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The Koreas

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Divided regions
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Korea
Outline of South Korea
Foreign relations of North Korea
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The Koraeas: A Divided Peninsula~Ch. 32.3 Intro Extends off E. coast of Asia Divided into N. and S. Korea N.= Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (communist) S.=Republic of Korea (non-communist) Despite differences, they share common history/culture A Common Culture First peole who livied in Korea came from N. & NW. Invading armies have swept through peninsula on numerous occasions Adapted Chinese Culture Koreans adapted Chinese culture Borrowed from writing/language system Korean language is branch of Altaic group and includes Finnish,, Turkish, and Hungarian Multiple religions Daoism & Confucianism came from China Buddhism is most common N. Korea: communist gvnmt discourages religion Korean War 1945, end of WWI: korea got caught up in Cold War fight over communism

Qing Dynasty

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Christianity in China
Taiping Rebellion
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Qing Dynasty
Opium
Attachment theory
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Cause Effect Military Unpreparedness Economic Weakness Imperial Pressures Reforms Taiping Rebellion Directions: Read textbook pages 717 ? 724 ; fill out the chart and answer the questions in complete sentences. QUESTIONS: Why were the British adamant on their right to trade opium with China? What factors led to the Opium War and how was this war resolved? What changes occurred due to the collection of treatises in 1842?
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Presidents of the 20th Century

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Politics of the United States
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Sons of the American Revolution
Vice Presidents of the United States
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Taft family
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The New Freedom
Calvin Coolidge
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APUSH 20th Century Exam Review: Presidents Presidents of the 20th Century William McKinley (1897-1900) ? R Assassinated b/c govt was corrupt (T. Roosevelt VP to succeed) Teddy Roosevelt (1901-1908) ? R Big Stick Diplomacy Roosevelt Corollary Great White Fleet ? build up navy to enforce imperialism Progressive Ideals Square-Deal (?3 c?s?) ? control corporations (Hepburn Act, etc.), consumer protection (Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food and Drug Act, etc.), conservationism (National Reclamation Act, Newlands Act, etc.) Hay-Pauncefote Treaty ? ability to construct the Panama Canal Open Door policy in China Hepburn Act ? regulates ICC Meat Inspection Act

Early colonies of America notes 2

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History of the United States
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Navigation Acts
Dominion of New England
American Revolution
Mercantilism
Puritan
Molasses Act
Iron Act
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?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?2? Ch. 3-5 Notes ? Colony Notes Outline #2 The Bonds of Empire: 1660-1750 The Dominion of New England -1684- King revokes Bay Colony charter WHY? -crown wanted to rule w/o Puritan influence -Mass. was ignoring Navigation Acts (they were smuggling) -get rid of Representative Assemblies -wanted military men to be Governors (strong military rule) -king had been told by ?fact finders? to the colonies that the Puritans weren?t popular in Mass. WHAT MADE PURITANS UNPOPULAR? YOU HAD TO BE A PURITAN SAINT WHO HAD A CONVERSION EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <<<<<< Sir Edmond Andros -Governor appointed by King -What Andros did? -levied taxes -no land before the Domination was recognized -land owners forced to agree to quitrents -enforced Navigation Acts

Chap 11 AP US History notes

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Political parties in the United States
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Great Triumvirate
Second Party System
Adams family
Vice Presidents of the United States
James Monroe
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Federalist Party
Politics

Ch. 12? OPPOSITION TO THE WAR 1. Conservative, seaboard Republicans in Congress and New England Federalists New Englanders: refused to buy war bonds to help pay for the war opposed recruiting campaigns traded with England when possible Daniel Webster gave his first important speech on the unconstitutional and objectionable character of an 1813 draft law which allowed for drafting men in state militias into the national army 2. HARTFORD CONVENTION ? met in Dec. 1814 ? met because they thought New Orleans was lost ? thus the war too Extremists in New England became more vocal as war dragged on ? some called for secession MASS, CON, and RI sent full delegations NH and VT sent partial delegations

Chap 10 AP US History notes

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Politics of the United States
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Presidency of George Washington
Federalist papers
Vice Presidents of the United States
alexander hamilton
Bank of New York
United States presidential election
whiskey rebellion
Democratic-Republican Party
james madison
Thomas Jefferson
Politics

?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?4? Chapter 10 Notes Launching the New Ship of State: 1789 - 1800 Evolution of Major Political Parties YEAR Hamiltonians JEFFERSONIANS 1792 Federalists Democratic-Republicans (Republicans) 1816 Death of Federalists Republicans (One party: Era of Good Feelings) 1825 National Republicans Democratic Republicans (Jacksonian Democrats) 1834 Whigs Democrats 1854 Republicans to present to present CABINET: 1. Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence Opposed new Constitution ? stated in letters Pro-French, anti-British Antifed. -strong central Gov. strict constructionist (interpret the Constitution word for word) 2. Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton

US History Outline

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Bush family
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September 11 attacks
George W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Osama bin Laden
George Bush
Bush
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Gopika Somasekharan President George W. Bush Outline America was robbed on December 12,2000. On this day, former President George W. Bush was elected the President of the United States. Bush, at the time, was the governor of Texas and ran in accordance to the Republican party. On the other hand, Al Gore, the vice president to former President Clinton, ran in accordance to the Democratic Party. George W. Bush was not a good president because of the way he handled the Bin Laden situation and because of the amount of debt he produced during the time he was elected president. Body Paragraphs George W. Bush cannot be considered a good president due to the way he dealt with the Bin Laden situation.

Power

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Burmese people
Burma
Aung San Suu Kyi
Freedom from Fear
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
Mandell Creighton
Southern Utah University
Aung San
Absolute Power
religion
Politics

N o t e b o o k H a n d o u t 1 ? Teachers? Curriculum Institute 2, Inc. 3 The Nature of Power, Politics, and Government Quotations About Power Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. ?Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963 Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ?Lord Acton, Letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887 It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. ?Aung San Suu Kyi, ?Freedom from fear? speech, 1990 Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. ?Mao Zedong Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon

Chapter 35

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Government of the Soviet Union
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Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
War

CHAPTER 35 Power, Politics, and Conflict in World History, 1990?2010 Chapter Outline Summary I. The End of the Cold War A. Factors in the Soviet Decline disintegration invasion of Afghanistan, 1979 B. The Explosion of the 1980s and 1990s Forced industrialization environmental problems infant mortality up disease C. The Age of Reform Mikhail Gorbachev reforms, 1985 nuclear reduction missiles limited withdrew from Afghanistan glasnost perestroika foreign investment encouraged military spending down new constitution, 1988 re-elected, 1990 D. Dismantling the Soviet Empire Eastern Europe Soviet troops out Bulgaria free elections, 1989 Hungary, Poland new governments, 1988 Czechoslovakia new government, 1989 East Germany

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