In the late 19th century many European countries colonized Africa. It was known as the scramble for Africa. Most of Africa‚ except Ethiopia and Liberia‚ was colonized. There were 7 European countries that took part‚ England‚ France‚ Germany‚ Spain‚ Belgium‚ Italy‚ and Portugal. During the colonization the Europeans viewed the natives as helpless‚ uncivilized‚ and of lower status. Due to their views they didn’t treat them as they should have. Africans were put into poverty‚ became slaves in their
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The Life of 18th Century Women ________________________________________ During the eighteenth century‚ married women’s lives revolved to a large extent around managing the household‚ a role which in many cases included partnership in running farms or home businesses. The defiance of English rule and the onset of the war disrupted the usual patterns of life in many ways including impacting how women responded to events surrounding them. While the essential role of most women continued to be managing
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04-07-11 Research In the 1960’s there were several types of fashion types like: the Mods‚ the rockers‚ the oh-so-famous hippies‚-the futuristic space age-ers‚ the school girl baby dolls‚ the “Chanel” wearers ‚ and of course the optical art dressers! So as you can see there are LOTS of fashion types that started in the 60’s. Even some looks we still use today‚ only slightly modified. To help you better understand the styles of the 160’s‚ I will break down each type of style for you
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Europeans in the 15th‚ 16th and 17th century had a new state of mind as a result of the Renaissance. They had many motives for exploring since they had many hopes and ideas about other places. They also wanted better lives when the Europeans immigrated as well as fame and fortune as a result of their explorations. The Europeans in the 15th‚ 16th and 17th century undertook exploration and settlement due to a combination of social‚ political and economical motivations. One of the main reasons that
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French women The two men agreed that the right occupation for a lady was that of a housekeeper. They had conflicting views regarding the method of training for the woman’s proper role. At that time‚ women were considered as naturally modest beings and were appreciated as morally superior to men. Hence‚ the utmost duty of a woman was to create a safe and calm place for her husband the women from the marketplace sought protection of their professional rights and complained about poor working
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Hamlet: Women of the Shakespearean Era Women in Shakespeare’s plays are‚ for the most part‚ looked at as weak characters. There were only two main female roles in his famous play Hamlet. The two female roles in the play are Queen Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ and Ophelia‚ Hamlet’s love and daughter of Polonius. These women are always being told what to say and do. They never speak up for themselves‚ and that creates trouble for them in the end. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Hamlet
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hundreds of years women have been through many trails and tribulations to maintain women’s freedom we have today. Expectations have escalated‚ and our standards are much higher then they used to be. The things women have gone through throughout the 1930’s has increased the respect woman and has resulted in equality. Women’s efforts showed that they were dependable‚ meticulous people that could make boundless contributions to society. Women just needed the chance to prove it. Women were expected to
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Women in the 1920’s Before World War II no one believed women had a place in the military‚ yet women overcame this and helped the United States reach victory. Women felt they needed and wanted to get involved in the war instead of sitting at home‚ taking care of the children‚ cooking dinner‚ and cleaning the house. Women joined military support organizations like the WACs‚ the WAVES and the WASPs. These kinds of organizations contributed immensely toward the United States war effort. Women felt
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how the woman lived her life. Social class was a big issue in both Upper Canada and India. Women that were unmarried were pitied and they had to rely on relatives for support. This again falls under the social aspect. Women were overruled by men in both nations until they finally stood up and fought. But until then women were beaten by their husbands if they even tried to speak up to them. Secondly‚ women had to carry out duties. Some of the things a woman in Upper Canada would have to do would
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Women in the Early 20th Century Women have struggled to obtain equality and freedom of every kind over the years‚ as they have traditionally been viewed as inferior to men. The old stereotype of men and women and their respective roles has come into question‚ specifically over the last century‚ which has been one of great change. A number of events and influential people led to these positive shifts in gender equality. Towards the end of the nineteenth century and the start of the 20th century
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