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 C) worldwide history of struggles for independence.
 D) idealism that permeates many aspects of American society</pre>
-* simply by knowing the perspective of 1898/1900, we can eliminate:
+simply by knowing the perspective of 1898/1900, we can eliminate:
 * x B) "diversity" = a modern not a c. 1900 political value or expression
 * x C) "worldwide history" = a modern not a c. 1900 political value or expression (which would be concerned about American and not "worldwide" history)
 * x D) "idealism that permeates" = a modern and not a c. 1900 perspective
-** thus without looking at the text, we can eliminate down to the correct answer, A)
+** without looking at the text, we can eliminate down to the correct answer, A)
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+== Major wars timeline ==
+* at a minimum, knowing the dates of major 18th-21st century wars will help identify historical context
+** i.e.: identifying a document from, say, 1844, it is helpful to know that it was written after the War of 1812 and before both the Mexican-American and Civil wars.
+** knowing that helps understand the perspective of the author, as the Mexican-American War changed American attitudes towards slavery and sectionalism and broke down the Compromise of 1820 that was born of the "Era of Good Feelings" that followed the War of 1812.