that involved a number of sources. Who were they‚ and how did they contribute? What was the most ambitious single project of this industry? 3). Sometimes industries can be TOO successful for their own good. What caused the railroad meltdown of the 1890s? Who fixed it? What was the ultimate result for the industry? 4). Technology was a major factor in creating the industrial age and taking the U.S. to the forefront of it. Name 4 major categories of technology (besides railroads) in which American
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1.Please match each term with the correct definition. The short-lived political organization formed in 1882 when Michigan Democrats and Greenbackers joined forces in an attempt to defeat Republican candidates. C. Fusion Party An organization of farmers‚ formed in an effort to mobilize their political strength after being hit hard by a severe economic depression. F. Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange) A derisive term used by the Detroit Free Press to ridicule the black soldiers who made up the First
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lessons‚ he would slip into more thrilling world of dreams. Inspired by his older nephew‚ he transcribed his first poem when he was hardly seven. At the age of seventeen‚ his first book of poems was published. From 1878 to 1880 Tagore studied law in United Kingdom‚ and in 1890‚ he returned to India‚ and took custody of his father’s estates‚ where he saw firsthand the suffering and backwardness of India’s rural poor and grew to love the serenity of the Indian countryside. Devoting himself to the agricultural
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September 9‚ 2012 “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh “Starry Night” was created by Vincent Van Gogh. It is one of the most popular paintings‚ also being one of the most replicated and sought after prints. The “Starry Night” was painted in 1889. The painting is oil on canvas and is 29 x 36 1/4". It is located at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City‚ New York. The painting is of the night sky‚ with clouds swirling‚ the stars shining bright‚ a crescent moon glowing above‚ a sleeping town below
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well as blacks. There was also a gentleman’s agreement made to keep out certain races by owners. Some leagues did not spell it out in their policies about keeping out blacks‚ but some of the older ones did. Some of the lines were drawn in the 1880s and 1890s. How it Started It all dates back to 1868‚ when the National Association of Baseball players decided to keep out any teams that had one or more colored people on them. There was a short time‚
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source of friction. Economic or Type of Economy The Northeast remained the leading industrial region in the Second Industrial Revolution. New York‚ Massachusetts‚ and Pennsylvania produced more than 85 percent of all U.S. industrial products in 1890. The war ended slavery‚ which took away the South’s main source of labor. Although it remained mostly agricultural‚ the South began developing its timber industry. Coal and iron deposits in the southern Appalachian Mountains gave rise to steel production
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ideals by the likes of Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson. Romanticising the bush in this way was a big step forward for Australians in their steps towards self-identity. The legacy is a folklore rich in the spirit of the bush. Folklore‚ 1790s - 1890s Many Australian myths and legends have emanated from the bush. Early bushranging - ranging or living off the land - was sometimes seen as a preferred option to the harsh conditions experienced by convicts in
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Madeline Lane Lane 1 Hixson U.S History Mary Cassatt On 1844 Mary Cassatt was born in Allegheny City‚ Pennsylvania to a well-to-do family. She shared the house her father built on Rebecca Street with her younger brother Gardner and her older siblings Lydia‚ Alexander and Robbie. Robert Cassatt‚ Mary’s father‚ was a successful banker and also Mayor of Allegheny City for a time. Mary’s mother‚ Katherine Cassatt was well educated for a woman in the nineteenth century‚ forever having to abandon
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THE COMING OF THE SPANIARDS Rediscovery And Colonization Of The Philippines * Little is known of the Philippines by the Europeans prior to the 16th century. Ferdinand Magellan claimed the Philippines for Spain in 1521‚ and for the next 333 years‚ the country was subjected to Spanish rule. This period was an era of conversion to Roman Catholicism. * A Spanish colonial social system was developed‚ complete with a strong centralized government and considerable clerical influence Prelude
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Populist Movement ultimately failed to survive because of their desire for inflation and the support for the coinage of silver‚ as well as the fact that they merged with the Democratic Party to combat the Republicans. The 1896 election undermined agrarian insurgency‚ and a period of rapidly rising farm prices helped to bring about the dissolution of the Populist Party. Another important factor in the failure of the party was its inability to affect a genuine urban-rural coalition; its program had
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