ZINN‚ HOWARD CHAPTER 18 Questions and Answers 1) The Vietnamese complaints against the French both in the letters to President Truman and the 1945 Declaration of Independence‚ were based on the levying of unjust taxes‚ increasing the poverty of the rural populace‚ exploitation of mineral and forest resources‚ massive starvation‚ and imprisonment of those who would rebel or question their colonial power. In the long list of grievances against the French stated in the Vietnamese Declaration of
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People’s History of the United States Reading Guide and Assignment Chapter 7: “ As Long as the Grass Grows or Water Runs” Directions: As you read the chapter‚ think about and answer the following questions. What is the major theme in this chapter? The major theme was Native American survival and the effects of Americans taking their land‚ raiding their communities‚ and spreading diseases. What evidence does Zinn cite to illustrate the overall impact of Indian removal? He uses the story
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Zinn Chapter 11 Questions (Partial through Emma Goldman) 1. What was the technology that transformed the work-place from 1865-1900? What economic and social effects did the new technology have on American society? 2. Why did it “take money to make money” during the period of rapid economic expansion after the Civil War? 3. How many railroad workers were killed or injured in 1889? Why did so many workers die on the job? 4. How did J.P. Morgan justify his methods of doing business? 5. Are there
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Chapter 1‚ "Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress" covers early Native American civilization in North America and the Bahamas‚ the genocide and slavery committed by the crew of Christopher Columbus‚ and the violent colonization by early settlers. Topics include the Arawaks‚ Bartolomé de las Casas‚ the Aztecs‚ Hernando Cortes‚ Pizarro‚ Powhatan‚ the Pequot‚ the Narragansett‚ Metacom‚ King Philip’s War‚ and the Iroquois. Chapter 2‚ "Drawing the Color Line" addresses early slavery of African
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E-Business Ch. 6 – 10 Assignments Chapter 6 Questions 1) Is growth of the internet‚ in terms of users‚ expected to continue indefinitely? What will cause it to slow if anything? Internet growth is now currently slowing. This is because of computer costs. Unless the price of computers drop significantly the internet growth rate will continue to decline 3) Would you say that the Internet fosters or impedes social activity? Explain your position. I would say both. The Internet probably both
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Zinn Chapter 1- Study questions 1. Howard Zinn explains that his purpose as a historian and his purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States‚ is to tell history from the view points of the forgotten members of history‚ such as the Cubans during the Spanish-American War. 2. Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11 talks about how history only tells itself from the viewpoint of the rulers and victors. Zinn’s goal is to tell about history from the viewpoint of the victims‚ such as the fate of the
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• CHAPTER I 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? 2. What is Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11? 3. According to Zinn‚ how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? 4. Why does Zinn dispute Henry Kissinger’s statement: “History is the memory of states?” 5. Identify one early and one subsequent motive that drove Columbus to oppress indigenous peoples. 6. What was the ultimate fate of the Arawak Indians? 7. What were the major causes
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Zinn: Chapter 11 Courtney Sever Period 2 Chapter 11: Robber Barons and Rebels Main Ideas - Businessmen monopolized the markets (railroads and steel are two good examples) in exchange for “economic stability” to ensure that they had control over the full market. They would then change prices as they pleased to drive out their competition. - Many workers in the South organized strikes‚ asking for higher wages. Most of these workers were black or members of the Knights of Labor. These strikes were
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ZINN CHAPTER 5: Part I -- pp. 76-88 Study Questions 1. What support did the Revolutionary War effort have among the colonial population? The revolutionary War had some support from the colonial population. The Colonial population wasn’t very fond of the war. They did receive help from Sailors and mechanics who helped them with weapons‚ boats‚ etc. 2. What impact did slavery have on the war effort in the South? Slavery had a very large impact on the South’s was effort. Rebellions
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southern states in return for the admission of the Mexican war territories (California‚ especially) into the Union as non-slave states. The Act made it easy for slaveowners to recapture ex-slaves or simply to pick up blacks they claimed had run away” (Zinn‚ A People’s History of the United States). This clearly portrays the government’s concern with national unity and power over slave emancipation. These actions also support Zinn’s assertion that "Such a government would never accept an end to slavery
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