Cold War DBQ Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1 -- 14. (Some of the documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: • Provides an appropriate‚ explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does NOT simply restate the question. • Discusses a majority of documents individually
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APUSH DBQ As World War II was coming to an end during 1945‚ the creation of one of the most destructive weapons known to humanity occurred within the United States. This weapon‚ known as “the atomic bomb‚” was used on the two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ resulting in a death toll unprecedented by any military weapon used before and an immediate‚ unconditional surrender. Some historians believe President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb in order to intimidate the Soviet Union whereas
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Frank Owens Mrs. Wilson World History 12/5/2014 DBQ What form of government was most effective-democracy or absolutism- for the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe? During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries there were two forms of government. The two forms of government were democracy and absolutism. Both of these forms of government were effective in their own ways. Absolutism though was the most effective during this time. Absolutism is when the ruler has unlimited power. Many
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Note from Mr. O: Remember that when you are writing a DBQ the essay should read the same as a regular essay and the document usage should not disrupt the flow of your argument. Make sure that your thesis and your argument clearly focuses only on the task at hand: to answer the question or prompt‚ to have a clear direct argument with a clearly defined position‚ and utilize as many documents and as much outside information as evidence to support your position. Your evidence‚ whether from the
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combination of being wealthy‚ and having been a successful governor of New York‚ put him in a good spot for approval‚ not to mention his family names. Both of his grandfathers were two of the most influential men in United States’ history‚ one being John D. Rockefeller‚ founder of the Standard Oil company‚ and the other being Nelson Aldrich‚ one of the most powerful senators of all time. Other than Ford’s new vice president‚ Nixon’s cabinet remained untouched until what is considered the “Sunday Morning
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On Midnight‚ January 16‚ 1920 the Prohibition orthe Noble Experiment hit the United States. The aim of Prohibition was to reduce crime‚ poverty‚ death rates‚ improve the economy‚ solve social problems‚ reduce the tax burden created by prisons and poorhouses‚ and improve health and hygiene generally in America. For the first few months Prohibition was working just as it was planned to‚ crime rates were down and drunken disorderly behavior were diminished‚ however by late 1920 it was unenforceable
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Written on side of one of America’s most notable landmark‚ The Statue of Liberty is the iconic line “Give me your tired‚ your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breath free”(Carnes 640). The message that “Lady Liberty” conveys is one of acceptance and embracement of immigrants no matter how poor‚ outcaste‚ or unwanted‚ because America was the “Land of Opportunity.” The cartoon in Puck Magazine depicts the United States as a US Ark Refuge with Uncle Sam opening his arms to the poor and decrepit
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uzia Slusarczyk 11/20/11 Industrial Revolution DBQ Per. 7 The Beginning of a Modern Era The Industrial Revolution began in the 1700’s where major changes occurred in technology‚ agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ and mining. It began in England‚ in the textile industry. This effected many people‚ mostly farmers. People had to change the way they lived and where they worked. The Industrial Revolution resulted in new jobs and cities‚ new technology‚ and increased productivity
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Although three of the European settlements in early 1600’s North America during the early 1600’s were founded by different people groups withfor different motives and on different principles‚ they held many similarities. in addition to their contrasts. Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ was founded in 1607 by a group of men and young boys as a commercial project while the settlements of Plymouth and Massachusetts were to be refuges for persecuted Separatists and Puritans. The goals‚ environments‚ and backgrounds
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Jack Magill APUSH/Period 4 18 November 2014 The Jacksonian Rule The 1820’s in the United States saw a presidential election won on a “corrupt bargain”‚ a Yankee Misfit in office‚ and the end of the era of Good Feelings; the United States was desperate for a fresh new face to take office and restore power to the people. Andrew Jackson and his comrades did what they believed in‚ what they thought was necessary to uphold the use of the constitution to guide the administration and give power to the
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