capitalist‚ inventors‚ laborers‚ shopkeepers‚ and factory clerks. Before‚ to be in an upper class it was based on birth‚ now it is based on education‚ so anybody can be in the upper class. We‚ as Englishmen‚ had a head start on the industrial revolution‚ our cotton industry is booming‚ we have railroads invented for fast transportation‚ and the steam engine puts a demand for coal on the line and technologically advances our lives. Our buildings before were not sturdy and strong. Now‚ our building
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The Industrial revolution provided an opportunity for a handful of Americans to amass a great deal of wealth and prosper. The conditions that allowed for the rise of these Americans were cheap labor‚ a lack of government regulations‚ and improved technology in manufacturing and communications. Some Americans were convinced that these industrialists were crooks‚ stealing from the public to build their fortunes. By increasing goods‚ creating jobs and expanding markets‚ others would argue they were
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The Asian American communities dealt with many race relation issues during the contemporary period. The Los Angeles Riots was caused by a combination of events that built up to the tension in the black community. The beating of African American motorcyclist‚ Rodney King‚ was not the only event that ensued the L.A. Riots. A few weeks after the Rodney King beating‚ the murder of fifteen-year-old Latasha Harlins‚ a Black teenage girl‚ was heavily broadcasted in the media because King’s beatings were
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The numerous technological innovations of the industrial revolution changed the very fabric of society. As the steam powered printing press became common place in the realm of book making‚ books could be made far easier and cheaper than what had before been able. Though this changed the face of book production‚ a more subtle change came about in the process of book consumption and distribution throughout the mid- to late nineteenth century. Rail began to dominate the American countryside‚ first being
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changed the way that society lives. For example‚ several advancements have been made in the ready-made‚ tailoring‚ and modern clothing industries such as the change in style‚ with correlation to the the change in culture. Prior to the Industrial Revolution‚ families would typically make their own clothes‚ using their own fabrics and sewing methods; however‚ clothing production became more industrialized and “fit based‚” when the world reached the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. The clothing industry
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Explain why relations changed between the USA and the USSR as a result of events in Cuba between 1959 and 1962 and how the Cuban missile Crisis affected relations between the USA and the USSR. The USA and the USSR never really got on after WW2 ended‚ it was always a competition to see who the greatest superpower was. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the nearest that both sides came to an actual nuclear war. The tensions were intense for both sides‚ for both USA and USSR could have started a war if
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2. What terms in the question need to be defined ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Document A - Geography Document Analysis l. When Alexander and his army invaded Asia in 334 BCE‚ where did they first meet serious Persian resistance ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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In the eighteenth century‚ the European Enlightenment gave rise to ideological philosophies that supported just and independent governments. For the next two centuries‚ many countries used the ideas to support movements for equality and independence. The search for equality and independence was driven by economic and social forces because citizens were treated unfairly with land distribution‚ nations caused people to go poor‚ and men of color were treated differently. A document containing an excerpt
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The Revolutionary War was an example of the struggle that the American Colonists went through to gain their independence from their mother country England. The revolution lasted seven years but before the actual war‚ anger lingered in the colonies because of the unfair and abusive treatment received from England. The spark of the revolution went way back to 1963 when the proclamation was effectuated (Doc1). After seven years of fighting in the French and Indian War‚ British came out victorious with
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The Russian revolution was a major crisis that occurred back in 1917. this outcome was caused by the 80- 95% of people that lived in poverty. This poverty caused the numbers of educated society to become extremely furious with the tsarist government. With that‚ the minority that lived in Russia began to call for a voice in the government. Some were so determined by the peasant poverty population that they became socialists. The socialist wanted to overthrow the tsar and create small groups‚ where
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