...Jonah Marin Mrs. Taigen and Mrs. Keithly History and English April 20, 2017 Unjustified War with Mexico An incident occurred in the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande. Reports suggest 16 Americans were killed. The number of Mexican soldiers killed is unknown. 70 soldiers were attacked by a much larger Mexican force. The United States was not justified in going to War with Mexico because tensions were high, derision, and upsetting Mexico. “In Texas at the Alamo, Texans won their independence from Mexico in 1836.” (p.317 ph. 4). “In late 1844, James K. Polk was elected president of the United States.” (p.317 ph. 6). “In 1821, Mexico declared itself free its mother country, Spain.” (p.317 ph. 2). “The War of 1812 caused New England...
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...Communism DBQ World War II was nearly over with, but now the Cold War had started. The United States’ and Soviet Union’s greatest difference was communism, a belief that private property should be replaced by community ownership. The United States and the Soviet Union fought over communism and capitalism. Capitalism is a system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by a private owner for profits, rather than by the state. Containment was the idea of stopping the Soviet Union and communism from spreading. How did the U.S contain communism? The U.S contained communism by Berlin airlifts, supporting the non-communists Korean war, and the U.S quarantine of Cuba. The U.S had contained communism by Berlin airlifts. “West Berlin is completely surrounded by communism and may have had to surrender if not for the U.S and its allies” (Document B). America and its allies had decided to help support the West Berliners by flying in supplies for more than 2 million people for nearly a year....
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...WWII DBQ In 1939, the world entered one of the darkest periods when World War II began. American troops entered the conflict officially in 1942. Although the war was not fought on american soil, It had great impacts on the American home front. Women experienced permanent changes in their lives. People across the country felt a greater sense of nationalism, as well of fear of foreigners. World War Two had many effects on American life that was long lasting. Four ways WWII affected American lives were women’s roles and working, deaths, food shortage and rationing, and recycling. Firstly, all of the men were at war the women would have to go and work at factories and other jobs. There is a famous picture and poster that says “ We Can Do It!”...
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...“The term Western Expansion encompasses the acquisition of territories by the United States across the whole area of the North American continent from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west.” (www.american-historama.org/1841-1850-westwardexpansion/westwardexpansion.htm). There were many factors that lead up to the Westward Expansion. For example, an overflowing population, the government opens new land (i.e. Louisiana Purchase), Pacific expansion, and finally seeking expansion beyond borders all lead up to the Westward expansion. Also, there is a vase amount of impacts that the Western Expansion had on America and its people. Overflowing Population Many people think major increase in population is good...
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...Ryan Dennis Ms.Steuer US history 11 DBQ In the early years of the industrial revolution and the many inventions that would shape this time one was steel and the Bessemer process this also helped get and build stuff faster. They also could then help prevent fires like in cities like Chicago. But other then that three other things that helped the industrial boom like the railroads, immigration, and new technology. Some of the thing with the railroads like the miles of railroad they built from 1860 to 1900 it went from about 30,000 to about 190,000 miles (doc 2) of train track so they could move supplies from one side of the country to the other side so farmers could get there stuff to the big market. One other thing that the railroad help make possibly help make political parties and stuff like that making taxes off the railroads they would also work with some of the people that helped run the railroads. Immigration was a big part of the industrial boom with the people that it brought in to the country. It would help the nation in many different ways one of those ways is that they would get these immigrants as they would use these people of for cheap labor. This would also help with getting stuff made in these factories made it more possible for people to get cheap stuff and so everyone could get cheap stuff also they would be helped by the republicans with they helped support for more immigration. This would help give them easier ways to get into the country (doc...
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...Scott Beinlich Mr. Schuster AP US History – Period 2 26 April 2015 DBQ – Cold War and Eisenhower’s Success in Addressing Hysteria Following WWII, there was a large degree of tension between the United States of America (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR). The powerful countries had conflicting political philosophies and plans for the post-war world. The US promoted democracy and self-determination, the belief that war-torn countries should have a right to determine their means of rebuilding, while the USSR looked to expand their spheres of influence by making more countries communist. As a result of different ideologies and plans, the countries began to mistrust one another. Americans began to fear that communism would spread throughout weak...
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...Chapters 11 & 12 DBQ From 1825-1850, the American people attempted to expand Democratic ideals by promoting humanist political and social theories and efforts to reform society as a whole. However, both the failure and exclusivity of these reforms reflected how the expansion of Democratic ideals to be invalid. The nineteenth century was a period of great growth and reform. As the nation grew economically and influentially, Americans sought to adapt through self-improvement, as seen through the Second Great Awakening, and the popularity of transcendentalism. An emphasis was placed on the liberation from the confines of intellect imposed by society known as “understanding.” This served as the basis of reforms in art, religion, and society which...
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...A colony is when an external nation holds control over an area or territory. Colonial rule allowed for Africa to have a reduced amount of conflict and adapt new technologies such as dams, railroads, and telegraph lines. However, it also forced natives out of their homes, caused them to lose traditions, and were put to work in horrible conditions. (SFA 117-118) The conditions the indigenous people were put through are clearly displayed in the illustration titled, “Learning Civilized Ways is Hard Work”. The picture shows two native people carrying a imperialist around like horses. (DBQ Doc.2)A protectorate runs its own day-to-day affairs but has an outside power over them. This type of imperialism allowed the local government to hold the most control over their country and, or area. (SFA 117) A sphere of influence is an area where a foreign nation has control investments and trade. China was one giant example of this type of control. When China began to weaken, other countries came to take over and most of them used the sphere of influence technique. (SFA 128) Finally, economic imperialism was when an independent nation was controlled, not by an outside government, but by a foreign business. This type was largely exercised by the British East India Company which ruled over large amounts of lands and armies in India. (SFA...
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...produced political innovations and some social change in the direction of greater equality and democracy. The American Revolution did not overturn the social order, but it did produce substantial changes in social customs, political institutions, and ideas about society and government. Among the changes were the separation of church and state in some places, the abolition of slavery in the North, written political constitutions, and a shift in political power from the eastern seaboard toward the frontier. The first weak government, the Articles of Confederation, was unable to exercise real authority, although it did successfully deal with the western lands issue. The Confederation’s weakness in handling foreign policy, commerce and the Shays Rebellion spurred the movement to alter the Articles. Instead of revising the Articles, the well-off delegates to the Constitutional Convention created a charter for a whole new government. In a series of compromises, the convention produced a plan that provided for a vigorous central government, a strong executive, the protection for property, while still upholding republican principles and states’ rights. The Federalists met strong opposition from Anti-Federalists, especially in Virginia and New York, but through effective organization and argument, they succeeded in getting the Constitution ratified. By establishing the new national government, the Federalists checked the Revolutionary values of the popular republican government...
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...DBQ Essay Political parties developed in the United States because of the difference in opinions of influential figures. Our country was formed on the idea of people have there own opinion and political parties allows us to be able to give an opinion on how we believe the country should be run. To be able to disagree and not get thrown in jail. The first to do this where the parties of Hamilton and Jefferson and without this life wouldn't be the same. This is why I believe Political parties developed in the United States. There were many reasons political parties developed in our countries and it all started with the parties of Hamilton and Jefferson. They were the first and according to Document 1, they had very different ideas for...
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...9/11 DBQ Part I: Document 1: 1) Greg Rodriguez was the son of Phillis and Orlando Rodriguez, who was a victim in the World Trade Center attacks. 2) His parents wrote this letter because the government was going in a way of violence, they had thought that violence is not the way to go. The families should be allowed to grieve and pray instead of focusing on attacking back. Document 2: 1) President Bush demands were closing terrorist training camps, passing over leaders of Al-Qaeda network, and recurring all foreign nationals, that included American citizens who were obtain unjustly. 2) One reason was that none of the president’s demands were met and second was that to stop Taliban from other...
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...Ryan Stiskin APUSH Period 3 11/23/14 Mr.Polanis DBQ Accuracy of Political Beliefs The two main parties during the early 1800s included the Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans. The difference between the two parties was their choice of how the constitution should be interpreted. The Federalists followed a “loose” interpretation of the constitution, while the Jeffersonians followed a “strict” interpretation of the constitution. The Federalists and Jeffersonians each had their own interpretation of the constitution but were not always adamant in following it. The Jeffersonian Republicans were seen as “strict” constructionists and believed the constitution should be interpreted exactly as its written. The Jeffersonians wanted to...
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...DBQ: How did the Constitution Guard against Tyranny? Did you know that the constitution was actually kinda written on accident? Originally 55 wealthy, white, males came together in Philadelphia in 1787 to fix and make corrections to the Articles of Confederation. They specifically needed to fix no chief executive, no court system, stronger government, and many more things. This meeting was later called the Constitutional Convention. With trying to fix all these problems, they all agreed on one thing, no tyranny. Tyranny is a cruel and oppressive government or rule. An example of this would be king George. He was not giving the colonists their unalienable rights. The Constitution guarded against tyranny in many ways. These include federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and The Great Compromise. The Constitution guarded against tyranny through federalism. Federalism is the federal principle or system of government. James Madison wrote about federalism. He wrote about it because he wanted to get people to ratify the constitution. Doc A is an excerpt from Madison’s Federalist Paper 51. Federalism guarded against tyranny because as Madison put it “Liberty requires that the three great departments should be separate and distinct” (Madison, Federalist Paper #47). The evidence says it all. We MUST have the three departments...
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...Vikram Amar Mr. Levy APUSH E Block Jackson DBQ 11/4/2015 Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828 when he beat the incumbent John Quincy Adams. He was skilled at running an emotional campaign and ended up defeating his opponent rather easily. Upon his inheritance of the presidency, despite there being only one real party, views about the United State’s future were divided. His supporters, Jacksonians, were a group of people who were united really only by their love of Jackson, and were just a group of people sewn together from different areas of the nation. Although it is said that they were “the guardians of the United States Constitution”, they were not. Their primary goals, however, were to suppress the dying federalists and emerging...
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...In the beginning of our country, no legislature was enacted for immigration. However, with time, many laws have passed, which has impacted the immigrants entering the U.S. Even though, illegal immigration has become a big issue in the United States, people who are attempting to come in legally are affected. These fears affect many asylum seekers who are seeking refuge due to persecution in their own countries. Asylum seekers are being detained or deported, which at times is in violation of their human rights. Due to many injustices asylum seekers face, it is difficult for them to pursue refuge. The detaining of asylum seekers has become a growing concern within the United States. As stated by the Department of Homeland Security, “(DHS) detains thousands of noncitizens who pose no flight risk or threat to public safety while they are awaiting deportation proceedings” (Immigration Policy). However, detaining a person who has come to the U.S. to seek protection because their own country failed to provide it, constitutes a violation of human rights. Asylum seekers are individuals that have passed through traumatizing circumstances, in which they feel threatened or endangered. By having asylum seekers detained, it can ultimately drive them to edge in which can have a negative impact on the economy. The detention of asylum seekers comes at...
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