The 1800s were a time full of growth and modernization. The geography of countries plays a big roll in their economy and the resources they can provide for themselves. The fact that Great Britain and Japan are both island nations has lead them to develop around their location and limitations. Great Britain is a big island located to the west of the European continent. The geography of England made it easy to protect and to trade. "[British] ports command an unobstructed passage to the Atlantic
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The Penny Press was developed during a very dynamic and colorful period in American history. In the early 1800s‚ newspapers were biased and controlled by political parties that only reported on political news. Social‚ economic‚political and cultural conditions created a new form of journalism which began during the penny press. For once readers were able to read a newspaper and not just view it. This new press refelcted the new politics going on in America. Many historians believed that the nations
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demanded the expansion of money supply with silver to repay loans‚ but the nobody helped them. In fact big business accused the farmers that the debts was their own fault because of over production as showed in a cartoon by a Chicago newspaper in late 1800‚
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Child labor in America during the 1800s to the early 1900s was very dangerous for the living conditions of children. Some of the problems children experienced were health issues‚ extended hours‚ and not getting an education. In order for children to receive a better education‚ reform movements were made by teachers and church members to end child labor. Lillian Wald and Florence Kelley were some of the leaders of movements that made it successful at ending child labor. Other reform movements were:
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obstructed foetuses. The most influential early man-midwife in Britain was William Smellie. He was a leading teacher of obstetrics‚ midwifery and forceps use. Despite growing professionalisation‚ man-midwives only found real respectability in the early 1800s‚ when they gained approval among the upper classes. Families who could afford their fees increasingly ‘called for the doctor’‚ invariably male. Female midwives became unfashionable‚ outmoded and associated with the poor. This gradual shift was criticised
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developed to take on a task of that nature. Later in the 1800’s‚ The Federations of Organized Trades and labor unions was formed‚ labor unions has risen the standard of living for most people. The Federations of Organized Trades and labor unions made it possible for people to receive better wages and sensible hours. The labor movement was aid to ending child labor‚and giving health benefits to those in need‚injured or retired. Also in the 1800’s two financial classes were created which was the rich
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Hannah Lambach Miss Johnson American Literature 14 May 2014 Child Labor Children today should be very grateful. They have school‚ sleep‚ and parents that give them almost next to no chores. Children in the 1800s and early 1900s worked in factories sometimes as young as 4. They received very little pay‚ as having children work in the factories was easier for the factory owner‚ for they did not have to pay as much and children were easier to manage. Many children were hurt in many ways from working
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way before any knowledge of mental health developed. These people we labeled as witches and demons‚ and the only response to them that people had was to kill them‚ or lock them up in horrible conditions. This continued well into the 1800s‚ and only by the late 1800s were mentally ill people actually acknowledged. More extensive research into the mind started to develop through the 18th century‚ and continues today. The way we treat and diagnose mental illnesses has improved significantly since
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which eventually came to be a great issue to women. Women’s questioning of their equality helped spark the beginning of the Woman’s Right’s Movement. This paper will go over how women were paid significantly less than men during the 1800’s‚how most women in the 1800’s got married to men for financial stability‚ how women were more decorative and sentimental‚ women’s entrance to the world of politics‚ and some different viewpoints of women earning more rights in general. This movement had abundant
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There were numerous advancements in the medical world in England throughout the 1800’s. Many things that are being used in hospitals today were developed in this time period‚ such as anesthesia‚ x-rays‚ and many other things. The Germ Theory was an important discovery for the medical field in the 19th century. Louis Pasteur proved that the souring of milk was caused by living organisms. He would boil liquids known to ferment in a “swan necked flask” and let them cool‚ he found that none of them
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