One purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) was to
A)
speed construction of the western railroads
B)
encourage settlement of the Pacific Coast
C)
expand the civil rights of immigrants
D)
protect the jobs of American workers
According to our text, for most Muslims, the basic meaning of this term is “the struggle against one’s own evil to fully submit to Allah.”
Hijab
Shirk
Jihad
Sawm
Answer: Jihad
Explanation: means "struggle" for God and Islam.
What do you think Bush meant by future generations understanding both the burden and blessings of freedom?
"Let future generations understand the burden and blessings of freedom. Let them say we stood where duty required us to stand." January 1991
Answer:
The Pony Express
Chapter 1
At A Nation's Crisis
The Pony Express was the first rapid transit and the first fost mail line across the continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast. It was a system
by means of which messages were carried swiftly on horseback across the plains and deserts, and over the mountains of the far West It brought the
Adontic coost and the Pacific slope ten days nearer to each other.
It had a brief existence of only sixteen months and was supplanted by the transcontinental telegraph. Yet it was of the greatest importance in
binding the East and West together at a time when overland travel was slow and cumbersome, and when a great national crisis made the rapid
communication of news between these sections an imperative necessity.
The Pony Express marked the highest development in overland travel prior to the coming of the Pacific railroad, which it preceded nine years.
It, in fact, proved the feasibility of a transcontinental road and demonstrated that such a line could be built and operated continuously the year
around-a feat that had always been regarded as impossible.
The operation of the Pony Express was a supreme achievement of physical endurance on the part of man and his ever faithful companion, the
horse. The history of this organization should be a lasting monument to the physical sacrifice of man and beast in an effort to accomplish
something worthwhile. Its history should be an enduring tribute to American courage and American organizing genius.
Read this line from the Pony Express excerpt
It hod a brief existence of only sixteen months and was supplanted by the transcontinental telegraph.
Based on the corres, what does the word "supplanted" mean? (5 points)
Defeated
Joined
Replaced
Os
Oo
Unearthed
You have just received word that three small boats appear to have attacked a US port. The
president wants to retaliate, but you think more evidence is needed before US forces attack. What historical event could you reference to
support your case best?
Answer:
Switzerlad invaded Liechtenstein several times by soldiers getting lost.
In WW2, planes all sides often got lost flew over Swiss airspace. Several times, US planes bombed Switzerland thinking they were over Germany. Once, they shot down a Swiss Messerschmitt, thinking it was a German fighter.
Mr. President, I would wait and launch an investigation before we rashly attack a country that could be innocent.
Explanation:
Answer:
Pear Harbor
Explanation:
The situations are similar, There where A lot of eye witnesses When it happened so The U.S didnt take long in retaliating.
At its height the Roman Empire covered 3 continents. What are the 3 continents it
covered?
Answer:
europe, asia, and africa
Explanation:
Answer:
It covered Europe, Asia and Africa.
Explanation:
George Washington was our first President and he set an example for others. Which
one is NOT an example
O Served four terms as President
left office after eight years
O Stay neutral, don't get involed in other countries business
O Worked closely with Congress
Please help me I really need help !
Answer:
first we need to know the passage first
Explanation:
we can't know the summary without the passage.
Which of the following groups was responsible for the most radical opposition to the Vietnam War during the 1960s? A. Republican members of Congress B. College and university students Working-class union members D. State legislators in the South and West
Answer:
B. College and university students
Explanation:
Took the quiz.
Which statement explains how Islam is related to Judaism? A.
Both are focused on the teachings of the New Testament. B.
Both show strong influences of Christianity.
C. Both owe their origins to the prophet Abraham. D.
Both are focused on the teachings of the Torah.
Answer:
C
Explanation:
Which french solider became a general in the french revaluation
Answer: Napoléon Bonaparte
Explanation:
Answer:
this is the answer that i get
According to the video, how did civil rights leaders react to the Detroit riot?
They did not understand why people were rioting.
They encouraged the violence to continue.
They refused to comment on the riot.
They called for an end to the unrest.
Answer:they called for an end to the unrest
Explanation:
Answer:
According to the video, how did civil rights leaders react to the Detroit riot?
They did not understand why people were rioting.
They encouraged the violence to continue.
They refused to comment on the riot.
>They called for an end to the unrest.<
Explanation:
it is d on edge hope this helps
List 3 reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire.
Answer: 8 Reasons Why Rome Fell
1. Invasions by Barbarian tribes.
2. Economic troubles and overreliance on slave labor.
3. The rise of the Eastern Empire.
4. Overexpansion and military overspending.
5. Government corruption and political instability.
6. The arrival of the Huns and the migration of the Barbarian tribes.
7. Christianity and the loss of traditional values.
Explanation: Hopefully this helps you with what ever you are doing. I am giving you 7 reasons instead of 3 reasons, so maybe your teacher might give you extra credit.
discuss the Colonial legacy in shaping security in Middle East?
Answer:
Explanation: Even the term 'colonial legacies' implies the influences and outcomes of colonialism are in fact over, yet contemporary economic, political and social structures across regions in Africa continue to be shaped by their distinctive experiences from the period of colonialism.
define and identify proletariat
Answer:
Karl Marx asserted that all elements of a society's structure depend on its economic structure. Additionally, Marx saw conflict in society as the primary means of change. Economically, he saw conflict existing between the owners of the means of production—the bourgeoisie—and the laborers, called the proletariat.
Explanation:
Describe the need for restaurants at railroad stops.
Answer:
Old travelers who go to railroad stops found no dining cars, a few eateries along the routes and no hotels. Vendors and saloons sold old items so over time restaurants and hotels became tourist attractions.
Many Americans supported the Indian Removal Act of 1830 because it
A. punished Native Americans for attacks on Washington, D.C.
B. opened Native American lands to settlement by white citizens
C. forced U.S. citizenship on Native Americans
D. forced Native American leaders out of the U.S. Congress
Answer:
B opened Native American lands to settlement by white citizens
Explanation:
Panuto: Tukuyin ang Dinastiya sa China, Korea
at Japan na nag-ambag sa mga sumusunod.
1.Great wall of China:
2. Gun powder:
3. Crossbow:
4. Woodblock printing:
5.Forbidden city:
Answer:
answer is great wall of china
What was Monroe's concern about
Central and South America?
Winston Churchill's 1940 speech and Joseph Stalin's 1941 speech both
support which of the following conclusions about the United States' role in
international affairs during the early 1940s?
A. It was courted by countries across the world that hoped to
purchase its arms and supplies.
B. It was dismissed by foreign leaders for its unwillingness to provide
troops in Western Europe.
C. It was expected to remain neutral in all European matters unless
democratic states were at risk.
D. It was unwilling to do business with any warring country for fear of
being drawn into their conflicts.
Answer:
A. It was courted by countries across the world that hoped to purchase its arms and supplies.
Explanation:
Took the quiz.
Answer:A
Explanation:took quiz
Where was the most important battle of the war of 1812
Answer:
Battle of New Orleans.
Explanation:
Just two weeks after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, U.S. General Andrew Jackson achieves the greatest American victory of the War of 1812 at the Battle of New Orleans.
The Bay of Pigs invasion began when the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) financed and trained a group of Cuban refugees to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro.
Fidel Castro had been a concern to U.S. officials as a new leader since he took power in Cuba with a revolution in January 1959. Castro’s attacks on U.S. companies and interests in Cuba, his fiery anti-American speeches, and Cuba’s movement toward a closer relationship with the Soviet Union led the U.S. leaders to presume that the Cuban leader was a threat to U.S. interests. In March 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the CIA to train and arm Cuban refugees for an attack on Cuba The new U.S President John F. Kennedy was given this program when he became president in 1961.
Even though military advisors felt that the attack on Cuba by a group of lightly armed exiles had little chance for success, Kennedy gave the approval. On April 17, 1961, around 1,200 exiles, armed with American weapons and using American ships, came to the shore at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. The hope was that the exile force would serve as an inspiration for Cuban citizens to rise-up and overthrow Castro’s government.
The plan immediately fell apart. The landing force met with unexpected counterattacks from Castro’s military, the tiny Cuban air force sank most of the exiles’ supply ships, the United States held back from providing necessary air support, and the expected uprising never happened. Over 100 of the attackers were killed, and more than 1,100 were captured.
The failure at the Bay of Pigs cost the United States greatly. Castro used the attack to deepen his power in Cuba and he requested additional Soviet military aid. Eventually that aid included missiles, and the construction of missile bases in Cuba sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Further, throughout much of Latin America, the United States was mocked for its use of armed force in trying to remove Castro, a man who was considered a hero to many for his stance against U.S. interference. Kennedy tried to redeem himself by publicly accepting blame for the attack and its subsequent failure, but the failed mission left the young president looking weak and indecisive.
Read an annotate the article above.
Write a definition for the words in bold:
Finance- providing/giving money to someone/something
Overthrow- remove/force someone/something from power
Revolution
Fiery
Exile
Counterattack
Missiles
Mocked
Redeem
Indecisive
After reading the article, answer the questions:
1. According to the article, why did the US want to remove Fidel Castro?
2. In your opinion, what was the importance of using Cuban refugees/exiles for the attack rather than US soldiers?
3. After the invasion, what did the Bay of Pigs invasion do for Castro? What did it do for Kennedy?
Answer:
The Bay of Pigs invasion began when the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) financed and trained a group of Cuban refugees to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro.
Explanation:
Fidel Castro had been a concern to U.S. officials as a new leader since he took power in Cuba with a revolution in January 1959. Castro’s attacks on U.S. companies and interests in Cuba, his fiery anti-American speeches, and Cuba’s movement toward a closer relationship with the Soviet Union led the U.S. leaders to presume that the Cuban leader was a threat to U.S. interests. In March 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the CIA to train and arm Cuban refugees for an attack on Cuba The new U.S President John F. Kennedy was given this program when he became president in 1961.
Even though military advisors felt that the attack on Cuba by a group of lightly armed exiles had little chance for success, Kennedy gave the approval. On April 17, 1961, around 1,200 exiles, armed with American weapons and using American ships, came to the shore at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba. The hope was that the exile force would serve as an inspiration for Cuban citizens to rise-up and overthrow Castro’s government.
The plan immediately fell apart. The landing force met with unexpected counterattacks from Castro’s military, the tiny Cuban air force sank most of the exiles’ supply ships, the United States held back from providing necessary air support, and the expected uprising never happened. Over 100 of the attackers were killed, and more than 1,100 were captured.
The failure at the Bay of Pigs cost the United States greatly. Castro used the attack to deepen his power in Cuba and he requested additional Soviet military aid. Eventually that aid included missiles, and the construction of missile bases in Cuba sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Further, throughout much of Latin America, the United States was mocked for its use of armed force in trying to remove Castro, a man who was considered a hero to many for his stance against U.S. interference. Kennedy tried to redeem himself by publicly accepting blame for the attack and its subsequent failure, but the failed mission left the young president looking weak and indecisive.
Question 1
Please put these in order from earliest to latest
11. Colonists refused to buy British goods.
2. Great Britain incurs a huge war debt from the french and Indian War
3. Colonial resentment increases
14. Boston Tea Party
1 5. British revenue increases
6. Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts
1 7. Stamp Act imposed the first direct tax on the colonists.
18. repeal of Stamp Act
Answer:
1. Great Britain incurs a huge war debt from the French and Indian War.
The French and Indian war had cost the British a lot of money and they needed cash to settle their debt.
2. Stamp Act imposed the first direct tax on the colonists.
They passed the Stamp act to enable them recoup some cash to pay for their debt.
3. Colonial resentment increases
The Colonists began to feel resentment because they felt they were being unfairly taxed yet they were not making much.
4. Repeal of Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was repealed a year afterwards due to the widespread resentment against the Act.
5. British revenue increases
British revenue eventually increased as the British restricted the Colonists to trading only with the British.
6. Colonists refused to buy British goods.
As the Colonists became more resistant, they refused to buy British goods which they viewed as being forced on them.
7. Boston Tea Party
The Colonist boarded a ship and burnt an entire shipment of tea sent b the British in defiance of an Act that they viewed as unjust.
8. Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts
In response, the British passed the Intolerable Acts to try to bring the Colonists back under the firm control of the British. Instead, it led to War only a year later.
Erin went through a rehearsal of her speech with a test audience who then critiqued her presentation. What is the next step she should take?
a.
Go through parts of the speech again.
b.
Rehearse in the presentation space.
c.
Use additional presentation aids.
d.
Incorporate the audience’s feedback into her speech.
Answer:
d all she need is to take correction and add to what she already had
After presentation of a Speech to the Audience, the next step is Feedback, hence she need to Option D incorporate the audience's feedback.
Communication SkillsTo make a communication quality better and fruitful, it must go through five stages of communication cycle these are Message, encoding, channel selection, decoding and feedback.
As per Question, Erin has completed all the Five stages, and now Erin needs to go through the Feedback and add immportant changes as per feedback into the speech(Message), thereby creating the better flow of Message. Hence option D is correct.
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Identify and describe three causes of the Civil War.
please no links juist a answer and looking for help
Answer:
1.)Slavery in America ║ Slavery America began in the early 17th Century and continued to be practiced for the next 250 years by the colonies and states. Slaves, mostly from Africa, worked in the production of tobacco crops and later, cotton.Abarham Lincoln’s electon ║The year 1860 marks a very pivotal time for the United States, namely the election of President Abraham Lincoln. This marked election is often thought of as the first event in a series that turned into the civil war that started in April of 1861.Underground railroad║The Underground Railroad was the term used to describe a network of meeting places, secret routes, passageways and safe houses used by slaves in the U.S. to escape slave holding states to northern states and Canada.Mark me brainlist please→:)
Which groups were most helped by the Wagner Act
and the Fair Labor Standards Act, passed during the
New Deal?
A) workers and labor unions
B) stockbrokers and investors
C) large businesses and corporations
D) farmers and landowners
Answer:
A
Explanation:
i did a lesson like this
What word means a person or thing related to Asia
Answer:
Asian.
Explanation:
All of the following impacted
the origin of capitalism after
the ending of feudalism
except the_
__
Answer:
please where are the options
did World War I happen?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914, it triggered a chain of events that resulted in World War 1. After the assassination, Austria-Hungary threatened war on Serbia. ... Germany sided by Austria-Hungary, while Russia sided with the Serbians.
Answer:
according to critical anaylsis and studying of history, time traveling to ww1 talking and shaking hands of archduke Franz Ferdinand before he died, reading every history book about ww1 reading every poem from ww1 and after asking all the historians about what occurred in ww1 I have deducted to this point that ww1 was in fact (and no counterarguements can be made against this)
not a real war
On December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war. Which of the these events led to his request?
1.Churchill's desperate need for help in the Battle of Britain
2.Germany's lightning war that ended with the fall of France
3.Stalin's agreement to sign a nonaggression pact with Hitler
4.Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor
Answer:
Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor
Explanation:
Destroying the base at Pearl Harbor would mean that Japan controlled the Pacific. As well, nearly 20 American ships and 300 airplanes were destroyed. This drove the United States our of isolation and into WWII.
Answer:
Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor
Explanation:
just as machines changed factories, inventors were hoping to improve transportation as well. how did the industrial revolution change the way people moved from place to place?
a) most of the word during the industrial revolution was in cities, so people did not have a use for transportation. most workers lived in the city and did not need to venture out of those urban areas.
b) the industrial revolution caused an increase in the amount of goods being produced in factories and those goods needed to be moved and sold to different markets.
c) transportation was viewed as a luxury and since people were making more money in factories, the demand for luxury increased
d) the revolution returned work to the country, so people har to utilize transportation to go back and forth from more densely populated areas.
