9th Grade Global History Final Exam Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________________ Part One: Multiple Choice 1. Which document is an example of a primary source? (1) a novel on the Age of Discovery (3) a diary of a Holocaust survivor (2) a textbook on Latin American history (4) an encyclopedia article on Songhai culture 2. Based on the information provided by this map‚ which statement about urban
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AMERICAN HOLOCAUST The other side of the story to our great American history is not as pretty as they teach us in grade school. The American Holocaust by David Stannard is a novel full of live excerpts from eyewitnesses to the genocide of the American Indians. He goes as far as to describe what life was most likely like before Europeans came to the Americas and obliterated the "Paradise" so described. Columbus even wrote how beautiful the places were in which he committed acts against the Natives
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Kyle Jakubeck 8/18/14 AP US History Dr. Dohle American Holocaust: Columbus and the Conquest of the New World Who was Christopher Columbus? Every educated person knows‚ he discovered America. Well according to history textbooks distributed at schools at least. Actually‚ America had been discovered by Native Americans thousands of years before. As a result of European colonization in the Americas after Columbus supposedly “founded America‚” we lost the incredible variety of cultures and the impressive
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camron sampson African American history I to 1865 Instructor: Burn‚ DJ Subject & NBR 09/05/2012 Significance of African American History. Dictionary.com defined the word history as “continuous” systematic narrative of past events as relation to a particular people‚ country‚ period‚ person‚ according to the meaning of the word History‚ it full knowledge will improve African American status. Despite the transition of Africans from
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How does Turner explain the recurring need for communication and transportation along the American frontier? What Turner wants to point out here is that the American West is the most important feature of American history‚ and of the development of its society. He refers several times to a process of “Americanization” and we will see that the definition he gives of it is a very peculiar one. He gives a definition of the frontier: “it lies at the hither edge of free land”‚ meaning that he considers
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The Mayflower Compact had great significance to American history. The compact kept peace for the people of Plymouth and set limits to the pilgrims. The signing was a historic event and was depicted in writings and pictures. The Mayflower Compact was an extremely important part of American history. There were many pictures and writings that depict the signing of the Mayflower Compact and how important it was to the Pilgrims. In the picture by Allyn Cox‚ the Pilgrims are gathered inside the Mayflower
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The History of the Holocaust: The Holocaust was a mass genocide committed by Nazi Germany that began on January 30‚ 1933‚ the history behind‚ we’ll discover. This all started with Adolf Hitler and his views on Jewish people‚ he saw them as an inferior race and scapegoated them for Germany’s defeat in 1918‚ a threat to Germans. Germany had now ruled now‚ persecuting Jews as they come and go; but Hitler had now wanted to exterminate their entire race. He was going to do this with mass killing centers
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What was the Mayflower Compact and what is its significance in American history? The Mayflower was a ship headed for the Virginia colony but due to natural events that occurred‚ it was blown off course too far north. It landed in Provincetown Massachusetts. London Company authorized the voyage of the Mayflower but didn’t give permission for them to settle that far north. The settlers signed a compact‚ The Mayflower Compact‚ which would be governed by majority rule. When they arrived in Massachusetts
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World War Two was a devastating time in history‚ where tragic events happened all around the world‚ one event was the famous‚ Holocaust. The Holocaust was a monumental occasion I’m sure when many people hear the name Adolf Hitler‚ they think of a cruel being who took the lives of millions of Jews‚ the man who starved‚ gassed‚ and just plain out shot Jews to death. It’s hard to believe that anyone would do that but those inhumane actions did in fact happen. When you think Holocaust‚ you think of Jews
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History and Its Significance Ernesto N. Yap Jr. SST-I Rafael L. Lazatin Memorial High School This August we celebrate the History Month as provided by Proclamation No. 339 signed by President Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino III on February 2013. The month of August marks a significant period in the history of our country. It reminds us about the beginning of the quest of the Filipinos to liberate our country from the tyranny of the Spanish regime. After the discovery of the Katipunan on August 19‚ 1896
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