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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The Ideological Choice History. Simply explained‚ history can be resumed as “the study of past events”. Crammed into every education system‚ history is required in every single school (ranging from elementary‚ middle‚ or high schools; even including universities). Unfortunately‚ what they teach in history might not always be exactly what happened. Sometimes inaccurate accounts of past history are due to bias in historiography. Most often this can be due to a historian’s bias of favoring one side
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allegiance to the Union. However‚ on July 2‚ 1864‚ Radical Republicans from the House and Senate considered Lincoln’s Ten-Percent plan to be too lenient on the South‚ passing down the Wade-Davis Bill that required 50 percent of white males in rebel states to swear a loyalty oath to the constitution. Instead‚ Lincoln pocket-vetoed the bill‚ and as a result the Wade-Davis Bill was never
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Modern American History class. The title of the book is United States History: Modern America. Printed by Prentice Hall‚ it was published in 2008 and is now in its fifth year of usage for my class. I used the Fry Readability Graph to determine the readability of the book. Additionally‚ I selected three passages‚ one from the beginning‚ middle and end of the book‚ in order to assure accurate results. The first passage was from chapter 1. It contained 155 syllables spread through six and a half
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and developing decade. Every chapter of the book was interesting‚ however the one that most caught my attention was Chapter Four‚ “Popular Culture and the Culture Wars.” We live in a culture where technology is one of the most important factors and it was extremely interesting for me to read a whole chapter about innovations that happened in the 80’s. Significant developments that were introduced during this time that were
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Study Questions for Mann‚ 1491 1. Until quite recently‚ most American history textbooks taught that before Europeans invaded the Americas Indians were savages who lived in isolated groups and had so little impact on their environment that it remained a pristine wilderness. We now know from scientific discoveries that this account was wrong. What is the effect of learning that most of what we have assumed about the past is "wrong in almost every aspect‚" as Mann puts it on page 4? - What
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1. Who was Randolph Bourne? a. A radical writer in the 1900s 2. What year did World War One start? b. 1914 3. Define Socialism. c. A Marxist theory‚ following capitalism and collective principles. 4. What were some of the benefits of WW1? d. The economoy flourished ‚ patriotism increased and class struggle was stopped. 5. What happened in the first three years of the war? e. The war was practically stationary there was no progress occurring.
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HIST17A Chapter 5 “Shingas asked General Braddock‚ whether the Indians that were friends to the English might not be permitted to Live and Trade among the English and have Hunting Ground sufficient to Support themselves and Familys....” As I was reading this quote‚ I think this quote represents how racist people in the old days were. Indians that were friends to the English might not be permitted to Live and Trade. It was because of the war with the British. Racism is generally understood
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The United States Cabinet (usually referred to as "the Cabinet") is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government. Cabinet officers are nominated by the President and confirmed or rejected by the Senate. There is no explicit definition of the term "Cabinet" in either the United States Code or the Code of Federal Regulations. Authority for the Cabinet rests with Article Two of the U.S. Constitution‚ which gives the President the authority to seek
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ZINN CHAPTER 7: Study Questions “As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs” 1. The major theme (recurring idea) in this chapter was about the Native Americans and their survival due to the Americans taking their land‚ spreading diseases‚ and invades their towns. 2. The evidence that Zinn cites to illustrate the overall impact of Indian removal is by talking about the book “Fathers and Children”. This book talks about how Native Americans were dismissed from their land and eventually there were
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