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We went over the Asian map today, test in a few weeks. 

Went over some of the African capitols and countries. Woman from Capitol Hill is said to have a mental disorder, but her family said she showed no signs. Government shutdown is ongoing, and the debt ceiling is coming up. Top 20% of the high class con

Today we talked about our European test and we also started to go over some of the Asian countries. We then watched a video about the issue with capitalism, and also the idea behind socialism and communism.

We studied the Asian map, pt 1 and 2.

5,000 Americans think that the top 20% of the population controls more than half of the distribution. The bottom 40 percent barely receive any of them. In the ideal, the top are about 10-20 times better than the p

We studied the Asian map, pt 1 and 2.

5,000 Americans think that the top 20% of the population controls more than half of the distribution. The bottom 40 percent barely receive any of them. In the ideal, the top are about 10-20 times better than the p

Went over map of Asia. Then watched a video about Capitalism.

Test

Test day.

We went over the European map. The test is tomorrow. We have the option of taking it orally or writing it. It's the 7th  day of the government shut down. They have 10 days before the debt ceiling closes in. We talked about the U.S. raiding Somali by

The Rough riders were a group of people that were a volunteer cavalry that helped invade Cuba and they were led by Teddy Roosevelt and Leonardo Wood.Even though they were a cavalry unit, they fought on foot like infantry. One of th

Continued taking notes

went over notes

Assigned Blog #2      

Woodrow Wilson’s Missionary Diplomacy

What is it?

The Missionary Diplomacy was Woodrow Wilson’s solution to Latin governments. What it did was deny recognition to any Latin governments. Woodrow Wilson wanted all other government

Puerto Rico, which became an American protectorate under the Treaty of Paris, was very poor. US troops were welcomed in 1898, and the Puerto Ricans greatest hopes were for increased rights and a better economy. Puerto Rico's experience under US rule

How the U.S. got Hawaii

    Hawaii is the last state admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959. The United States annexed the islands first as the queen was overthrown. We became interested in Hawaii in the 1820s. We traded and bought sugar from grower

The foreign policy that was described as “dollar diplomacy” is the policy that both President Taft and his Secretary of State Philander C. Knox followed. Creating stability and order overseas that would best promote American commercial interests was

The Spanish-American War was a war between America and Spain in 1898. It was caused by many things.

One of those things was "yellow journalism" against Spain, which is like tabloids against celebrities today. Most of what was said about Spain was eith

We took the Europe map test :( 

Test Day

TEST DAY!!!