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    19th Century Liberalism

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    Nationalism as a radical idea of the early 19th century was destined to have an enormous influence in the modern world. In this ideology we find some points standing out‚ firstly nationalism has normally evolved from a real or imagined cultural unity supporting itself especially in a common language‚ history‚ and territory. Nationalists also have usually sought to turn this cultural unity into political reality and modern nationalism had its immediate impact in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic

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    room with adults‚ teenagers and children in it. They are starving‚ they are cold‚ they are afraid and it seems that nobody wants to help them. This situation with refugees reminds us the situation with immigrants in America in the end of nineteenth century. Thinking about

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    Meaning of Growth and Development Hurlock (1982) Differentiates growth and development in this manner: Growth refers to the quantitative changes – increase in size and structure. An individual grows physically as well as mentally. Development refers to the quantitative changes. It may be defined as progressive series of orderly‚ coherent changes: progressive because the changes are directional‚ they lead forward rather than backward – orderly and coherent‚ because a definite relationship

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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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    19th Century Russia

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    Entering the 19th century‚ Finland was a part of the Kingdom of Sweden. Then‚ in 1809 it became a Grand Duchy under Russian rule‚ and finally‚ after periods of both greater and lesser degrees of independence‚ it becoming an independent country in 1917. Finland initially joined Sweden in the 13th century and then remained under Swedish control for about 600 years. Then‚ in the Finnish War of 1809‚ Russia captured Finland‚ which lead to Finland becoming a Grand Duchy in the Russian empire. During

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    military administration‚ or the privilege to wed. 150 years prior‚ it was a considerably bigger segment of the populace’s turn: ladies. All through the nineteenth century and into the twentieth‚ ladies battled for equivalent rights under the law and in particular the privilege to vote. In both North America and Europe in the nineteenth century‚ ladies and men were relied upon to fill separate circles of society. Men were required to carry on with an open life‚ whether it was working in a processing plant

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    had been thriving in Europe since its beginnings in the 16th century19th century America was still a relatively young‚ focusing its growth elsewhere. Musically‚ opera did not appeal to the common American‚ who was much more interested in simpler tastes. Interest in opera was mostly shared among the upper class elite‚ and due to the lack of a middle class‚ wasn’t largely established in the general public until the turn of the 20th century. Socioeconomic limitations reinforced the exclusivity of opera

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    19th Century Reform

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    As we progress through the 19th century‚ change is happening all around us. European countries are politically changing and reforming their laws and governments to make the people happy. In Great Britain‚ change has been happening slowly but they have remained stable. They are creating laws and reforms that are meant to benefit the people and make the government as fair and as just as possible. It has taken time to get there‚ and they have had some bumps along the way‚ but they are making steady

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    SP History 117 – Final Exam Two Professor JKW May 23‚ 2013 The Demise of European Liberalism in the Nineteenth Century Word Count: 1‚692 (excludes footnotes and works cited) During the long nineteenth century‚ liberalism gained increasing support and popularity as an alternative to the political doctrines of conservatism‚ socialism‚ and communism. European liberals subscribed to diverse political ideologies and methods of governance; however‚ they all shared common threads

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    The significance of the canal is that in the nineteenth century there was an issue in finding an alternative to make shipping goods faster‚ but also to make it cheaper. The canal was very important in the commercial world‚ which was why the

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