6. What were the major social problems facing the United States in the late nineteenth century? Explain to what extent the federal government attempted to address those problems. During the late nineteenth century‚ the United States was experiencing a lot of changes that soon would turn into problems. Immigration was being a big problem at the time as well as urbanization. The lack of jobs produced crime‚ poverty and housing were other big problems that the United states was facing at the time
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One of the most influential centuries during human history is the nineteenth century. During this century the world‚ especially Europe‚ experienced radical change--change that revolutionized the world‚ as everyone knew it to be. It was a century of war‚ of industrialization‚ of urbanization‚ and of nationalism. The major development of the nineteenth century was the Industrial Revolution. Every aspect of the nineteenth century is most likely directly influenced by the Industrial Revolution‚ from
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Mortimer Chambers et al define imperialism as a European state ’s intervention in and continuing domination over a non-European territory. During the ’Scramble for Africa ’ in the late nineteenth century‚ the most powerful European nations desired to conquer‚ dominate and exploit African colonies with the hope of building an empire. According to Derrick Murphy‚ in 1875 only ten percent of Africa was occupied by European states. Twenty years later only ten percent remained unoccupied. There were
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In the nineteenth-century‚ the roles of men and women were distinctively outlined and enforced‚ limiting the participation of women in the music industry. Women had to behave and act in a socially acceptable way; otherwise‚ they may be vulnerable to rejection by society. Unlike men‚ who were allowed to compose and perform freely‚ most women were constricted to only composing and performing music domestically‚ which stripped their opportunity of showcasing their talents to the public. They were encouraged
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American Imperialism In The Nineteenth Century Vadis Fields His 204 Professor Kevin Owens February 27‚ 2010 Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Imperialism is the control of one or a number of countries by a dominant nation. The control may be political‚ economic or both. It indicates a degree of independence in the subordinate nation. This discussion will cover why the policy was adopted‚ how it was rationalized‚ some
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world? Well‚ racism has affected many people worldwide and is also one of the most intensely social problems in history. In the early modern period (past) racism had begun. The official sanction began for the attitudes that had begun in the sixteenth century‚ by the Spain and the Jews. They had converted to Christianity and their descendants became the victims of a pattern of discrimination and exclusion. Also at this time‚ the Europeans were increasing their contact with Africans‚ Asians‚ and Americans
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In the nineteenth century European and American women lived in an age personalize by gender inequality. At the beginning of the century‚ women were not involved in social‚ political‚ or governmental rights they could not sue or be sued‚ could not vote‚ could not give evidence as a witness in the court‚ had extremely limited control over personal property after marriage‚ were not granted legal custody of their children in cases of divorce‚ and were interdicts from institutions of higher education
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The development of the germ theory in the nineteenth century revolutionized the understanding of how diseases were identified‚ what caused diseases‚ and set the tone for treatment options. Prior to the theory‚ methods of identifying and diagnosing a disease were inconsistent and often times too late‚ thus treatment options were often futile. Prevention was not a viable option due to the lack of understanding how and why certain individuals fell ill‚ impeding the development of effective treatment
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during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Intellectuals in the eighteenth century formed liberalism‚ which the economic leaders during that time readily adopted for the sole reason that it would help them generate more money‚ as a reaction citizens formed conservatism. The existing social construct was being questioned by supporters of liberalism which led to supporters of the current social arrangement forming conservatism to counteract that. In the late nineteenth-century working class liberalists
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security began. The earliest recorded examples of private security were in the thirteenth century where they wealthy individuals would hire private security personnel to protect their land and families. This type of security spread all over the world and when the industrial revolution began to have international relevance‚ so did the crimes and crime prevention methods as well. Early in the nineteenth century in England‚ a bill was passed which enforced law enforcement to enhance their private security
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