19th century. Though Table Tennis evolved‚ along with Badminton and Lawn Tennis‚ from the ancient game of Tennis (also known as Jeu de Paume‚ Real tennis‚ Court Tennis or Royal Tennis)‚ the game was developed after Lawn Tennis became popular in the 1880s. Game manufacturers tried many experiments to market an indoor version of Lawn Tennis‚ including board and dice games‚ Tiddledy Winks variations‚ card games‚ racket and balloon games and others. New research by Steve Grant (Ping Pong Fever‚ 2012
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different ethnic groups learning and experiencing each other’s culture between the years of 1880 and the middle 1890s. The main place of origin is Buenos Aires‚ however it must be noted that the tango was also forming simultaneous in Montevideo‚ the other River Plate capital (Collier 92). The birth of the tango cannot be fully understood without examining the dynamics of Buenos Aires at that time. In the 1880s and 1900s‚ Buenos Aires was experiencing a large influx of immigrants and money. “At the
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Unfortunately this new occupation came with long hours and shameful pay. “In 1890‚ the average working woman was twenty-two and had been working since the age of fifteen‚ laboring twelve hours a day six days a week and earning less then $6 a week.” (Roark et al. 590). This is a perfect example of how industrialism may have given the working woman more employment opportunities‚ but still restricted them from equal rights. By 1890 women transitioned from domestic work‚ to factory work and then to the
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* Along with the transformative power of railroads‚ Republicans’ protective tariffs also helped build thriving U.S. industries. A Civil War debt of $2.8 billion was erased during the 1880s by a $2.1-billion-dollar income from tariffs. * Fierce tariff debates marked American politics in the 1880s and 1890s. Democrats argued that the tariff had not slowed poverty in the United States. * Protective tariffs had also helped to foster the growth of trusts‚ giant corporations that dominated
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competition? How was this business consolidation perceived by the public? 3. In what ways did the American government promote the growth of the American economy in post bellum America? To what extent did they regulate business activity? Between 1865 and 1890‚ many railroads were constructed‚ including the Union Pacific Railroad‚ the Central Pacific Railroad‚ and the Northern Pacific‚ Atchison‚ Topeka‚ Santa Fe‚ and Southern Pacific Railroads. These railroads combined became known as the Transcontinental
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Universidad Central de Madrid‚ which he finished in 1880. While in Spain‚ he mingled with the Filipino propagandists and the Spanish political and social elite. In Europe‚ Paterno opened his home to meetings with the famous propagandists who came later to Spain. It was during one of these meetings that Rizal had the idea to write a book on the miserable plight of the Filipinos. Joining the fray for reforms‚ Paterno wrote for La Solidaridad. In October 1890‚ he married Luisa Piñeyro y Merino‚ a Spanish
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poorer Italians‚ especially in the south while disallowing the power in Rome to fully consolidate. Italy had to face a series of social‚ economic and reform issues as well as dealing with the poverty and unceasing emigration that took place in the late 1880´s while juggling Industrialization and a very ambitious foreign policy. The first issue the Italians were forced to deal with in order to allow for the functioning of their nation was to fix the parliament. The Italian parliament wasn’t even close
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On August 1890‚ the Australian Labour Party was established; it was to be governed by the working class for the working class. That was just the beginning. The 1880s was a time when the federal idea really took flight. Foreign powers like Germany and France were moving in on New Guinea‚ and New Caledonia. That gave them a very valid reason to federate. The most populated colonies like New South Wales and Victoria were getting closer‚ rail lines being a joining factor. In the 1890s‚ Australia
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challenged conservative nature * FDR forced to shift to the left —Austerity> is when the government gets worried bout our debt. Converted‚ industrial> consumer Taxes goes up‚ and spending goes down *** challenge by those discontent*** - Midwest progressives & agrarian radicals -Minnesota governor Floyd Olsen - textile plant strikes shutdown mills in 27 states - father Charles coughlin-Detroit * monetary inflation & nationalization of banking - dr. Francis Townsend
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supporting independence and democracy‚ the United States became an imperialist power and colonized the Philippines (Introduction to the Spanish-American war and the Filipino insurgency in the assignment sheet). This led to a Filipino insurgency‚ led by discontent Filipinos‚ who fought American troops through guerrilla warfare (Conlin 545). Conlin states that many Americans died fighting against a “popular revolution” in the Philippines for independence (Conlin 545). Years ago‚ Americans were fighting for
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