a key characteristic in the antebellum period. Many groups sought to reform and uplift society in many ways‚ with many ideals in mind. Most of the antebellum reform movements reflected primarily democratic ideals. This was true through the many democratic based reforms between 1825 and 1850. One powerful and widespread movement in early America is the fight for women’s rights. This view of the women’s role was very similar to that of black slaves. Taken more serious was that
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The Vietnam war brought many changes to the United States in the 1960’s and the 1970’s. Some of the changes were for the better of the country‚ take the rediscovered Women’s Rights movements and the ever growing Free Speech movements inspired by New Left‚ while most of the other changes brought on tensions between government and their people. The Domino Theory pushed our leaders to the edge. In order to stop the Domino Theory in Vietnam‚ the U.S. invaded. The war was useless for the American government
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The United States entered WWI late causing it to not be as heavily effected by casualties as other countries but there were many other effects of the war. I would like to highlight three effects of the war which are soldiers going through shell shock‚ change in racial distribution‚ and women gaining rights. First‚ many soldiers came back from the war not fully together literally and figuratively because of shell shock. Millions of veterans arrived home missing limbs‚ blind‚ deaf‚ or mentally broken
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The Civil War was one of the most difficult and trying times during American history. The war ended with the the Union and Confederate states torn apart over one major issue: slavery. With the end of the Civil War came the end of slavery in the United States. Although the former black slaves were now free‚ they had no land and very few rights‚ and most did not even have family. Though out reconstruction‚ blacks were able to gain rights‚ but were continuously repressed by the white Southerners. The
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The Progressive Era was a time of huge advances and reform by the federal government and reformers that led the way to where America is today. The battle for women’s rights had been going on for many years but seriously picked up wind during this time period and finally reached some long sought after goals. With industry booming‚ labor conditions were in desperate need of change and caught the eye of both reformers and the federal government. Even though much time had passed since the Civil War‚
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Maddy Zimba During the period of 1850-1861‚ America was struggling to stay united as debates over several major issues started to take the forefront. After the war with Mexico ended in 1848‚ America gained the territories of Texas‚ New Mexico‚ and California through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Soon after‚ disputes over whether these states should be free states or slave states erupted. By 1850‚ a solution was found in the Compromise of 1850 where California would become a free state‚ and New
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