lot shorter and cheaper. The Panama Canal was a difficult and an important creation to build due to its important existence‚ the diseases that affected workers‚ and the engineering behind it. The significance of the canal is that in the nineteenth century there was an issue in finding an alternative to make shipping goods faster‚ but also to make it cheaper. The canal was very important in the commercial world‚ which was why the
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Headrick begins to explain his approach to the European imperialism expansion during the 19th century in a manner in where he discusses that technological innovations were strong indicators that they played a crucial role in the upbringing of the movement. Creators‚ innovators‚ tinkers‚ and inventors where necessary tools in order for communities to thrive and survive. One visual example would be the expansion to the desert area that was once California‚ this was made possible by an invention that
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DBQ: The Reform Movements of 1825-1850 During the time period between 1825-1850‚ ideals of equality‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness defined democracy and were inculcated into the masses of America through a series of reform movements that emerged in the antebellum era. These reforms were based on the desire to make America a civilized‚ utopian society. The main types of reforms in this era were social reforms‚ religious reforms‚ institutional reforms‚ and abolitionist reforms. The main social
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Yet these hard-working people received no recognition. On the contrary‚ they were sorely mistreated by their employers. Threateningly‚ this problem was growing vaster‚ until finally workers began to take a stand. Did they make any impact? Did the movement last? Throughout the decades‚ labor unions have shaped the state of the American economy and the value of the common
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Since the fifteenth century when the first Anglo-American explorers came to explore the New World with all its land‚ riches and resources‚ settlers have struggled with peacefully cohabiting with the Native American people who inhabited these lands long before Christopher Columbus had even sailed the ocean blue. Native Americans helped settlers when they first arrived; teaching them how to grow crops‚ weave baskets‚ and make shelter. But tensions quickly rose as settlers became greedy for land and
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The westward expansion was in the 19th century‚ which started in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. During this period it brought way for the slave debate‚ if the new states would become slave states and how the north and south would be balanced for economic growth and vast new territory. The expansion west rose the question of how and if slavery would still continue which is known as the slave debate. This conflict was about the northern states depended on free labor rather than slave labor compared
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In-Class Final Essay (Final Exam) World History Honors 12/18/09 19th Century Industrialization Industrialization economically and socially transformed an obsolete society. It brought a new system of trade and commerce‚ allowed individuals to gain affluence through aptitude rather than birth‚ and altered the cultural perception of family. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the late 1800s and subsequently spread through Europe and the United States. Britain had recently
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Between the years 1825 and 1850‚ the US underwent a series of social and political reforms which attempted to democratize American life. Reform movements during this period of Jacksonian Democracy attempted to dissolve disunity in the social ladder and pushed for equal rights among all citizens. Stemming from the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century‚ many of these reforms were backed by religious ideals over democratic principles. At the forefront of the cause‚ however‚ was the hope
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The Asuka Period‚ (552-710 CE) was an era of great reform. Buddhism and other foreign practices such as the Chinese written language‚ and the creation of an imperial state were instituted under Prince Shotoku (574-622 CE) and the Soga Family (who had emerged victorious in 507 after defeating the Uji nobility). After the death of Prince Shotoku and Soga Umako‚ tensions rose due to the questions of succession. Prince Naka‚ an insignificant member of the royal family‚ longed to rule Japan‚ and together
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European Expansion and Colonization In the sixteenth century‚ the ability of the Europeans to be able to colonize land across the seas can be accounted to changes occurring in trade and technology. After the black plague‚ the European economy was beginning to recover and looking to expand. Technologies in sailing also saw great advancements during this time period‚ allowing the Europeans to cross the seas successfully. First of all‚ the European economy was able and moving toward expansion
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