The long nineteenth century brought about extensive challenges to the traditional societies of Asia‚ as Western European imperialist nations rapidly industrialized and expanded their global spheres of influence through imperialism and colonialism. The three players in this war of modernization: China‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ and Japan‚ were confronted with the paramount need to modernize and adapt to this new reality of Western dominance or risk being colonized themselves. While all three pursued programs
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changes of their identity throughout the 20th century. Throughout Canada’s existence has created quite a reputation. New factories arose across Canada over the late 19th and early 20th century allowing thousands of Canadians‚ including women‚ to find a job being able to support their family. The Canadian society saw a huge transformation of farmers‚ loggers and fur traders during the 20th century. New provinces were settling in as well as colonizing in the late 1800s. New cities began to spring up
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In the early part of the 19th century‚ the major suffragist movements were for the abolitionist and temperance movements‚ but women were unable to have the impact they could have due to antifeminist prejudices. An example of this was at the London Anti-Slavery Convention of 1840. The right of women to take part was debated bitterly‚ as international clergymen said‚ “equal status for women was contrary to the will of God” (Woman Suffrage 2017‚ Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). Eventually
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Drugs have played a most important role in increasing average life expectancy in the world in the previous century. In the 19Th and previous centuries‚ natural product extracts‚ mainly those derived from botanical species‚ provided the major source of folk medicines. In 19Th century‚ biologically-active organic molecules began to be isolated in pure form for medicinal use. For example‚ salicyclic acid‚ the precursor of aspirin‚ was isolated from willow bark in 1874. Painkillers‚ such as codeine and
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Neoliberalism In the 1970s‚ both the United States and England began to follow Neoliberalism. During that time‚ business organizations commenced venture into politics by funding think tanks and lobbying organization. Moreover‚ they began involving themselves with politics through collaborating with agents in the Republican Party’s right wing campaigns with the aim of reversing laws of Great Society and New Deal. Since they required mass support to accomplish this‚ they formed alliances with gun owners
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The conflicts that occured in the late nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century caused America to shift from a primarily isolationist country to an imperial power. After years of staying out of international affairs‚ America’s domestic and foreign policy was on track to change completely. Throughout the Progressive Era‚ we dealt with political corruption and other internal problems that arose from the rapid industrialization. In Man with the Muck Rake which was written by Theodore
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establish their own churches. Over the past century‚ there has been a multiplicity of African Christian movements‚ some of which differ vastly. However‚ despite these differences‚ scholars call these churches African Independent Churches (A.I.C.) owing to their autonomy and independence from mission churches. This essay seeks to critically assess the circumstances that resulted to the formation of African Independent Churches by African Christians in the late 19th and
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and become its own kind of state around the turn of 10th century‚ the need for a mechanism of enforcing its laws and punishing perpetrators becomes apparent. In Charlemagne’s empire this role was filled by the missi who sought out criminals and imposed fines; in modern America‚ it is the police and prison‚ respectively; and in the late Middle Ages‚ religious violations begin to be punished with excommunication. Excommunication resembles an early form of prison‚ in that it attempted to remove criminals
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• Rise of Unions o In response to powerful monopolies and muckrakers stirring up dissent‚ there was a rise of labor unions in the early 20th century. With immigrants and poor Americans flocking to the cities (see: Second Industrial Revolution)‚ factories had their choice of workers. They could employ women and children‚ who were cheaper to pay than men were. These poorly-paid workers were forced to labor in terrible conditions in textile factories and mines. Social critics referred to them as "wage
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South African Segregation in the Early Twentieth Century The first half of the twentieth century was a time of segregation and oppression in South Africa. As more and more European and white settlers began to flock to South Africa in hopes of making their fortune in diamonds‚ segregation problems arose. The British and the Dutch were the two main European groups with a strong influence in South Africa. Success in mining led to whites settlers having complete economic control in South Africa. Though
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