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    In the late 19th century Russia was in a industrial standstill and its zeitgeist completely skewed compared to the evolution of the rest of the western world. This was mainly due to Russia being so big as well as having a much larger population than the rest of europe and having no government to match the sheer size of the masses. During the end of the 19th century into the 20th‚ the population of Russia was the fastest growing western nation‚ other than the U.S.‚ with their population more than

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    Hysteria in the nineteenth century can be explained as a “social role that reflected gendered socialization in an American cultural context” (Marshall 711). Early cases of hysteria during this time were linked to an excess of emotions that interfered with the nervous system (Crimlisk and Ron). “Although it was in many ways a

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    Slavery In The 19th Century

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    they view slave labor from a 19th Century perspective‚ view it as a large Southern style plantation where the main house has servants and the fields have slaves toiling over cash crops such as cotton or tobacco with a master overseeing the progress of the slaves. On occasion‚ this would be the ideal for some parts of the Southern countryside‚ such as societal functions‚ and the economy‚ but one must not overlook how slaves also played a role in the development of industries and factories. While

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    during the 19th century is different from the nationalism today. Today nationalism is referred to as “new-nationalism”. Donald Trump represents the new-nationalism. He is trying to keep all the illegals out of the United States. Also‚ he is trying to change free trade and globalization. Other countries‚ such as Russia is trying to recover from the collapse of the Soviet Union and some European states are trying to lower the high level of immigration. Rather today‚ in the 19th century the nations

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    After the civil war and then throughout the rest of the nineteenth century‚ became much larger‚ more industrialized‚ and became much more common. The new American city changed people’s lives and people continued to change the city. The most prominent factors that transformed places like New York‚ Boston‚ and Chicago were immigration‚ industrialization‚ and the expansion of the railway system. The Industrialization of cities in the mid to late 1800’s all started with the railroad system. Railroads

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    civilization when speaking about this cultures centeredness. This quote almost sounds like a longing for the lost cultural practices‚ political leadership‚ and social systems. From reading this particular quote you can tell that come the twentieth century that worldwide cultures were changing due to the expansion of the Roman Empire. For any given cultural group this loss of centeredness could have meant total annihilation of all practices and traditions. Especially with smaller groups it is very

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    Slavery was abolished in 1865‚ but many racial prejudices still exist today‚ as they did in 1900. 19th Century Galveston was relatively racially accepting. It is noted in the book that “Blacks‚ whites‚ Jews‚ and immigrants lived and worked side by side with an astonishing degree of mutual tolerance.” (Pg. 67). Because of the Negro Longshoremen’s Association‚ Galveston’s wharves were controlled by its black population. In general‚ Galveston’s black population luxuriated in a much higher standard of

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    The growth and development of industries in major parts of the world was described by increased division of labor and mechanization. In spite of the immense advances which were realized as a result of industrial development in major parts of the world‚ the arrival of the use of machines in industries has been described to have triggered the emergence of various challenges which were witnessed during this period (Chicago as It Was). In Chicago‚ the industrial development which resulted in economic

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    Women of the 19th Century By: Kristian Koeppen Women of the 19th century Women of the modern era might be surprised what their 19th century counterpart’s role in society might have been. Women in the 1800’s were not treated with nearly as much respect as they are nowadays. Modern day women have many advantages that women of the 1800s did not have‚ in the way of career opportunities‚ and

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    Samantha Noel AP European History / Period 6 Mr. Kuester 31 October 2014 The Transgressions of European Crime and Punishment From the 15th century through the 19th century‚ the attitude toward misdemeanors and their consequences changed over time‚ resulting in more morally just and socially beneficial codes. The power to decide what was just and unjust was decided by the nobles that governed the area‚ thus resulting in a multitude of varying laws for each territory. Not only was this confusing

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