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    In the mid-19th century‚ a famine hit Ireland that forced many Irish to leave their homes and emigrate to America in hopes of rebuilding their lives and rising out of their impoverished and starving state. Many Irish emigrated to the eastern part of the United States‚ specifically to New York. The Irish immigrants did not have an easy life in New York because of anti - Irish sentiment and their inability to assimilate into American culture. The most common place in New York where the Irish lived

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    19th Century Germany

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    because of the industrialization‚ which also created the New Money‚ the middle class and working class. Both are ambitious and want to play a part in politics. This eventually causes political instability. Nationalism also becomes a major theme‚ first emerged during the French Revolution. Why does Germany unify so late as a country? “Sonderweg” – special path (german) basically states that Germany deviated from other states‚ keeping the aristocracy dominant. This is thought to be deterministic

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    was during the 19th century. The central cause of this spike in immigration was due to the failed potato crop in Ireland‚ which later became known as the Great Famine. Over a million Irish people died of starvation‚ while nearly another two million emigrated. A large portion of this plight landed in America‚ primarily to the Eastern coast cities‚ because copious amounts of them were extremely poor. The Library of Congress explicates that the Irish “In the 1840s…comprised nearly half of all immigrants

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    ‘The Nineteenth Century English Novel offers us strong‚ independent heroines‚ but ultimately has them conform to socially acceptable feminine roles’. Do you agree with this statement? By definition‚ a heroine is a woman who would typically encompass the qualities of nobility‚ courage‚ independence and strength. Nineteenth century English women would have struggled to accomplish any of these particular acts of heroism within their social environment as ultimately‚ their roles within civilisation

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    Labor in the Nineteenth Century 2. A. The Lowell Mills Strike of 1834 took place in Lowell‚ Massachusetts in 1834. The dominant work force in the Lowell Mills were young‚ rural‚ unmarried women. Working in the Lowell Mills was dangerous because the machinery could easily injure a young girl if she made a simple mistake. Also the women worked long hours with little pay. Despite these treacherous conditions there was sense of unity among the women who all came from similar backgrounds. In 1834

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    The long nineteenth century brought about extensive challenges to the traditional societies of Asia‚ as Western European imperialist nations rapidly industrialized and expanded their global spheres of influence through imperialism and colonialism. The three players in this war of modernization: China‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ and Japan‚ were confronted with the paramount need to modernize and adapt to this new reality of Western dominance or risk being colonized themselves. While all three pursued programs

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    The 19th century was a time of rapid change and modernization of the world through quite possibly the most impactful economic movement in human history‚ the form of the Industrial Revolution. Coming out of the 18th century‚ which saw Enlightenment ideas flourish into actual Constitutions of rapidly rising nations‚ the 19th century saw the infant mortality rate drop rapidly and population growth boom due to findings such as the first vaccine‚ not using leeches to treat disease‚ as well as a variety

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    Why was Russia so difficult to rule in the nineteenth century? Russia was considered as a difficult country to rule during the nineteenth century as there was such diversity in cultures for instance‚ only 40% of the population was made up of Russians. The rest of the population were other nationalities‚ this made it a problem as the Tsar insisted on russification which meant other cultures had to leave their traditions behind and speak and act like a Russian person. Not a lot of people were happy

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    beliefs where one holds their nation above all others. Someone who is nationalistic feels that their culture is far superior‚ and their country’s interests are far more important than those of other nations. Nationalism developed in Europe in the 19th century with the values of self-determination‚ liberty‚ and statehood. In society‚ nationalism can play a dangerous role‚ it can be used by rulers to strengthen their position and on occasion‚ but it can also be used to delegitimize certain movements and

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    19th Century American Slavery: Expository Synthesis Essay Every great civilization or country has had at least one dirty little time in their history that all would rather forget. America knows this feeling well‚ especially within the 19th century‚ the slave era. America was divided‚ the North was generally against slavery and all for letting the African Americans roam free in a colony in Africa. The South on the other hand viewed African Americans as tools‚ essential to the economy and work‚ however

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