Rule 2. Theodore Roosevelt became known as a “trustbuster” because he directed the Justice Department to prosecute: The Northern Securities Co.- under the Sherman Anti-trust Act 3. Woodrow Wilson was only the second Democrat since the Civil War to be elected to the presidency. He was able to do this in the 1912 election because: The Republican Party split- There were Progressives and regular Republicans. 4. *Which of the following statements could NOT be said
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mechanical reaper • The mechanical reaper harvests grain seven times faster than traditional methods with half the work force‚ • Guaranteed that wheat would dominate the Midwestern prairies • McCormick would help the North win the civil war • North provided the main market for the McCormick reaper and do for the models of his many competitors • The reaper would keep northern agricultural production high at a time when labor shortages caused by troop mobilization might otherwise
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Talia Firenze Mr. Ward AP World History 8 March 2015 Islamic Women The rise and expansion of Islam both broadened and restricted women’s rights throughout the 20th century. There is evidence of prior advancements towards women’s rights found in the ancient writings of The Holy Qur’an. Women in every religion‚ especially Islam‚ had to fight for their own rights. In Islam‚ that fight is continuing and many documents‚ photos‚ quotes and other sources show the back-and-forth struggle to get women out
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most women assumed that because women gave birth and produced milk for their infants‚ God intended that their place was in the home. Men’s egos‚ as well‚ did not allow for women to compete with them. Males thought their place was to rule‚ fight wars‚ provide income‚ teach and be the head of his family. Women were not accepted in academics‚ politics‚ church leadership‚ business‚ or the military. Despite these prejudices‚ women saw an opportunity in the sciences. As a discipline based on observations
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DBQ: Chapter Seven The Silk Road and the Indian Ocean trade routes were trading systems essential to exchange from the coast of China all the way throughout the Mediterranean. The Indian Ocean trade routes used sailing vessels that often carried colonists from Indonesia to Madagascar. While both routes were important‚ the Silk Road was used more frequently than the former. The Silk Road was about 4‚00 miles long and stretched from Iran to China. It passed through mountain ranges of the Himalayas
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1. I think the French Wars of Religion was more about religious differences because ever since the French nobles became Calvinists‚ they would show independence from the central power. It created the conflict between Catholics and Calvinists where power was the main struggle making religion become a way bigger issue. The last of the wars would be the war of the Three Henry’s where it showed the overall religious differences between the Catholics and the Protestants. Which this was between Henry III
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were eclipsed by Western power as early as…the 16th century. 20. What European nation first threatened the Ottoman monopoly of trade with East Africa and India? Portuguese. 21. What were the results of the Ottoman loss of monopoly over the Indian trade? Direct carriage of eastern goods to ports in the West implied loss of revenues in taxes in Muslim trading centers. The trading goods‚ particularly spices‚ that the Portuguese carried around Africa and back to Europe enriched the Ottomans’
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US objectives NATO Trans Sahara initiative Major military operations (Afghanistan • Pakistan • Iraq • Somalia • Yemen) Other allies involved in major operations Major terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda and affiliated groups: 1. Bali bombings 2002 • 2. September 11 attacks 2001 • 3. Madrid bombings 2004 • 4. London bombings 2005 • 5. Mumbai attacks 2008 The George W. Bush administration defined the following objectives in the War on Terror:[38] 1. Defeat terrorists such as Osama bin
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3. Minor Parties (third parties) have been a common feature of United States Politics a. Describe the point of view expressed about minor parties in the political cartoon above. b. Identify and explain how two rules of the United States electoral system act as obstacles to minor-party candidates winning elections. c. Minor parties make important contributions to the United States political system in spite of the institutional obstacles to their candidates’ success. Describe two of these contributions
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INTRODUCTION The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea mega thrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday‚ December 26‚ 2004‚ with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra‚ Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.[3][4] The resulting tsunami is given various names‚ including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ Asian Tsunami‚ Indonesian Tsunami. CAUSES The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating
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