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Thursday, January 24th

Groups presented.

4.What long lasting impact did the GD have on the US and the World?

America:

  • FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)- created by congress; started after the GD to make sure that the people's money would be safe if the banks failed
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Thursday, January 24, 2013

The FDIC( Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

  • was created by congress
  • It started after the Great Depression to make sure that the peoples money would be safe if the banks failed again
  • It was started after the Glass-Steagall Act in 1933
  • formed June 16

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Today we finished the presentations. Friday and Monday will be "mop up operations", and the test will probably start Tuesday. This is an individual test. Our next project is the WWII picture project. It is worth 100 points. We will be introduced to i

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                Intihuatana is a ritual stone in South American during the Inca Empire time. Intiuantana was built around 2100-2300 BC.   It is located in Machu Picchu, Peru. It has many other primary temples around it. Like the Temple of the Sun, an

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Assigned Blog Sun and Moon Pyramids

Connor Clayton

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Pyramids of Sun and Moon

 

                The pyramids of the Sun and Moon are structures built by the Teotihuacan people for spiritual and religious reasons. The name actually comes from the Aztecs that visited the pyramids after the

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Templo Mayor

The Templo Mayor is a temple of the Aztecs. It is located in the capital city of the Aztecs, Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan is also present day Mexico City. In 1521 the Spanish conquistadors destroyed the temple. Today the archeological site is in the ma

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Assigned Blog- Bonampak

                I chose the ancient site of Bonampak to research. Bonampak is from the Mayan Empire and is in present day Chiapas, Mexico. The name Bonampak means “Painted Walls.” Bonampak is in the middle of the Lacandona jungle. It is close to anot

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Assigned Blog

The Great Ball Court of Chichen Itza

This recreational area was constructed by the Mayans to play a sport simply called “ballgame”. The Mayans were big into sports and built a lot of these during their existence. Many of the existing courts have onl

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Assigned Blog- Templo Mayor

The Templo Mayor was built by the Aztecs in the early 14th century. They chose its location after seeing an eagle sitting on a cactus and eating a snake. This was a sign from the gods that this was the place to build the temple. The Great Temple took

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Wednesday January 23, 2013 Assigned Blog blost

The Machu Picchu is a 15th century Inca site. It is located 2,430 meters or 7,970 feet above sea level. Another location description is in the Cusco Region of Peru, South America. It is also on a mountain ridge above Urubamba Valley in Peru, just nor

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Assigned Blog- Emperors' Palace

The Emperors' Palace-Aztec Architecture

The Emperors’ Palace was the palace of Motecuhzoma II. The palace is one of the most elaborate and grand buildings built in the Aztec Empire. The palace is located on the southern side of the Great Temple. It is

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Assigned Blog - Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde - Native American architecture

            The Anasazi Native American tribe lived in what is now called Mesa Verde, Colorado. It is located near the Four Corners area. The plateau that they built on rises above the Montezuma and Mancos val

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Sacrificial building in the Aztec Architecture

     The Aztec people are very religious and firmly believed in sacrificing people to their gods to please them. The Aztecs sacrificed about 20,000 people in one year. The emperor of the Aztec people thought they should build a special temple to do t

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Assigned Blog 1 (Kukulkan Pyramid)

The Kukulkan Pyramid Assigned Blog

 

 

Kukulkan is the name of a Maya snake deity that also serves to designate historical persons. It is associated with the Itza state in the northern Yucatan Peninsula. This is where the cult formed the core of the sta

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Continued presentations with FDR He was assinated with 5 shots.

FDR

National Youth Administration

  • Focusing on providing education and work for people between ages 16and 25
  • In 1942 it became the war manpower commission after the reorganization
  • Youth develo
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