14 million between 1880 and 1900‚ cities had become a world of newcomers (551). America evolved into a land of factories‚ corporate enterprise‚ and industrial worker and‚ the surge in immigration supplied their workers. In the latter half of the 19th century‚ continued industrialization and urbanization sparked an increasing demand for a larger and cheaper labor force. The country’s transformation from a rural agricultural society into an urban industrial nation attracted immigrants worldwide. As free
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Revolutions of the Long 19th Century During the “Long 19th Century” (1750-1914) there were many changes happening around the globe and shaping the world we live in today. At this time‚ amidst other changes such as industrialization and imperialism‚ some of the world’s most important revolutions began taking place. In America‚ the first revolution of the 19th century took place and set the foundations for one of the most important world powers in modern history. The French revolution led to a new
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Drugs have played a most important role in increasing average life expectancy in the world in the previous century. In the 19Th and previous centuries‚ natural product extracts‚ mainly those derived from botanical species‚ provided the major source of folk medicines. In 19Th century‚ biologically-active organic molecules began to be isolated in pure form for medicinal use. For example‚ salicyclic acid‚ the precursor of aspirin‚ was isolated from willow bark in 1874. Painkillers‚ such as codeine and
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There was a great deal of Imperialism in the 19th century‚ led by mostly westerners from Europe. Imperialism is the act in which one nation extends its rule over another. Imperialism had a substantial effect on the 19th century throughout the entire world by bringing upon changes to many different countries‚ for better and for worse‚ especially to Africa. Prior to the nineteenth century‚ westerners did interfere with many of the affairs of nations outside of their boarders‚ so signs of imperialism
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During the 19th and 20th centuries‚ women relentlessly faced discrimination throughout most of their lives‚ and society considered them unequal to men. The authors Kate Chopin‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ and Susan Glaspell wrote about the suppression of women during this time‚ exposing the unequal treatment that they suffered. Their literary works contain common theme of freedom from the discrimination and harsh treatment of male figures that played a prominent role throughout their lives. In these
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All American women in the 19th to early 20th century faced social and legal disabilities that forbade women to have the same equal rights as men. Through all the obstacles that made women’s rights achievable were the hardships that influenced historians such as Harriet Tubman‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Susan B. Anthony to overcome the inequality in property rights‚ family law‚ and education to allow women fulfill the same opportunities as men that is seen in society today. Women protested and
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The 19th century‚ the beginning of industrialization among the western part of the world‚ and mainly branching out among North America. With the system on industrialization‚ man labor is the dominant source to producing and manufacturing‚ rather than machines like how it is today. In America‚ being a newly established independent nation‚ industrialization would turn America into a replica of England‚ with large factories‚ where working conditions are terrible‚ wages are low‚ rules were strict‚ and
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multi-family dwelling in the urban core‚ usually old and occupied by the poor.” As New York became more and more crowded with immigrant’s tenements started popping up through the city. There was approximately more than 80‚000 tenements build by 19th century. It is said that they housed approximately 2.3 million immigrants. Tenements featured small cramped apartments with poor ventilation and lack of indoor plumbing. “A typical tenement building had five to seven stories and occupied nearly all
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compositions and characteristics of Gypsum it had a practical use. In ancient Egyptian times the Alabaster form of gypsum was used to help build pyramids. Fast forward a few centuries to the 18th century‚ the chemical properties were defined‚ by a chemist named Lavoisier. As the world began exploring during the 18th century‚ large deposits of gypsum were found near Paris‚ France. The French began to use gypsum as building materials as well as decorative material by dehydrating gypsum. Dehydrating
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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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