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    to miscarriages as well as self-induced miscarriages. Over the century’s‚ abortion laws have fluctuated in severity as well as how well they are enforced. Pre-modern abortion is a common misconception that abortion laws are something of the 20th century unlike todays methods‚ pre modern societies used herbal remedies as well as specific activities to bring about the desired miscarriage.

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    In the 19th century‚ it was a common occurrence to die at an early age. Disease and sickness were easy to come by and if not everyone‚ almost everyone came across it and was infected with a disease. During and before the 1800s‚ most babies didn’t even survive infancy. It is proven that only one-third of the children lived past the age of nine. This also meant that those who did survive past the age of nine were still capable of catching fatal diseases. Fatal diseases were everywhere and were easy

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    military administration‚ or the privilege to wed. 150 years prior‚ it was a considerably bigger segment of the populace’s turn: ladies. All through the nineteenth century and into the twentieth‚ ladies battled for equivalent rights under the law and in particular the privilege to vote. In both North America and Europe in the nineteenth century‚ ladies and men were relied upon to fill separate circles of society. Men were required to carry on with an open life‚ whether it was working in a processing plant

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    14 million between 1880 and 1900‚ cities had become a world of newcomers (551). America evolved into a land of factories‚ corporate enterprise‚ and industrial worker and‚ the surge in immigration supplied their workers. In the latter half of the 19th century‚ continued industrialization and urbanization sparked an increasing demand for a larger and cheaper labor force. The country’s transformation from a rural agricultural society into an urban industrial nation attracted immigrants worldwide. As free

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    perceptions of the rape. Likewise‚ domestic violence against women increased in the homes‚ especially in the tenement dwellings of urban New Yorkers. Cases of severe beatings and murder were often‚ usually caused by drunkenness on behalf of either the man or the woman. The majority of the experiences of the lower-class female work force was bleak‚ but there were a few‚ and very minor‚ exceptions. One such exception can be found within the youthful work force of the Eastern side of New York‚ on

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    Imperialism and colonialism has impacted the world throughput history. Most think of the 19th century when referring to them. Colonialism and imperialism carried on and continued into the 20th century. These two philosophy had impacts on the world and many outcomes of the 20th century. One example of imperialism is Panama and the Panama Canal. President Roosevelt wanted the canal to go through Central America‚ but he knew Columbia and Nicaragua would not negotiate with the United States (The Rise

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    England had many various factors that made it the most industrialized nation by 1820. It began in the eighteenth century with the dramatic rise in population. With increased population‚ the need for mass food production became paramount. Capital-intensive commercialized farming began to form in England earlier than anywhere else. The new invention of railroads was a catalyst for the industrialization of England. Trains allowed industrials(including coal)‚ garments‚foodstuffs‚ and personnel to be

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    19th Century Marriage

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    The marriage culture within Middle and Eastern Europe‚ during the early nineteenth century added to the weight of the women’s plight in their efforts for equality. Women in marriages during this time‚ especially those of the arranged nature‚ were significantly less well of than their male counterparts. This oppression was enforced through social pressure‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ economics‚ and common law. Often times women had little say in when‚ where‚ and even sometimes to whom they were

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    Cuba In The 19th Century

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    precious metals or a large indigenous population to exploit‚ Cuba remained a neglected‚ sparsely populated outpost of the empire. The is- land’s inhabitants engaged‚ for the most part‚ in small-scale farming for domestic consumption. During the 19th century there was a severe change in Cuba‚ the country had transformed into a monoculture. Cuba was dependent on the production of a single crop called sugar. There was an economic boom in the 1800’s due to

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    19th Century Liberalism

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    Nationalism as a radical idea of the early 19th century was destined to have an enormous influence in the modern world. In this ideology we find some points standing out‚ firstly nationalism has normally evolved from a real or imagined cultural unity supporting itself especially in a common language‚ history‚ and territory. Nationalists also have usually sought to turn this cultural unity into political reality and modern nationalism had its immediate impact in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic

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