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How did the United States gain control over the territory from the east to the west coast in the nineteenth century? |
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What specific issues and events led to the American Civil War? What was the outcome of that conflict and what did it mean for the nation as a whole? |
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Summarize the steps by which Canada became politically united and independent of Britain. How was the government of the Dominion of Canada like and unlike that of the United States? |
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What kinds of constitutions emerged in the independent republics of Latin America? Which groups held political power? |
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How did the caudillos rise to power in Latin America? Who benefited most from their rule? |
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What factors led to La Reforma, the reform movement in Mexico? What was the ultimate outcome of this conflict? |
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Compare nineteenth-century migration patterns to North America and Latin America. Where did migrants come from in each case? What opportunities did they find in each region? |
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What factors contributed to the tremendous economic growth of the United States in the late nineteenth century? What were some of the problems generated by that economic growth? |
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Compare the economic development of Canada with that of Latin America. Neither became an economic powerhouse like the United States. What are the similarities and differences? |
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Note the political and economic status of each of the following groups in the United States in the late nineteenth century: native Americans, African-Americans, women, and foreign-born immigrants. |
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What have been the central ethnic conflicts in Canadian history? |
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Summarize the political and cultural conflict between city and pampas in Argentina. |
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