policy it’s clear that people that benefitted from this the most would show most support. Ultimately‚ it can be seen that there were varying amounts of support for imperialism from 1880 to 1902. The working class was largely consistent in their lack of support: the atrocities of the war simply confirmed their discontent. The war came as more of a shock of the MC who were up to this point supporters of the benefits of imperialism even if this support was generated by indoctrinated propaganda. The upper
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A Narrative History‚ 2009) By the mid-1880’s there were some 180 reservations in the west‚ containing approximately 240‚000 American Indians. Among the last to be confined were the Sioux‚ who fought fiercely to keep their freedom. Nevertheless‚ a treaty in 1889 created six small reservations in the Dakotas: Pine Ridge‚ Rosebud‚ Cheyenne River‚ Crow Creek‚ Lower Brule‚ and Standing Rock. The Sioux tribe suffered crop failures in the summers of 1889 and 1890. White settlers were killing all the bison
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The country witnessed an increase in population‚ a better public school system‚ and increased social reform movements. During urbanization‚ the population of the United States rose. In 1860‚ none of America’s cities had a million citizens but by 1890‚ New York‚ Chicago‚ and Philadelphia all had more than one million inhabitants. With a population of approximately 3.5 million people‚ New York became the second largest city in the world. A wave of immigration from Europe contributed to the increase
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Flemish beginnings. And although related to German‚ Wymysorys is incomprehensible with modern day German which is common among German dialects. Wymysorys has been on the decline since the late 19th century. In 1880 with 92% of people from Wilamowice speaking Wymysorys compared to only 72% in 1890‚ and then 67% in 1900. Although taught in schools‚ since 1875 the primary language in most schools turned to Polish. During
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After 1887‚ he continued to improve the lightning and power system‚ along with perfected the phonograph device‚ at his research laboratory in New Jersey. He also developed the motion picture camera and alkaline battery. After 1890s‚ Edison created several other inventions that weren’t as commercially successful as he had hoped. In 1912‚ he help designed the battery power for the T-Model. Thomas Edison’ last patent was an apparatus for holding objects during the electroplating
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Questions and Anwers: Russia 1. What effect did the Decembrist Revolt had upon the character of Czarist rule? The rising of the Decembrist Russia was due to a momentary confusion over the succession. In 1825‚ Alexander I died suddenly. Alexander’s younger brother‚ Constantine‚ who was next in line‚ had no desire to assume the troublesome burden of ruling and unsettled and distrusted empire‚ so he renounced his right of succession in favour of his brother Nicholas. Nicholas‚ however‚ had been left
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Preparation for the First Examination Multiple Choice Questions: 1. According to your text‚ what two issues lay at the heart of Reconstruction? A. whether the federal or state government was ultimately sovereign‚ and whether African Americans or Native Americans were the most oppressed minority group B. which party would gain the ascendancy‚ and how the government could regulate the economy C. the future of political and economic power for African Americans‚ and the future of North-South economic
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made monopolies illegal because they started to hurt the consumers by charging way too much for products. Also monopolies were so powerful they cause competitor companies to lose money and run out of business. Then they made monopoly illegal in the 1890’s was passed as the Sherman Antitrust Act. Work industries in the 1800’s were extremely dangerous‚ they didn’t have any equipment to keep them from getting hurt. They had children working also working there to get into cramped spots in machines and
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Workers began to unionize‚ demanding what in the 21st century would seem like the norm. Things such as a work-life balance‚ better wages and better conditions were also high demands from Worker Unions. The shift from agrarian societies to rapid industrialized societies
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after time schools. Although the schools would not be equal for many years‚ it was a giant step up from the minimal education of before. According to the US historical data browser‚ the number of people going to school nearly doubled between 1860 and 1880. America was entering a new age of knowledge and understanding that would help to make it the most powerful nation in the world before too long. The 1870s
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