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    Alexander Shepard The Rise of Industrialization & In Dubious Battle The rise of industrialization in the late nineteenth century saw an increasing need for the labor supply in the U.S. Quickly a division formed between the ownership of new businesses and those who supplied the labor for them. In the novel In Dubious Battle‚ John Steinbeck focuses on a strike set in the California apple country. Albeit historical fiction‚ the novel holds true as it represents

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    When you think about what has changed between now and the 1800’s there are endless possibilities to mention. Most of the time however these changes have been for the better. When you come across something that hasn’t changed much one can’t help but wonder why. The similarities between institutionalism now and in the 1800’s are eerily similar. “In the 1830’s jail was an all purpose solution for a lot of issues” (Campbell‚ 2014). Intentional or not I still feel like this is still the case. The

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    Child Labor In The 1800s

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    In the 1800’s the production Industry developed on an extensive scale and the mechanization of industry resulted in the abuse of children who were forced to work in terrible conditions in factories‚ mines and mills. The poor treatment of young employees brought attention to the issue of child labor. The sources above are a few examples of the severity of working conditions for children in the 1800’s. Although they all discuss or represent child labor‚ the pictures offer a different view of the issue

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    PAGE �2� Laurentian University Industrialization: Japan and Russia HIST 1106EL-01 Zakk Bartsch October 14‚ 2007 Zakk Bartsch Dr. Mark Crane HIST 1106EL-01 October 15th‚ 2007 Industrialization: Japan and Russia As Western Europe began to industrialize‚ booming with innovation and new technology‚ the likes of which the eastern peoples of Asia have never seen‚ it became quite evident that they would either conform in this western practice of industrialization willingly‚ or become consumed by

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    exciting as well as easier for many families. Around the time of the late 1800’s‚ under the idea of “separate spheres”‚ caring for children was looked at as a central part of most women’s lives. The man was the breadwinner and the hunter and gatherer‚ providing the sustainable essentials for a family to survive. Marriage was viewed as a foundation of ones national morality. At the

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    Old Immigration 1800s

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    increased profoundly. The two times of this immigration can be separted into the "old" and "new". These movements differed not only in the people that were immigrating but for different political‚ social‚ and economic reasons as well. The early 1800s saw the earliest wave of immigration: "Old Immigration". These settlers generally came from western and northern Europe‚ mainly England and English territiories. Other settlers were slaves that were immigrating to work on plantations in the south.

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    Trade In The 1800's

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    Trade is the business of buying and selling or bartering commodity. Trade in the 1800’s was a little difficult. Many reasons include of the fact that you had to (in some cases) trade an old dog for a new gun. Like in the Yearling‚ Penny had to trade one of his dogs to get a better gun for hunting. Many things were traded like meat‚ fur‚ clothing‚ weapons‚ and anything that is a necessity for life. Trade was also a main part in life then and now. Still in 2018 we still trade things. For instance‚

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    Women had it difficult from the middle of the 1800s to early 1900s. There was a difference of the treatment compared of the woman to the men. Women barely had any rights compared to now. Women were not even allowed to vote until August 18th‚ 1920. They were also not even allowed to attend universities to study things as a career of jobs such as law‚ nursing‚ and many more. There were not any chances of women getting an education back then‚ because no college or university would accept a female. Some

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    The Wheel In The 1800's

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    the years. Shoes have also been improved throughout the year. Many things have been improved throughout the years. Some of the improved ideas that we have today are the cell phone‚ shoes‚ tires‚ also many more. These things all go back to the 1800’s. Cell phones are an approved idea because first there was mail‚ then there were the telegraph‚ afterward that it was the telephones. The telephone had been improved many times. The improvement of the telephone was the cell phone that

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    placed in classes‚ grades‚ or schools. Usually this is normal and easy to accomplish with the space of classrooms that are put in schools. Unlike today‚ in the 1800s public schools only owned one room. Students of all ages attended that same classroom at the same time. Those who were of different in race and gender went the school. In the 1800s learning was extremely significant. It was so significant that people who were students at the school Munroe Sod had to enter and leave through the window. It

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