By 1910‚ the less polished methodology of urban realists known as the Ashcan School had developed. In 1913‚ the monstrous presentation of cutting edge European workmanship at the Ordnance Show made even the Ashcan School appear to be antiquated. All things
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Confederation 1. manifest destiny 2. the north south pull 3. legislative grid lock 4. rep by pop 5. the great coalition Why did Canada become a country? • Pressure from American and Britain • Political issues Manifest Destiny • 1830’s divine destiny • 1830’s manifest destiny • Fear that while pushing with detour North South Pull • Strong trading routes ran north-south‚ not east-west • Happened organically
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Japan’s goal of achieving fukoku kyohei‚ “rich country; strong military”‚ fuelled major political‚ economic and social changes during the Meiji Restoration. By the 20th century‚ Japan had a modern constitution and national parliament‚ though it was not truly democratic. The modernization of the nation also made Japan richer and more economically stable‚ with a structured education system. Japan‚ an impotent‚ closed feudal state‚ was transformed into a formidable nation focused on nationalism.
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regulated‚ become socially acceptable outlet for emotions. Making the sport regular fostered interest‚ shaped to the spectator‚ and provided framework for events leading to a championship. Baseball conquered the United States in the decades between 1840-1870. Before the Civil War there were no accepted rules regulating strikes and balls. This would be another example of commercial leisure and consumer
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Christened as Samuel Langhorne Clemens‚ Mark Twain was born on November 30‚ 1835 in the small river town of Florida‚ Missouri‚ just 200 miles from Indian Territory. The sixth child of John Marshall Clemens and Jane Lampton‚ Twain lived in Florida‚ Missouri until the age of four‚ at which time his family relocated to Hannibal in hopes of improving their living situation. By lineage‚ Twain was a Southerner‚ as both his parents’ families hailed from Virginia. The slaveholding community of Hannibal
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Cited: Mark Twain ’s Machine Politics: Unmetaphoring in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur ’s Court" Thomas H. Fick American Literary Realism‚ 1870-1910 Vol. 20‚ No. 2 (Winter‚ 1988)‚ pp. 30-42 Twain‚ Mark. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur ’s Court. New York: Oxford UP‚ 1996. Print.
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Listed below are a series of factors responsible for American industrialism in the late nineteenth century. First‚ explain the significance of each term. Then‚ examine the list‚ divide the items into three or four categories‚ and label the categories. Finally‚ write a thesis statement to account for the United States becoming the foremost industrial power inthe world by 1900. i “Advanced Placement U.S. History I Lesson 25 Handout 25 {page 1] The Emergence of Industrial America
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Chapter 18: The Age of the City 1)The Urbanization of America a)The Life of the City i)Urban pop increased 7x in 50 yrs after Civil War‚ by 1920 majority of ppl lived in urban areas. Occurred partly b/c of natural growth‚ mostly b/c immigrants and rural ppl flocked b/c offered better paying jobs than rural areas‚ cultural experiences available‚ transportation to cities easier than ever b)Migrations i)Late 19th century saw geographic mobility- Americans left declining Eastern agricultural regions
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On November 30‚ 1835‚ nearly thirty years before he took the pen name Mark Twain Samuel Clemens was born on November 30‚ 1835 in Florida‚ Missouri‚ the sixth of seven children By: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) The writings of Mark Twain (1835–1910) are relaxed and humorous In this particular writing Twain satirizes human nature by Describing some experiments he supposedly conducted at the London Zoological Gardens. Twain uses Charles Darwin’s theory that humans evolved from earlier ancestors
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THE THAI HISTORY 1868–1910: reign of King Chulalongkorn‚ modernization of Thailand * To counter imperialism and sustain Thailand’s independence and sovereignty‚ King Rama V initiated and implemented social infrastructure investment‚ government reform‚ high level diplomatic relations and trade agreements. * He sent his princes to study in different fields in various European countries such as Russia and Germany. These princes‚ then returned to Thailand and were responsible for the reforms
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