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    Education Reform

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    Reform-To change something for the better. That’s exactly what happened in the education reform in the mid 19th century. Now because of the education reform it doesn’t matter your gender or class anybody can go to school. This also refreshed the United States national identity to a better state. The Education Reform made the longest lasting impact on today’s society. Before the mid 19th century many kids couldn’t go to school based on there gender or class. A big motivation for the education reform

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    1860-1980 Social Factors

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    Social factors were the most prominent factor to contribute to the changing status of women in Britain in the years 1860-1980 as women had more freedom in exploring different aspects of the society without hesitation and without feeling the upper hand from men. A women had the freedom to wear and behave the way she believed was correct and not necessarily according to how the society would have preferred her to behave. One of the most significant act is the “The Matrimonial Property Act of 1970”

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    Progressive Reform

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    virtually every aspect of American life. Progressivism was America’s response to the nation’s rapid economic and social changes that were plaguing American’s on every level. The efforts of progressive reformers resulted in a more efficient nation as a whole and many progressive laws are still in practice today which emphasizes the success of the movement. Americans were faced with social and economic hardships from the rapid industrialization after the Civil War. American cities were overcrowded

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    Sample DBQ Period 3 In the years of 1830-1860‚ there were many conflicts on the views of slavery within our country. The North was working to bring an end to slavery with the creation of the routes to free slaves. The South was enthusiastic about the continuation of slavery with the help of the courts. The conflicts were put on hold with many compromises‚ but were dismantled by future legislation leading to bloodshed in America. The North wanted to abolish slavery. With the support of newspapers

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    1820-1 Revolutions: What happened and why did they fail? Neapolitan revolt‚ 1820 Restoration of the Bourbon Monarchy in Naples Ferdinand I and chief minister Luigi de Medici introduced several measures 1818 restored church to a position of power and influence e.g. Censorship Financial difficulty after 1815 and had to pay reparations imposed by Austria for the Austrian army of occupation. Union with Naples in 1815 very unpopular The repeal of the Sicilian-British style constitution

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    bismarck 1860's review

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    Otto Von Bismarck and the events of the 1860’s played a very significant role to the unification of Germany by 1871. Some historians dispute upon the concept that Bismarck was solely a “master planner”‚ arguing that he was in fact a pragmatist or an opportunist meaning that he took advantage of the situations around such as the conditions of the countries. Historian Mosse notes that due to the conditions of intentional opposing countries (such as; Russia‚ Britain‚ France and Austria) Bismarck was

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    this deal to ensure him becoming Secretary of State because it seemed to lead to presidency. The Corrupt Bargain led to the splitting of our political party. Henry Clay also creates the American System. The American System included internal improvements‚ a National Bank‚ and a protective tariff. While the American System was instated‚ the democrats disagreed to help

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    Tort Reform

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    of tort reform. Tort reform is a movement to reshape the way consumers can access the courts by restricting their right to sue and limiting the award that could be received (Crane). The upbringing of this reform has also brought to the table two clear and divided groups and their opinions of tort reform; the advocates of tort reform and the opposition. Though many tort reform advocate groups exist‚ the most prevalent and well publicized advocate group that has arisen is the American Tort Reform

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    Bourbon Reforms

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    The Bourbons never gave any thought to greater self-government in the American colonies‚ or of permitting them to trade more freely with the non-Spanish world. If anything‚ the Bourbons centralized colonial administration so as to make it more efficient. The commercial reforms were designed to stop smuggling and end the contraband trade that had flourished for decades and reinforce the exclusive commercial ties between Spain and its colonies. Spain was out to reconquer its colonies‚ both economically

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    The urban population boom from 1860-1900‚ it marked a dramatic shift in the United States from its traditional rural‚ to the new city lifestyle. The accepted fourteen million immigrants flooded in‚ ranging in all variations of ethnic backgrounds. From the English to the Russians‚ and all those in between‚ the many immigrants sought to escape problems ranging from poverty‚ warfare‚ political and religious persecution and natural disasters that plagued their homeland. With the arrival of the newcomers

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