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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In the early 19th Century‚ the United States saw a large wave of immigrants that came to America in search of better lives. Roughly ⅓ of the immigrants came over from Ireland and settled on the east coast of the US. The Irish were driven out of Ireland by the great famine of the 1840’s. Around 5 million Germans also came over during that time. There were tons of boats full of immigrants and most of them came through Ellis Island which is located in New York. Transoceanic transportation had become
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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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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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England had many various factors that made it the most industrialized nation by 1820. It began in the eighteenth century with the dramatic rise in population. With increased population‚ the need for mass food production became paramount. Capital-intensive commercialized farming began to form in England earlier than anywhere else. The new invention of railroads was a catalyst for the industrialization of England. Trains allowed industrials(including coal)‚ garments‚foodstuffs‚ and personnel to be
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“modern” Britain have emerged over which century proved most significant in its development. While the 18th and 20th centuries do offer some important developments into this creation‚ the 19th century offers the most in creating a “modern” Britain. The industrial‚ agricultural‚ political‚ technological‚ social‚ economic‚ cultural‚ religious‚ military‚ judicial‚ educational‚ and imperial changes made to Britain during this period prove that the nineteenth century is the most significant in creating a
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This paper will deal with the attitudes of the early nineteenth century toward women and their roles. The paper will examine these attitudes by utilizing primary sources such as newspapers and advice and housekeeping books and by comparing them to books written today on the topic of nineteenth century women. Many examples taken from period newspapers represent the opinion of historian Barbara Welter that attitudes of women were based on their possession of certain well?defined virtues. This paper
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Prior to the nineteenth century‚ most of the population subsisted on plain fare‚ produced and grown locally. Dogs were generally left to fend for themselves. A lucky few were provided with a share of the family’s daily rations—whatever that happened to be. For instance‚ in Ireland‚ many dogs subsisted entirely on potatoes. The precise nutritional requirements of man’s best friend could hard- ly be described as an overriding concern to dog owners. If they considered the matter at all‚ most people
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The Interstate Commerce Act was passed in 1887‚ beginning a shift towards federal rather than the state regulation of big business. After the Interstate Commerce Act‚ the Sherman Antitrust Act was passed. It was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress with the intention of controlling business and prohibiting trusts. The Sherman Act was the basis for the antitrust policies and laws created by the Progressive Party. During the Progressive Era‚ Congress created the Bureau of Corporations
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In her essay Woman in the Nineteenth Century‚ Margaret Fuller discusses the state of marriage in America during the 1800s. She is a victim of her own knowledge‚ and is literally considered ugly because of her wisdom. She feels that if certain stereotypes can be broken down‚ women can have the respect of men intellectually‚ physically‚ and emotionally. She explains why some of the inequalities exist in marriages around her. Fuller feels that once women are accepted as equals‚ men and women will be
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