Eugenics in the 20th Century During 1912 in western society everybody was all about keeping the superior white race “pure.” Therefore‚ laws enacting eugenic measures such as forced sterilization were passed. Political leaders across the ideological spectrum supported its goals‚ and scientists thought of eugenics as the salvation of humanity. There was no one to save you should you be anything other than white-skinned. Francis Galton‚ one of the great polymaths of Victorian science in Britain‚ published
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There were many different scientific advances during the late 19th century‚ but one specific scientific advance that I will be discussing is the discovery of physics through X-rays and radiation‚ which was discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen. After he published a paper on his discovery of X-rays in 1895‚ there was great study and research done by physicists such as: Antonie Henri Becquerel‚ Marie Curie‚ and Ernest Rutherford on radioactivity and the formation of radiation through x-rays. Although Wilhelm
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In the fourteenth century‚ European states faced many major problems that are evident in the history of the entire continent. These problems drastically changed the culture‚ religion‚ economy‚ and land. Throughout the 14th century‚ Europeans faced several catastrophes that changed the continent’s culture‚ land‚ religion‚ and economy‚ as shown in the Black Death‚ social upheavals‚ and war. The Black Death was one of the most devastating calamities in Europe’s written history. The Bubonic plaque
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Canadians went under dramatic changes of their identity throughout the 20th century. Throughout Canada’s existence has created quite a reputation. New factories arose across Canada over the late 19th and early 20th century allowing thousands of Canadians‚ including women‚ to find a job being able to support their family. The Canadian society saw a huge transformation of farmers‚ loggers and fur traders during the 20th century. New provinces were settling in as well as colonizing in the late 1800s
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of European society- * Rich and poor * In 1901 world population 1600 million * 25% lived in Europe * 1880-1914 25 million migrated from Europe- mostly to USA ‘land of opportunity’ * An individual’s ‘membership’ of the upper‚ lower or middle class reflected her or his economic role within society. * Poverty cycle hard to break * Industrialisation * Western Europe- industrialised * Industrialisation helped the military‚ medical and communication= better imperial
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In the modern world disease was a huge thing in the 20th century. There were many diseases that affected many people all around the world.many of them suffered or even died from it. Disease were very serious in the 20th century. The top main disease were HIVs‚ Malaria‚ Tuberculosis‚ Influenza‚ and SARS. One of the disease that started in the 20th century was HIV in the 1980s. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV was discovered by Luc Antoine Montagnier‚ a French virologist and joint
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Overview The 20th century brought many of the modern arts that we are used to see and enjoy every day. Ones of these are painting‚ literature‚ film and music. Painting 20th-century Western painting begins with the heritage of painters like Vincent van Gogh‚ who were essential for the development of modern art. By 1903 the impetus of Symbolism was expended and a new and enigmatic mood was forming. The new attitude drew on a vein that was comic‚ poetic‚ and fantastic‚ exploring an irrational quality
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In the second half of the nineteenth century‚ there was a second Industrial Revolution in Western Europe that brought new industries‚ sources of energy‚ and goods. This changed the entire human environment and Europeans believed that this material progress was a sign of human progress; they thought that the new scientific and technological accomplishments would improve humanity and solve all of their human problems. Western Europeans’ views began to change; there were new concepts and ideas that
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Britain indeed underwent a number of significant social transformations within the 20th Century. One might highlight the struggle for suffrage‚ the deterioration of the class structure or the way in which marriage and domestic relationships are viewed. I have chosen to explore the social transformation which occurred as a result of post-WWII immigration. In particular‚ I shall assess the effects of Caribbean immigration as large numbers of the first post war immigrants arrived from this part of the
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Art of the 20th century (by: Chiara Leano BFA-ADV1) -known as modern art -expressionism dominated this century Expressionism -from its root word “express”‚ it’s intention is to express the inner state ( feelings) of the artist 20th century art movements Fauvism (France) (painting by Henri Matisse) -earned their name ("les fauves"-wild beasts) by shocking exhibit visitors on their first public appearance‚ in 1905. -full of violent color and bold distortions. Die Brucke (Germany)
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