The expansion of technological innovations led to the emergence of America as the industrial powerhouse it became and still is today‚ beginning in the late 19th century and then heightening during World War II. During this time‚ women entered the workforce in order to compensate for the loss of working class men‚ who were drafted overseas in staggering amounts. It was at that moment in history a tremendous change in the roles of women occurred‚ that is until men returned home from the war and once
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Photographers in the 1970s and 1980s continued to grapple with the invasion of modernity affecting the land and everyday life. With progress‚ photographers’ paid homage to the romanticism of photography of the 19th century‚ yet showed the tensions that intersect between humanity and the natural environment. Photographers responded by using their camera to revel in the magnificence and power of machines‚ other photographers captured the inherent beauty and form found in nature and places not yet affected
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Advancement of the 19th Century The end of the nineteenth century brought about a huge change in the way the United States worked as a nation‚ making the United States the world’s most productive nation. The nation as a whole was advancing rapidly and new inventions were bringing about new ways of life. Due to the invention railroads and efficient machinery‚ there was a rise in big businesses which were looking to expand as much as possible. Initially‚ nearing the end of the nineteenth century‚ railroads
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What was the Driving Force behind European Imperialism in Africa? What drove slavery and what ended slavery? Slavery was taken advantage of real quickly and used to benefit the other countries that were more privileged than others. What is being talked about today is the European nations using slaves by trading‚ resources‚ and goods to advance and improve their country. They do this by imperialism: meaning that they take control of another country. First is slavery‚ slavery has been around
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During the European Scramble for Africa‚ in the early 20th century‚ Africans had a peaceful reaction with anti-imperialistic sentiments (docs. 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ and 7)‚ peaceful actions through the approach of diplomacy (docs.1‚ 2‚ and 3) and also a rebellious anti-imperialistic reaction (docs. 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ and 9) towards the Scramble for Africa. Some Africans opposed imperialism in a peaceful manner. For example‚ in document 2‚ the Ashanti leader denied the offer that the British gave them because the leader
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In the 18th and 19th century slavery was supported by southern churches for many years. They used verses from the Old Testament to support their reasons for slavery. Although some congregations realized that they should only support humane slavery‚ they still missed the Paul’s point in the new testament. (Finkelman) He wanted all believers to be equalized in Christ. In Romans 14:4 Paul urges believers not to judge fellow slaves in Christ. He views all believers as slaves to Christ‚ and he urges
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toward a person based solely on their social standing. Discrimination is negative actions or behavior addressed towards a certain group of people according to their gender‚ the color of skin‚ social class‚ etc. In the late 19th century following on the heels of the "age of enlightenment" and entering the "Industrial Revolution" in France Alexander Comte believed that using the techniques of science‚ could be applied to the study of society. Thus entered the sociology into academia
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toward the end of the 19th century‚ industrialized cities across Europe and the United States witnessed a new kind of pollution which was caused by the waste of industries and factories. The rivers became polluted and diseases were spreading for there was lots metals and industrial chemicals being dumped in the rivers. Water and air pollution was increasing massively in the U.S. towards the 20th century. For example the river of Cuyahoga In Cleveland was so polluted
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Before the 19th century‚ Europeans had very little interest in Africa and what it had to offer. There was not much information on the land such as living conditions and types of resources available. Towards the end of the 19th century‚ European nations started claiming territory in Africa due to the fast paced manufacturing and the need for more materials to keep up with production. At the end of the 19th century‚ European countries were competing with each other over different territories in Africa
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During 1868‚ Japan was facing the Meiji Restoration and was being impacted by western influences and imperialism. As Japan‚ didn’t agree on how the influences were affecting countries around‚ Japan created many reforms. A few of the reforms that Japan was using were militarism‚ industrialization‚ and economic changes. Japan had a plan to help support their country to avoid the influences‚ but as time went on the reforms started not to work‚ and the changes that were being made began to be western
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