My interest in traveling to and participating in a study tour of Germany stems most currently from my fervent study and passionate teaching of Advanced Placement (AP) European History; yet the genesis of this interest began decades earlier. In the 1950s my mother grew up in Munich as an Army brat while my grandfather was a full Colonel of the United States Army stationed at U.S. Army Garrison Munich after World War II. The images of my mother ice skating on frozen ponds and my grandfather’s collection
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DBQ #6 Analyze the pressures on Great Britain’s Liberal government during the Sudan crisis (1884-1885)‚ and explain why the government acted as it did. During the Sudan crisis in 1884-1885‚ Great Britain’s Liberal government was under much pressure. Much of government action was led by Prime Minister William Gladstone. The Sudan crisis was when a Sudanese Muslim religious leader‚ Mahdi‚ rebelled against the Egyptian rule and foreign (British) control. This threatened the British citizens inhabiting
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2001 DBQ Greek Independence Sample CC In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries Greeks living in the Ottoman Empire were subject to oppression. However‚ the Greeks were unhappy with their conditions. Many others (besides the Greeks in the Ottoman Empire) including Greek nationalists and foreigners also pitied the Greeks in that region. It was those sympathetic feeling which fostered ideas of freedom and independence for the Greeks. Naturally‚ the Ottoman Turks were opposed to this idea
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Between the years 1825 and 1850‚ the US underwent a series of social and political reforms which attempted to democratize American life. Reform movements during this period of Jacksonian Democracy attempted to dissolve disunity in the social ladder and pushed for equal rights among all citizens. Stemming from the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century‚ many of these reforms were backed by religious ideals over democratic principles. At the forefront of the cause‚ however‚ was the hope
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AP European History Essays These are the APEH essay questions for the years 2001-2005. How would you have done? Can you categorize them? Develop a thesis? Find supporting evidence? 2005 1. (DBQ) Analyze various views regarding Western European unity from 1946 to 1989. 2. Analyze how economic and social developments affected women in England in the period from 1700 to 1850. 3. Using examples from at least two different states‚ analyze the key features of the “new monarchies” and
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Dutch Republic DBQ In the 17th century‚ the Dutch Republic experienced a Golden Age and was able to maintain security‚ unity‚ and prosperity in its society and economy. The nation was considered a leading power‚ especially in trade and ideas‚ within Europe. However‚ it was not long before circumstances changed and the state face many problems establishing peace and agreement. By the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries‚ there had been a significant change in the Dutch Republic’s
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A.P. Euro 11/14/2012 7. Analyze the aims‚ methods‚ and degree of success of the Catholic Reformation (Counter Reformation) in the sixteenth century. In the early 16th century the Protestant Reformation had happened and made the popularity of Catholicism to decline. In response to the Protestant Reformation the Catholic Reformation was issued to reestablish the power and popularity of Catholicism and the Roman Catholic church. The Catholic Reformation created new societies‚ while
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Lauren Thomas AP European History Weinberger p. 3 April 17‚ 2013 How was European unity achieved by the end of the 20th century? World War II was by far the most destructive war in history. Countries were faced with struggles they never dreamt of encountering as well devastation to millions. Nazi Germany and Hitler were fighting for a worldview extermination of the Jewish race‚ hoping to carry out a new Aryan empire‚ while the Japanese were fueled by extreme nationalism and hate‚ all of which
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Chapter 30 Key Terms‚ People‚ and Events Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-) – “Typical of the new generation of political leaders was Mikhail Gorbachev‚ who was‚ above all‚ a technocrat‚ someone who could apply specialized technical knowledge to the problems of a stagnant Soviet economy” (903). Glasnot- “Gorbachev set in motion in 1985 plans for increased openness‚ which he called glasnost” (903). Perestroika- “Gorbachev set in motion in 1985 plans for . . . a program of political and economic restructuring
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Late 19th century America was a time of both prosperity and poverty. Although it is often remembered by the luxurious lives of those like the Rockefellers and Carnagies‚ the majority of the population was a struggling working class. Entire families worked for 10 hours a day‚ 7 days a week in dangerous‚ unsanitary factories just to have enough money for dinner and the issue of upgrading these working conditions quickly came to the forefront of American reforms. The movement towards organized labor
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