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APUSH Brinkley cahpter 29.2 Terms

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Chapter?29.2:?The?Souring?of?the?Peace,?American?Politics?and?Society?After?the?War,? The?Korean?War,?The?Crusade?Against?Subversion? ? Potsdam?Conference? Truman?met?w/?Stalin?to?discuss?Germany.? Confirmed?that?Germany?would?remain? divided?w/?W?zones?into?1?nation,?friendly?to? US?and?Russia?w/?pro?Soviet?communist? govt.? Chiang?Kai?shek?&?The??China?Lobby??? Corrupt?govt.,?feeble?popular?legitimacy,?lived? in?isolation?(unwilling?to?face?problems).? Pro?Chiang?forces.? Mao?Zedong? Communist?army?leader?in?which?China?was? in?a?struggle?with.?In?control?of???of?Chinese? population.? George?F.?Kennan?&?The??Long?Telegram??&? ?Containment?? Influential?American?diplomat?who?warned?that in?Soviet?Union?US?faced?a?political?force?that?

Civil War Pickett's Charge

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Pickett?s Charge By Jakob Verhulst My project is a model of Pickett?s Charge. The clothespin people with the blue uniforms are the Union soldiers. The gray uniformed people are the Confederates. Pickett is the one with the sword and the yellow sash hanging from his waist. The clump of trees is the goal that Confederates were charging toward, because it was what they could see from a mile away.

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 8 notes

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The Second Contential Congress meet in Philadelphia. The Congress selected Washington to lead the Colonial army. Bunker Hill was one of the first losses for the colonists. The Congress adopted the Olive Branch Petition and the King ignored it. Thomas Paine published Common Sense and it brought up points influential in American independence. Paine believed in a republic over a monarchy. 1. What drove the Congress in choosing Geroge Washington to lead? 2. Why was Bunker Hill influential? What happened? What was the Olive Branch Petition?

Civil War Battles

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The Civil War Battles Major Battles: Western Sphere Vicksburg (Spring 1863) ? turning point! Gen. Grant tried to complete Union control of the MS River by seizing the heavily fortified city of Vicksburg, MS. Union bombarded the city for 7 weeks Confederates surrendered on July 4. Union controlled the length of the Mississippi River, cutting TX, LA, and AK off from the rest of the Confederacy New Orleans Union captured NO, under naval leader Davis Farragut Eastern Sphere Gettysburg (July 1, 1863) ? turning point! Lee took offensive leading his army into enemy territory Hoped a victory in a major N city would lead to a Confederate upper hand and eventual victory, plus easy access to invade DC S surprised Union troops in Gettysburg, PA Bloodiest battle of the War

America: a Narrative History by Tindall and Shi notes Chapter 6

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Tindall Ch6 Outline The American Revolution 1776: Washington?s Narrow Escape British landed in Staten island on 7/2/1776 with 32,000 men, compared to Washingtons? force of 19,000 defenders. When morale became low, Thomas Paine wrote The American Crisis to boost morale. On Christmas Washington routed a garrison of 1,500 Hessians at Trenton and repelled the redcoats at Princeton three weeks later. Washington realized the only way to win was to pick at the British slowly but surely. American Society at War Many colonists were divided because of the war, Loyalists were treated very harshly. The British were also unable to use Loyalists effectively to their advantage. American militiamen tended to ambush or fight hand-to-hand, not flat out battles.

The Legacy of John McCain

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John McCain is one of the most admired leaders and lifetime politicians in our nation?s history. His story is admired and has been critical in the making him one of the most influential senators in recent times. His story of heroism and acts of valor as a prisoner of war are unmatchable. It was in the Vietnam War that John McCain faced the challenge of his life that would shape him as a leader and a family man for a career in politics.
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Andrew Jackson - Flamboyant Hero of the Common Man

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In John F. Marszalek?s article, ?Andrew Jackson: Flamboyant Hero of the Common Man?, Marszalek gives the attitude and physiological mindset of Andrew Jackson. He goes on from Jackson?s childhood to his political career, shedding light on the reasons for the actions that Jackson took and how his personality was the motive for those reasons.

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