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    Medicine was revolutionized during the 19th Century by advances in chemistry and laboratory technology and equipment. In fact the scientific basis for current medical practice was developed during the 19th Century‚ and all of the disciplines- except anatomy that made up the first 2 years of medical school were founded. Medical advancements in the 19th Century were so great that medical discoveries were made almost every few year. Many diseases that were fatal earlier on were either treatable by

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    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 in 1903. It was set up as an investigatory agency within the

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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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    History 12 12 / 01/ 13 In the nineteenth century‚ in America‚ the role women would play in our society began to change dramatically. This was the beginning of a whole new world for women‚ and America in general. Women began to realize that there were opportunities for them outside of the home‚ and that they could have a place in the world as well as men. It was a time when the feministic view was being born and traditional views of women were changing. First‚ women would play a part in working

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    Describe and explain the factors that contributed to the development of segregation in the late 19th century. The segregation that emerged during the late 19th century can be attributed to the politics of the Congressional Reconstruction the morals that Southerners carried after the American Civil War. Although great progress was made after the North’s victory‚ the discrimination of black people would continue for 100 years. The politics of segregation after the Civil War begin with Andrew Johnson’s

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    An analysis of Fathers and Sons and Russian society in 19th century Russian society drastically changing in 19th century due to the “abolishment of the serfdom’’. In the middle of the 19th century Alexander II came to power and he thoroughly abolished serfdom in Russia which “ending the monopoly of landed aristocracy’’. The abolishment of the serfdom had a huge impact towards changing of the Russian society in 19th century because it “pushes the free labor to the cities’’ as well as

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    EVOLUTION OF THE WORD “CULTURE” IN 19TH CENTURY EUROPE Throughout the ages‚ the word ‘culture’ has often had different meanings. For this assignment‚ I would like to focus on the evolution of the definition of ‘culture’ in 19th century Europe. I will give a brief description and timeline as outlined by (WIlliams‚ 1976)‚ which gives us a glimpse into literature stemming from the selected time period. Williams (1976)‚ starts off by discussing the origins of the word ‘culture’ ‚ which according to

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    during the 19th century is different from the nationalism today. Today nationalism is referred to as “new-nationalism”. Donald Trump represents the new-nationalism. He is trying to keep all the illegals out of the United States. Also‚ he is trying to change free trade and globalization. Other countries‚ such as Russia is trying to recover from the collapse of the Soviet Union and some European states are trying to lower the high level of immigration. Rather today‚ in the 19th century the nations

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    Men’s Fears of Determined Feminists in the 19th and 20th Century In the 19th and early 2oth century‚ women in The United States were considered as the inferior gender to men. Men believed women were not intellectually strong enough to keep up with society’s discussions and political disputes. Females during this time period were forced to stay home and be “Mother Women”‚ rather than freely work or act as they wished (Chopin 16-17). In the mid 19th century women found the courage to speak their mind

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    During the late 19th century‚ the United States began to expand globally and ushered us into the age of American Imperialism. By the turn of the century‚ the United States had become a minor imperial power after fighting a war with Spain for Cuba and the Philippines along with the annexation of Hawaii and some other territories. Throughout the 19th century‚ the U.S. concentrated on expanding its reach into foreign markets and the colonization of foreign territories‚ but it had tried to avoid involvement

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