20th Century Social Reforms Kirsten Morris U.S History Period 4 March 22‚ 2013 Kirsten Morris U.S History Period 4 March 22‚ 2013 The Progressive Era‚ New Deal‚ and Great Society are similar in the terms of their origins‚ goals‚ and legacies to a mild extent. All three of the Era’s have similar origins‚ goals‚ and legacies. The Progressive Era was faced with the trouble of an economic collapse and had to find a way to dig the nation out of poverty and sorrow. That is where the New Deal
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In the early colonial period up until the 1800’s‚ many Christians believed that mental illness was a result of sinfulness or demonic possession. This led to people believing that the mentally ill just needed to become closer to God and that idea led to a stigma that still affects today. Many religious people will tell the mentally ill to pray or go to church more often or read the bible‚ and while these things might be effective for the spiritual strain on the mentally ill‚ this often discourages
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The 19th century saw an uprising of anti-Semitism in Europe. Although discrimination against Jews diminished during the Enlightenment‚ the modern era saw it survive. 18th century European rulers enforced restrictions on Jewish culture and language. In the 1700’s‚ some parts of Europe were still known for discriminatory laws and regulations against Jews. Also‚ In Austria‚ Jewish families could not have more than one son. For example‚ the Prussian king Frederick II passed laws confining the number
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Many historians believe that race and the development of racism came about as a by-product of colonialism with its economic reliance on slavery . When slavery was abolished in all British territories at the end of the 19th century‚ there was cause for celebration and many assumed that this would help begin to put an end to racial issues. This expectation was described in a brief article published in The London Times when the ‘friends of the abolition of slavery’ met on August 1‚ 1834 to dine and
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had little educational opportunities‚ were treated poorly‚ were looked down upon‚ had no right to vote‚ and were basically nothing but second hand help. These reformers would communicate the problems of the men running the society. They tried to reform America for more equality through several movements. These include the temperance movement against alcohol and the abolition movement against slavery. During this time period‚ men were getting excessively drunk just for leisure‚ and the reformers
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the authority in the medicinal services industry. Till mid nineteenth century the requirement for wellbeing industry was less on the grounds that the individuals were less uninformed of their body and brain. Henceforth there was less requirement for the human services industry as the significance of cash‚ materials and machines developed. Individuals began to look outside themselves than inside them after the mid nineteenth century that gradually brought about the rise of the human services industry
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not taken seriously. This is shown when Jurguis was on trial for beating Connor (the first time)‚ "I hear it often enough. The fellow seems to have handled you pretty roughly. Thirty days and costs. Next case." In this scene Jurguis is thrown into prison without a second thought (Upton Sinclair 181). This goes to show that during this period‚ the middle and the upper class don’t take the poor seriously. They think that everyone who lives in poverty are the equivalent of criminals‚ which is true to
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Colonialism‚ which had been undertaken by the Europeans‚ took a new twist in the nineteenth century. No longer attempting to colonize plantation settlements in countries of the Caribbean‚ but Europeans began to imperialize among these countries instead. Through this surge of political decree and economic exploitation‚ European countries were able to expand their rule‚ spread their beliefs among the native people‚ and focus in on their economic interests. To start with one factor‚ since many factories
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previous US expansionism shares many similarities with this “new” age of expansionism‚ they also diverged from one another in several key ways. This new stage of American expansionism took place through the latter part of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century and was quite analogous to the original or traditional type expansionism conducted by the US throughout its
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During the mid-19th century‚ there were organizations made throughout America and Europe on the woman’s rights to vote and run for office which was later known as the woman’s suffrage. During this time period‚ only men were sought out as equals and acceptable to vote and/or run for office‚ whereas women were not viewed as working class citizens. In the middle of the 19th century‚ there was a demand in woman’s equality that became profound and well know as well as continuing to be a transformative
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