Year 11 2013 – Mark- 19.5/20 Karabar Distance Education Unit COPYRIGHT Explain why it was so difficult for revolutionary movements in the 19th century to succeed. During the 19th century numerous revolutionary groups attempted to overthrow the tsarist regime. Beginning in 1825 with the Decembrist revolt‚ revolutionary groups established to make fundamental changes to the political‚ social and economic structures of Russia. However‚ with the oppressive autocratic system‚ rough climate‚ social
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Concept of marriage in 19th Century. Position of women in the 19th century was certainly different from today. But what makes it interesting is the amount of variation from now and then. Today women are equivalent to men and can perform any task‚ take up any occupation‚ they have that right to choose their husband‚ divorce them‚ they can decide whether they want to have children‚ and also have inheritance rights. But back then in the 19th century these rights were alien to women‚ they were deprived
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Mr. Smith European History‚ 2 December 9‚ 2013 Second Quarter Research Paper A) Plan of the Investigation Topic: How were the conditions in English prisons improved in the 19th century reformation? Prior to the reformation of the prison systems in Europe in the 19th century‚ there were no standards for the treatment of prisoners. They were treated like animals‚ and nobody gave it a second thought. After observing these conditions‚ several prominent figures emerged and dedicated their lives
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American Women in the 19th vs. 20th Century For many of the American history‚ women were not considered equal to men and were denied equality in many areas in life. In the 19th century women had no legal identity‚ apart from their husband. Married women could not hold property in their own names‚ make contracts‚ sit on a jury‚ write a will‚ or vote. Nor did women have the same opportunities for education and careers that men had. Yet‚ many women found ways to show their intelligence‚ courage‚
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The second half of the 19th century introduced a new style of enterprise to America‚ Big Business. The 19th century values of work and of being an independent business man clashed with the modern 20th century values of extreme expansion with large work forces and of earning the most money possible. The rise of the robber barons and the captains of industry helped the economy by pushing America into first place in the production of several products and by creating many new jobs. Although these new
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Slavery was practiced in America from the 17th century through the 19th century; Africans were brought over through the middle passage and were sold as chattel to southern plantation owners. Despite the South’s immense support of the institution of Slavery‚ Northern states opposed it and their opposing views resulted
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Social gospel was a movement that sprung up in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the United States in response to social conditions. During this time period‚ conditions of the industrial revolution and increased immigration led to terrible conditions for the poor (Foner‚ 2014). In urban areas‚ poor families were packed into small unsanitary tenements. City slums were filled with disease‚ over-crowding‚ and crime. Factory workers‚ who were often very young children‚ were forced to work
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While the fight for women’s equality started to make real headway post World War II‚ the fight for women’s rights has existed long before then. This can be seen in the Antebellum reforms or the first wave of feminism from the early 19th century to the early 20th century. The first wave of feminism and the Antebellum reforms were greatly intertwined. In the early stages of feminism‚ the goal was not to make women equal to men. Instead‚ women often tried to fix the ills of society by preaching temperance
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As urban industrial workers expanded in the 19th century‚ industry and the industrial work force boomed as well. Workers ‚ however‚ were met with difficult situations that ultimately led to violent outbursts. Low wages could not buy food and clothes at the same time and conditions in the work place brought about countless deaths and injuries. Growing number of immigrants caused the reduction of wages and insecurity of the workers caused unemployment. There were hostilities between workers‚ employers
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THE WORLD AND THE PHILIPPINES IN RIZAL’S TIME 19th Century - Rizal was born and raised in a period of massive changes in Europe‚ Spain and the Philippines. - During this era‚ the glory and power of Spain had waned in both in her colonies and the world. - Social scientists marked this period as the birth of modern life as well as the birth of many nation states around the world. The birth of modernity was precipitated by three great revolutions around the world: the Industrial Revolution in
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