The efforts of those lobbying for the extension of the Contagious Diseases Acts in the late 1860s and 1870s are notable in drawing attention to venereal diseases beyond the realm of the military. Military efficiency was not the only thing to seriously affected by venereal disease‚ but also the health of the nation as a whole. The Association formed to promote the Acts’ extension held that ‘sufferers under any kind of contagious disease are dangerous members of society‚ and should‚ so long as they
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The liberal/conservative divide in the 19th century was the cause of various differences among diverse aspects of Latin American countries of the era. These disputes can be easily viewed when observing the histories of Latin American countries such as Chile and Guatemala. Throughout the 19th century these Latin American countries experienced a constant power struggle between the two political ideologies. As one rises‚ another falls‚ and the latter seeks to regain the lost power. Liberals were characterized
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After Analysis of the poems of William Blake‚ Percy Shelly‚ and William Wordsworth‚ it becomes apparent of the different views the authors have about England in the 19th century. William Blake looks with disdain at the materialism of the churches and political buildings while many live in poverty. William Wordsworth sees the average Englishman as money craving and greedy; to him this greed seems to be the start of spiritual decay that will only get worse as the society progresses economically. Percy
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early 18th century resulted in interconnected trade networks and globalization from all over the world. Regions like subcontinents of India and South Africa found themselves under imperialist influence as they struggled for colonial freedom. A set of new policies‚ governmentalities and democratic systems also ultimately brought together new mindsets of Imperialism as camps become the central solution to deal with problems that would later on last throughout time. During the nineteenth century‚ the British
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HH216 During the 19th century‚ Imperialism hit a feverish pitch. Oxford Dictionary defines imperialism as the policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization‚ the use of military force‚ or other means1. The instruments of national power include diplomacy‚ information‚ military‚ and economics. Uniquely‚ the one instrument that had the most impact on imperialism is information; information is the primary force that shapes diplomatic‚ economic‚ and military involvement
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In 1648 the European continent was a developing nation that improved upon its morality‚ virtue‚ and its code of conduct in the upcoming years. In between 1648 and 1815 there were many changes and new laws being implemented that reflected individual liberty amongst men and women. In the readings it states‚ “It follows that the first rule of your political conduct ought to be to relate all your efforts to maintaining equality and developing virtue.” This was a step to fight against monarchs‚ the republic
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Urbanization Before the middle of the 19th century it was quite fashionable to live in the big city. People of the Upper class‚ for instance; lawyers‚ merchants‚ and manufacturers built lavish townhouses in the center of the city within walking distance of their various jobs. Middle class workers tended to live further away from the center of the city in places such as suburbs. Whereas the lower class workers lived in the back alleys and courtyards of the central city. Because of the need to be
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Comenius Project 2006-2007 Spanish women in the 19th century Spanish Women’s History in the 20th century THE EVOLUTION OF EUROPEAN WOMEN THROUGH THE CENTURIES For most of the 19th century‚ Spain was a country in which political participation was restricted to a social minority by means of electoral role‚ in which the electoral practice was characterized by the adulteration of elections and in which the main political agent was the army by means of different “military raisings”
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Development of the Serbian and Czech Nations in the 19th Century Is a nation more than a group of people that share language and traditions? Miroslav Hroch defined a nation as being “not… an eternal category‚ but… the product of a long and complicated historical development.” In other words‚ the aspects that make someone identify himself as a Czech or Serb‚ go beyond the language‚ food‚ national music‚ or even geographic location. Moreover‚ the formation and development of the Czech and Serbian nations
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same across all continents. A foreign group is introduced to a native group‚ and the differing cultures will either unite together to form a more whole society‚ or become direct enemies‚ typically causing a direct total of state. In the nineteenth century‚ a land known as Palestine‚ which was occupied by a large proportion of Muslim and Christian inhabitants‚ was colonized by a European group of people known as “Zionists”. From the beginning of their acquaintance‚ the groups strongly opposed each
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