The French Revolution was caused by social, political and economic problems. People were in discontent with the king. The first two estates were privileged and the third was very unprivileged and had to pay heavy taxes. The third estate did not get along with the first two.
The Civil War started because Abraham Lincoln was against slavery even though he had slaves and plus it also happened because of him signing the Ammendment of being against slavery even though he still had slaves.
Mid 1990 the economy entered a period of recession. By definition, a recession is " a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced" (online dictionary). During this time jobs became scarce, taxes were increased for corporations and those with high incomes. Additionally, certain programs were cut in order to save money, NAFTA was put into effect between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Programs like welfare were reformed. The federal minimum wage was increased which ended up affected about 10 million Americans. The average income per household increased to about 37,000.
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Reform elements such as the recall, the referendum, and the initiative were primarily designed to give power to the "voters" since these were created during the Progressive movement in order to ensure that the voices and opinions of the general populus were respected by lawmakers.
