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    Balance of Power

    My teacher used the phrase "balance of power" when discussing colonization. I am having difficulty understanding this term. When I asked her for help she said to refer to my lecture notes and my notes are incomplete to understand it.

    Old World and the Atlantic

    What events in the Old World precipitated the drive to cross the Atlantic? Once in the New World, how did most Europeans behave? How did they generally perceive the peoples and resources they found? Were there any exceptions to these norms? Were there any Europeans who treated the Native Americans fairly? How does America's domi

    America's Native Population

    Where did the American Indians come from? How many were there before contact? How and where did they live? What lasting contributions did they provide the world?

    World War II & U.S. Foreign Policy Changes

    I am looking for as much information as possible fro these questions. Here are the questions: QUESTIONS: The United States entered World War II as a strong opponent of imperialism , even when it involved allies. Yet, by 1950 , and certainly by 1954 the US supported French efforts to maintain control of IndoChina. 1

    US History 1865 - present

    1. Which of the following was NOT a policy or law endorsed by the progressives? a. the popular election of U.S. senators b. the pure food and drug act c. the child labor act d. the workman's compensation act e. the reconstruction finance corporation 2. Which of the following was NOT a cause of the great depression?

    History questions on progressivism

    I need help writing an analytical response to the questions: WHAT GROUPS MOUNTED A CHALLENGE TO THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF AMERICAN AND WHY?, and HOW DID CHANGING REFORMS AND METHODS IN INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS AFFECT: 1. THE CULTURE OF AMERICAN SOCIETY IN THE GILDED AGE, 2. THE SHAPE AND TEXTURE OF EVERYDAY LIFE? 3. THE THINKING

    Womens Suffrage 19th amendment

    Just wanted to know what combination of factors in the early 20th century lead to the amendement of the the right to women to vote and which factors is the most critical?

    History

    What was really at stake in the debate between the federalists and anti-federalists? Did the federalists win primarily because of their superior political skills or because they had a clearer view of the meaning of the A revolution and the future of the United States

    Manifest Destiny and the Civil War

    Example for response: question was name four reasons why the North won the Civil War, one answer would be: response: Industry: the North had greater industrial capacity that better supplied the troops. My questions: 1. Explain the expression: "Manifest Destiny." 2. Explain three factors that influenced the concept of

    Indian removal (1814 - 1858)

    Early in the 19th centrury, as the rapidly-growing United States expanded into the lower South, white settlers faced what they considered an obstacle. This area was home to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chicasaw and Seminole nations. These Indian nations, in the view of the settlers and many other white Americans, were standing

    Difference Between Three Old Schools

    Please research and give me the differences between the following schools: 1. Epicurian 2. Stoicism 3. Cynicism Then I need to write a paper on what school I would fit best into with my beliefs, etc. thank you, Judy

    Immigration in the 1840s

    Symbolic of one of the major changes in American demographics was the large influx of immigrants in the 1840s. In what ways were these new immigrants (primarily Germans and Irish) similar to other immigrants such as the British and the Scots-Irish and in what ways were they different?

    History

    Contrast the Hamiltonian Federalist belief that the "wealthy and well-educated" ought to run the government with the Jeffersonian Republican belief that the common person, if educated, could be trusted to manage public affairs. What are the political implications of each view?

    Analytical discussion

    Explain why America became a superpower between the years of 1865-1945. Specific factors that influenced America's rise from Civil War to post WWII superpower. I am looking for help with analysis using historical events to show "why" America became a world superpower, not simply stating facts and timelines.

    Discussion assistance

    In what ways did mass consumption and the media contribute to a new "Mass Culture" in the 1920's and 1930's?

    Discussion assistance

    How did Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs "prime the pump" of American industry and consumer confidence?

    American Revolution and Defeat of the British

    Discuss a one to two key word and then a sentence or explanation after for each question. Example- Industry: the North had greater industrial capacity that better supplied union troops. ---------------------------------- 1. Explain four causes of the American Revolutionary War (do not name four different taxes or sloga

    Questions from American History- European conquest of the New World, slavery, first ten amendments to the U.S Constitution, political views of the Federalists anti-federalist during Thomas Jefferson presidency

    1) Explain three reasons/rationale the Europeans used to justify conquering the New World? 2) Explain three negative consequences of the European conquest of the New World? 3) Explain three reasons why slavery prospered in the North American colonies, especially in the Southern colonies (why could slvery be viewed as justi

    Immigration and demographics

    Symbolic of one of the major changes in American demographics was the large influx of immigrants in the 1840's. In what ways were these new immigrants (primarily Germans and Irish) similar to other immigrants such as the British and the Scots-Irish and in what ways were they different?