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    The peace movement primarily consisted of people who opposed the preparedness movement. These people were progressives‚ social reformers‚ and former populists. Women were another big candidate and were highly active. Even members of congress considered themselves as a part of this movement. The Candidates for peace understood that the war would require lots of money‚ firepower‚ and men. The transportation

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    The 20th century in United States was a period many different changes. There were many events that helped the country to grow in many aspects but there were other events that had a negative impact in the world such as World War I and World War II. Even though United States was affected by these Wars and many civilians died‚ this country found ways to prevent a big decline in society. In this essay I will be focus on the big society‚ political and economic changes during the beginning f the 20th century

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    American sports are American because they are a reflection of societal values and cultural norms during the rise of an industrializing America. These recreational activities became popular economic enterprises with specializing labor roles‚ set rules comparable to the standard workplace protocol in other industries at the time‚ and were intentionally “civilized” in such a way that they became more profitable for those in charge. This civilizing also meant a specialization of labor as many athletes

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    During the 19th and 20th centuries‚ women relentlessly faced discrimination throughout most of their lives‚ and society considered them unequal to men. The authors Kate Chopin‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ and Susan Glaspell wrote about the suppression of women during this time‚ exposing the unequal treatment that they suffered. Their literary works contain common theme of freedom from the discrimination and harsh treatment of male figures that played a prominent role throughout their lives. In these

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    There were many different scientific advances during the late 19th century‚ but one specific scientific advance that I will be discussing is the discovery of physics through X-rays and radiation‚ which was discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen. After he published a paper on his discovery of X-rays in 1895‚ there was great study and research done by physicists such as: Antonie Henri Becquerel‚ Marie Curie‚ and Ernest Rutherford on radioactivity and the formation of radiation through x-rays. Although Wilhelm

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    South America as a whole was second only to the United States in receiving migrants during the 19th century‚ this openness steadily eroded. Various economic‚ social‚ and political developments over the course of the 20th century led to increasingly restrictive migration policies in the region. A series of economic crises affecting most countries in the region led to an up rise in emigration within and beyond South America. National governments in South America and elsewhere previously saw emigrants

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    The Civil Rights Movement occured in the mid 20th century‚ however racism is still a harsh reality for many. The divide between white people and African-Americans established hundreds of years ago still remains. But today‚ explicitly racist legislation has been removed‚ and racism is no longer easily definable and is more indirect. Today’s symbolic racism is based in underlying societal prejudice and segregation. Modern-racism is the product of previous U.S. government policy decisions rooted in

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    In the 20th Century‚ many countries and people did not appreciate women. In the past‚ in China‚ citizens living in poverty actually murdered their child if it was born a female. This was deemed acceptable in China. If you were a female that survived you were shown

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    During the 19th century the role of women was a silent one‚ opposite to the lives of the bold bourgeoisie male flâneur. One of the ways women could obtain a form of independence was through one of the world’s oldest professions‚ prostitution. The wave of modernity brought on an abundance of prostitution in Paris‚ thus the theme of the brothels‚ and sex workers became a prominent subject in art. For many Modernist artists the depiction of the prostitution was a means for shining a light to the sexual

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    economic‚ cultural influence throughout the world. * Planes‚ trains‚ phones‚ electricity and fridges were invented * Industrialisation hand in hand with urbanisation * If you don’t industrialise your left behind * To improve power‚ influence and living standards. You need: technological advances and the degree of its commitment to modernisation * A major catalyst for challenge and change to the old political‚ social‚ economic and cultural order of the 20th century. Because:

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