isolation and social conservatism because of the Red Scare. The Red Scare cut back free speech‚ in which the hysteria caused many to want to eliminate the communists. Some states made it illegal to advocate overthrowing the government. From 1920 to 1921 about 800‚000 Europeans named New Immigrants flooded into the US. Because of this Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act of 1921 which only allowed 3 percent of Europeans to come the US. Soon after‚ the Immigration Act of 1924 was passed cutting the
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EUROPEAN HISTORY DBQ . 1. Explain the reasons for the adoption of a new calendar in revolutionary France and analyze reactions to it in the period 1789 to 1806. Historical Background: On November 24‚ 1793‚ the National Convention adopted a revolutionary calendar to replace the Gregorian calendar (established by the Roman Catholic Church in 1582). New Year’s Day was moved from January 1 to September 22‚ the founding date of the French Republic‚ and this date in 1792 marked the beginning
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Chapter 4 Big Picture Questions 1. What common features can you identify in the empires described in this chapter? • All empires controlled large areas and populations. • All empires were brought together by conquest and funded in part by extracting wealth from conquered peoples. • All empires stimulated the exchange of ideas‚ cultures‚ and values among the peoples they conquered. • All empires sought to foster an imperial identity that transcended more local identities and loyalties. • All
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Derika Elk AP English Language and Composition 2013 Summer Reading Assignment Part 1 (Susan B. Anthony) 1. Who is Susan B. Anthony? a nineteenth-century champion of the cause of woman’s suffrage. 2. What was the reason for her delivering this speech in 1873? Her reasoning for delivering her speech was for the right for women to vote. 3. What two words in the first paragraph reinforce Anthony’s argument in the speech? Two words that reinforced Anthony’s speech would be “indicted” and “lawful
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Does Africa Have a History? * * * * There has been a notion that Africa does not have a history of its own before Europeans came to Africa. Hugh Trevor-Roper made an infamous statement in 1965 proclaiming‚ “Perhaps‚ in the future‚ there will be some African history to teach. But at
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were then accused of witch craft. The Enlightenment is a movement toward progress; The Enlightenment was a result of the idea that it was ok to agree with either science or religion‚ either agree with said people of the enlightenment are meant to question everything 2. The tenets of Lutheranism and Calvinism differed from Catholicism because they had a different ideas on how to reach salvation. The Catholics believed good works would ensure that everyone has salvation‚ Calvinists believed in predestination
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Research Question People may think of fruit as a sweet‚ healthy option for a snack. What those people do not know is that some of those fruits can be very damaging to their teeth and to their bodies. One reason for this is that a variety of commonly digested fruits are extremely acidic. This experiment will test the pH level of everyday fruits to see how acidic they actually are. When eaten‚ which fruit will have the lowest pH (be the most acidic)? Hypothesis A sign that a fruit is acidic is
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Introduction The medieval period in European history begins after the fall of the Roman Empire around 500 C.E.‚ and continued until the early modern period beginning around 1500. The medieval period is split into the sub-categories of early medieval (500-1000)‚ central middle ages (1000-1300)‚ late medieval (1300-1500)‚ and followed by the early modern period (1500-1800). At each of these periods of time important political‚ economic‚ social‚ cultural‚ religious and scientific changes were being
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Response to Essay Questions for Teaching Position in High-Needs School Instructions as stated on application: Answer each question in a short essay format (no more than 300 words); be sure to address all parts of each question. The answers to these questions are considered a critical part of your application. Please spend time crafting your answers and provide your responses to these application questions in the spaces below. (Be sure to identify each instruction‚ and frequently review to assure
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Analysis=2 Question=1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Expanded Core=2 AP requires you to expand it to 2; however‚ you write 3 to get the points from expanded core section. Process: 1. Box Question 2. Read Documents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Group 2. Extra Document 3. P.O.V “Not Surprisingly” 4. Pre-write Outline: I. Intro a. Thesis b. Extra Doc. II. Body a. G1 b. G2 c. G3 III. Conclusion AP Exam Multiple
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