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    During the 1800s‚ there was an era called the Industrial Revolution‚ which resulted in many positive changes and influences on the world such as technology advancement‚ new machines‚ and better lives for the people. For these reasons‚ goods were produced cheaper‚ people earned more money by working in the factories‚ and there was better infrastructure than before the Revolution. Although there were many positive changes‚ there were still some negative results of the Revolution. One of the main negative

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    Industrialization is the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. But the benefits of industrialization were the different inventions that helped us advance overtime. The child labor was the biggest cost out of everything that happened. I think that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages because of all the great inventions. The benefits of the Industrialization was the great inventions and decisions that were made. Like we got plumbing which is a great benefit because

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    Asian Immigration 1800s

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    37000 entered. They were recruited by the Central Pacific Railroad in 1865‚ to work on the transcontinental railroad. In 1868‚ the Chinese and the United states allowed the Burlingame Treaty‚ which allowed Asian immigrants to migrate. Unfortunately‚ Americans were “overwhelmed” by the large numbers of Chinese people in the States. An Anti-Chinese riot occurred in 1877 in Chico‚ California and in 1885 in Rock Springs‚ Wyoming. Japanese moved to Hawaii and California‚ and in 1869 the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk

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    Destiny’s Child “Independent Woman” is a twenty-first century anthem‚ unlike the nineteenth century. In the 1800’s‚ women did not have much to live for. Without the demand for change‚ the tragedy of no independence would remain. It was habit for women to be treated as lower-class‚ have no self worth‚ and simply have little to no rights. In the 1800’s‚ women were known to be property of their husbands. They did not have any independence‚ nor did they truly belong to themselves. In “Story of an Hour”

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    When the Industrial Revolution began in the late 1800s‚ there were plenty of factory jobs available to both skilled and unskilled workers‚ but the working conditions were appalling. The typical workday was ten to twelve hours and most jobs exposed employees to dangerous conditions that led to tragic accidents. These risks included working in confined spaces with many other workers and being exposed to dust‚ heavy metals‚ and dangerous chemicals. Moreover‚ many low-income workers felt that enough

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    Comparing the industrialization of Britain and Japan Two ships can arrive at the same destination; however that does not necessarily mean that they used the same route on their journey. Such is the same with the industrialization of Britain and Japan. Both rose to become the two great pioneers of the modern world; however the paths they took to success were different. This paper will compare Japan and Britain‚ exploring the causes of its industrialization‚ and how the countries drastically changed

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    of this many African Americans moved to the West were mining was booming. Big businesses supported the miners leaving the farmers on their own and isolated. When the government got rid of the greenbacks farmers and debtors 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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    Many people worked in the Hawaiian Plantations‚ but were known to be harsh and a job that rarely wanted. They would be in the sun all day‚ peeling sugar and getting what it felt like a third degree burn. Overall‚ Plantation life was not easy in the 1800s due to unsanitary living conditions‚ harsh working conditions‚ and ethnic segregation. Unsanitary living conditions is one of the worst part of a plantation life. The houses were first made with grass of wood. It had little shade and everyday‚ the

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    Comparing women’s rights from the 1800s to the present‚ equality for women has significantly improved. In the United States women use to be only viewed useful for work at home like child rearing and today women in the US are more accepted into the workforce. Even while this is true‚ women still do most of the housework and men are left to dominate the workplace. Women have gained huge milestones in politics as well as the workforce. This topic takes heart to me because I am a feminist and I strongly

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    Reconstruction in the 1800’s can have a lot of different meanings. For some the reconstruction was the rejoining of the two sides that fought in the civil war‚ the North and the South. For others in government it was the presidential reconstruction after the death of Lincoln. Most importantly for some reconstruction mean finally being a free man with right and who could vote and provide for his family. The African Americans were a big part of reconstruction‚ just being freed by the passing of the

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