The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace‚ prosperity‚ refined sensibilities and national self-confidence for Britain. Some scholars date the beginning of the period in terms of sensibilities and political concerns to the passage of the Reform Act 1832. The era was preceded by the Georgian period and followed by the Edwardian period. The latter half of the Victorian age roughly
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Precambrian Period – The beginning of life Our planet formed from a cloud of dust and gas some 4.56 billion years ago. The Earth’s vast history is divided in four major eras: the Precambrian‚ the Paleozoic‚ the Mesozoic and the Cenozoic. The Precambrian era covers most of our planet’s history and lasted from Earth’s inception until 542 million years ago. It was during this era that the Earth became solid‚ the atmosphere became breathable and life emerged. There is little evidence about the events
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Paleolithic era‚ many changes occurred from cultural to biological. Several of the changes the happened in this time period‚ have remained today. At the beginning of the Paleolithic era our primate ancestors existed‚ but by the end humans in our modern form existed across the world. Homo sapiens sapiens remains have been dated to 100‚000 years ago. The emergence of art‚ the beginning of personal adornment‚ the domestication of the dog‚ and intentional burials started in this time period. Our
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During the period of 1900 to 1920‚ Progressive Era reformers and the federal government were only able to get partial reform at the national level. Both helped with such reforms as to limit the control of trusts‚ enact child labor laws‚ improve sanitation‚ and give voting rights to women. Though‚ these changes were not as effective as they may seem‚ since corporations and individuals often neglected them‚ making them of no useful value. What is known as the time of progress was hardly of
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order to reduce the risk of a war‚ the Embargo act halted trade between the United States and Europe. Sadly‚ this Act hurt the United States more than it was intended to‚ causing a downfall in the economic market. Quickly realizing the impact it had it was repealed. Even though this was a major setback for our economic system‚ it was a valuable lesson learned. This relates to the theme Work‚ Exchange‚ and Technology because it brought to attention how important it is to have a trade relationship with
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There are three specific periods of policing that the 19th and 20th centuries embraced: political era‚ reform era‚ and community era. During the political era (1840s-1930s) the functions of law enforcement were controlled by the local politicians. This era was characterized by five points--authority was coming only from politicians and the law‚ it was a very broad social service function‚ the organizational design was decentralized‚ law enforcement had a very intimate relationship with the community
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The Progressive Era was the period of time from approximately 1900 to 1914 in which America revived a sense of protest and reform. Its "essential characteristic was a belief that all social problems could be mastered by exercise of the collective will" (Filler 6). Progressivism renewed an interest in improving America’s social‚ political‚ and economic ills. It distinguished itself from other eras of reform through its extreme promotion of "activism"‚ or energetically working to facilitate
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political‚ economic‚ and social forces. To better understand the role of police in society‚ one has to know the history of how policing became what it is today. Policing has been categorized into three basic eras‚ which include the Political Era‚ Reform Era‚ and lastly the Community Problem-Solving Era that is the present form of policing. Most all of modern-western democracies are based on Sir Robert Peel’s Metropolitan Police Force‚ which was instituted in 1829. Sir Robert Peel was the founder of
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Jacksonian era Few time periods were as critical to the course of American history as the Jacksonian Era. In the 1820’s Jacksonian Democrats rose to power by promising to protect states’ rights and ensure economic equality for all. In order to abide by what he had promised the people‚ Jackson made the following changes in hope that he would be able to live up to what he had preached. Jackson created the “spoil system‚” altered the relationship with Native American tribes and dismantled the National
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The Federalist Era The Federalist Era was a time in our history from 1789 to 1800 when the federal government would confront civil rebellions‚ threats of recession‚ international intrigues‚ and foreign wars. During this time‚ there were many economic‚ social‚ and political problems‚ as well as conflicts and events that later influenced and impacted future events in U.S history. The economic problem of our national debt‚ the social problem of the division of the country about slavery‚ and the
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