Working class women during the 1800s-1900s most often had no choice but to work to help provide for their families. Female wage earners were mainly unmarried women‚ single mothers‚ or African American women. Often women’s wages were believed to be secondary to the earnings of the men in the household; even though women’s earnings were also vital to the family’s survival. “In 1890 three-quarter of white working women were unmarried.” (297) These women either worked in domestic service for richer families
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Education in Nazi Germany – Change and Continuity Assessment When Hitler became Chancellor of Nazi Germany‚ in 1935‚ he proposed many changes in education and throughout the country. He believed that these changes would influence people and indigenise them of his beliefs and reforms that should happen in the country – to praise his glory and make Germany the most powerful country and its rule to continue forever. One of these integral changes was education. Hitler strongly believed that
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What changed during the Renaissance and reformation? Many things changed during the Renaissance and reformation. The peoples’ prospective changed due to the major changes that came about. The three main things that changed were art‚ religious views‚ and the printing press. Each one of these changes made a significant difference in shaping the future of the world. At that period of time people had conflicts on whether these changes were good choices. One of the first changes that happened
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During the post-classical era‚ East Asian trade experienced many changes through their innovations and means of trade-both maritime and overland. However‚ the spread of religion through these trade routes remained constant. One innovation that changeed East Asian trade was the introduction of the grand canal by the Sui dynasty. It was a system of artificial waterways that went from Hangshou to Bejing and Chang’an. The grand canal served as East Asia’s principal mean of internal trade. When it
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European Imperialism in Africa As a whole‚ Africa was ruined by the Europeans’ greed during the early 1900’s. The European countries were very strong nationalists and they came together and decided to show their superiority by imperializing other continents and countries rather than fight with each other. They chose Africa as the best place to imperialize because of its natural resources and availability. This is what introduced the Berlin Conference. At this meeting‚ representatives from Great
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U.S. history‚ many changes have occurred nationwide. Government rolls have been modified‚ economic growth and stability has fluctuated‚ and social issues have shifted. One of the most prominent ages where these changes had developed was the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age was a time when government did not interfere with economy and left social issues to American society. One of the most serious social issues took place during the Gilded age was consumer safety. Over time‚ changes were made so that products
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Between 1750 to 1850‚ massive social‚ economic‚ and political factors had taken place. The industrial revolution wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for the agricultural revolution‚ which freed people from working the land and established a surplus of food. They had to find more efficient changes to save society from collapsing before and even after the revolution. Machines were employed in the production of commodities throughout the industrial revolution. For example‚ in 1769 James Watt created
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concerning family and/or medical leave since the early 1900s. Although not common knowledge‚ family medical leave has been an issue in this country for the past 100 years. The most significant recent development regarding this issue is The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Because there is an immense amount of information on Family Medical Leave‚ this paper will be focusing on the enactment of The Family Medical Leave Act. Early 1900s
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The industrial revolution was a period throughout the world in which society moved to a focus in machines‚ factories‚ and other new technology’s. The revolution had a rapid change in the economy by the introduction of driven machinery by an important change in the prevailing methods of use of such machines. The revolution of technology improved the economy by using more efficient concepts to increase growth. The key economic benefit was the increase in trades between countries. The invention of
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Revolution‚ no other historical people had explicitly voted on a written constitution‚ and while ancient Greece and Rome operated as a democracy‚ neither were actually founded in full democratic fashion (Amar‚ 2005). The course of events that unfolded during the Revolutionary period leads one to believe that the inception of the United States did unfold in two different and unique stages. In the words of Benjamin Rush‚ " The American war is over: but this is far from being the case with the American
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