Prior to 1900’s * Unequal Treaties unfair for China * Qing Dynasty (1644 1912) * 1842: War over trade Britons want to trade Chinese opium for their tea C don’t want opium B and C battle it out C lose disastrously leads to Treaty of Nanjing: B gets Hong Kong starts to take over parts of China * extraterritoriality: citizens of ruling country abide by their own country’s laws * Most Favored Nation status: * 1844: Treaty of Whampoa French open up
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In this essay I will discuss the advantages of mass immigration at the turn of the 20th century‚ such as the influx of fresh labor into the American workforce and the reawakening of America’s social consciousness. I will then reconcile the advantages of old mass immigration with that of today’s migrant populations who are revitalizing rural America with economic growth and labor surplus. The turn of the 20th century brought great change to the cultural landscape of America. By 1900‚ over 39.7 percent
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SCIENTIFIC INVENTION ASSEMBLY LINE: Primitive assembly line production was first used in 1901 by Ran some Eli Olds (1864-1950)‚ an early car-maker (he manufactured the Oldsmobile‚ the first commercially successful American car). Henry Ford (1863-1947) used the first conveyor belt-based assembly-line in his car factory in 1913-14 in Ford’s Highland Park‚ Michigan plant. This type of production greatly reduced the amount of time taken to put each car together (93 minutes for a Model T) from its
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Early 20th Century Origins New Balance was founded in 1906 in Belmont‚ Massachusetts‚ where the company began operations as The New Balance Arch Company. Initially‚ the company manufactured arch supports and orthopedic shoes and‚ in fact‚ for much of the 20th century it continued to focus on this narrow‚ niche-oriented business line‚ rarely expanding and never moving beyond the boundaries of its native state. Like its physical growth‚ The New Balance Arch Company’s financial growth occurred at
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in Three Dimensional Art in the 20th Century Three dimensional art works went through a heavy period of transition through the 20th century. At the start‚ sculpture could be summed up in Johann Gottfreid von Herder’s consideration of sculpture as “a harsh reality.” Unlike painting and the other traditional media‚ sculpture was being redefined‚ both formally and technically. Painting‚ despite the many innovations and explorations that occurred in the 20th century‚ was still oil and pigment put on
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Music is the most powerful form of human expression. It has been a way for man to express himself since the dawn of ages through the embodiment of love‚ disapproval‚ happiness and experience through melodies and words. During the twentieth century music has been a major factor in the American society that helped change the course of history by stimulating the masses to “get up and stand up for their rights” as the reggae legend Bob Marley once said. Thus music has helped the American culture to achieve
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The Act’s of Racism In The 20th Century Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou were very well known authors of the early 20th century. Most of their writings were concerned with racism and equality. During that time period there was much evidence that African Americans had been treated unfairly‚ unjustly‚ and as if they had been beneath the whites. Segregation of schools‚ churches‚ bathrooms‚ and stores were only a few of the many things wrong with this ere. Racism was very apparent in the two
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World War II was a war in the 20th Century that had an everlasting impact. An event that was associated with World War II that had a significant impact on the 20th Century was Pearl Harbor. The Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the United States’ Naval Base at Pearl Harbor‚ which is located in Hawaii. This attack occurred on the morning of December 7‚ 1941. Many were asleep‚ eating breakfast‚ or getting reading for church when the explosions started. Despite the surprise of the bombs
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is a technological phenomenon that began in black and white. Today it is a revolution of advancement. From the set top box to high definition plasmas‚ the television has changed the world. In order to understand how television over the 19th and 20th century changed the way we use technology‚ this paper will focus on the rapid pace in which new technologies are being developed‚ the impact television has had on radio and establishing how television was affected by the internet. Finally‚ delving into
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Two friends were walking on the road. One of them pointed towards a window A.C and asked‚ do you know what that is? The other boy turned towards him‚ smiled and replied‚ “Globalization”. The biggest idea or process of late 20th century is Globalization. Almost all of us are well aware about the word of Globalization. It can be define as “The advance level of interaction of people of the world and their cultures‚ religions etc and integration and interdependence of national and local economics across
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