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    Starting in 1895‚ Kenya started to be conquered mainly by the British. Kenya before Imperialism was made up of tribes‚ causing the country to not have a government. In 1895‚ The British East African Protectorate‚ a colony of British people‚ started to colonize in Africa and create their own country. Some imperial powers brought positive influences to certain countries‚ while others brought negative influences to the country. The British brought both positive and negative effects on the country. They

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    During the late 19th century‚ Europeans saw an increase in industrialization‚ this time having no gaps between Britain and the rest of the continent. New political parties‚ socialist groups‚ and trade unions emerged. Urban life was predominant. Despite persisting traditional political and social views‚ late 19th century Europeans realized more government participation and an advancement for previously ignored or persecuted minority groups. Politically‚ Europe experienced change when the government

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    By this framework‚ the everyday running of government and organization of regions was left in the hands of conventional rulers‚ who picked up esteem and the solidness and insurance managed by the British‚ at the cost of losing control of their outer undertakings‚ and frequently of tax assessment‚ interchanges‚ and different matters‚ more often than not with a little number of European "counsels" adequately directing the administration of vast quantities

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    look to all the tired women heading back to the women’s dorm‚ you decide to join them as you need all the rest you can get. Women are always thought of as weaker both in mentality and physicality. The industrial age‚ in America around the early 19th century‚ was a new found way for the rich to make money. The rich founded the factory system and exploited women and children to make tremendous profits. Discrimination of the sexes caused women

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    bacteriological revolution in the 19th century? Introduction The changes in medicine‚ and particularly epidemiology‚ that took place during the 19th century‚ concentrated in the latter half of the century‚ are often referred to as a revolution by medical historians. Here I consider whether these changes exemplify a Kuhnian revolution. To do this I first outline the characteristics of a Kuhnian revolution‚ I will then outline the changes in medical practice over the 19th century. I will then consider the

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    protestant man of the 19th century who believes in the power of advancement and the future. Although the Yankee was a man of the future‚ he progressed into a man of the past. It was because of the Yankee’s bigoted beliefs that led him to change the regime of the 6th century; consequently until his external downfall‚ at the end of the novel. From the start of his journey‚ the Yankee imagined different ways to change Arthurian Britain into his modern 19th century. In the 6th century‚ the power belonged

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    during the 19th century were judged by four outstanding qualities according to the Cult of True Womanhood; “piety‚ purity‚ submissiveness‚ and domesticity.” Men deemed piety to be the foundation for a good wife. Religion would not take a woman away from her “proper sphere” known as her home which kept her in isolation. Another way men would control women was by her purity. A woman in the 19th century was to remain pure and innocent. Remaining so meant she was intelligent. So a woman in the 19th century

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    Women in the 19th Century Individual rights is a vital part of society. In modern times there are unalienable rights given to a United States citizen that cannot be interfered with regardless of class‚ gender or race. However a century ago that was not the case since gender and race determined what rights a person was entitled to. The form of government set up in the past allowed white men to have an advantage and hold privilege over others. In this government women had no rights to exercise and

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    August 18‚ 1920‚ the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution instilled American women the right to vote”—the first step to acknowledge the civil battle known as woman suffrage (19th amendment). At the time the United States of America was founded‚ women did not possess all of the same civil or humanitarian rights as men‚ including the right to vote. The oppression of women has been prevalent throughout history‚ gaining its original  attention throughout the 18th and 19th century. Addressing the inability

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    Starting in the nineteenth century and ending through the years of British Imperialism‚ “White Man’s Burden” was a common term used by Europeans to state that the white race is superior to all races and were obligated to civilize all non-white people. When one is reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ they may ask themselves what makes the missionaries want to “help” others? Or what makes them think their way is better than the norm? Throughout the novel‚ readers follow the life of Okonkwo and

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