late 18th century every city in the United States has had neighborhoods where the poor‚ the recent immigrant‚ the desperate‚ and the criminal have made their homes. However; it was only in the late 19th century that the systematic poverty in the ghetto and related problems such as‚ alcohol and drug abuse‚ child abuse and neglect‚ spousal abuse‚ and crime came to the public’s attention through the work of settlement workers such as Jane Addams and journalists like Jacob Riis. The 20th century saw a rise
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Samantha Noel AP European History / Period 6 Mr. Kuester 31 October 2014 The Transgressions of European Crime and Punishment From the 15th century through the 19th century‚ the attitude toward misdemeanors and their consequences changed over time‚ resulting in more morally just and socially beneficial codes. The power to decide what was just and unjust was decided by the nobles that governed the area‚ thus resulting in a multitude of varying laws for each territory. Not only was this confusing
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19th Century “Freedom” In the 19th century‚ freedom had various meanings to different groups of people. A people’s class‚ race‚ or gender heavily swayed the ways in which they defined the term freedom. A white male‚ for example‚ would have had a vastly different view of what freedom meant than a runaway slave would have had. For example‚ since white men were not enslaved‚ from their perspective‚ freedom may include having the right to bear arms and freedom of speech. Whereas‚ a runaway slave may
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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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What was the problem or issue? The issue was alcoholism and the lack of moral causing the citizens to engage in prostitution‚ crime‚ and poverty. In the first half of the 19th century‚ the Americans experienced a moral crusade that created a disturbance caused by the violation of the social norms that characterized the society in the early periods making them ignore the current social and economic inequality (Jansson‚ 2014‚ p. 105). This moral crusade and lost of values surged from the rapid growth
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In the 19th century‚ Thomas Jefferson and James Madison sent the U.S Navy into the Mediterranean to defeat the Barbary pirates. Piracy was a major concern for decades but it took a long time for military action to be taken due to insufficient funds. Barbary pirates from the northern coast of North Africa "preyed on commerce in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean." They terrorized people for ransom money and blackmail. Just like today‚ religion is an important determinant of victims. Pirates were Muslims
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The United States expanded its part as an imperialistic nation in the 19th century to descend economic advantages and to mostly improve power. Imperialism is “The policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries‚ or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.”(Dictionary Reference) So much of the impulse to develop overseas was definitely not for religion purposes‚ relatively for economic gain and national prestige. The United States sought out to be
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Throughout the 19th century a major jump in the population of the U.S. occurred. From being a country of around 10 million people in 1870 to around 30 million by the end of the century‚ America experienced an expansive growth in population from immigrants coming coming from all around the world. Immigrants travelling from Africa‚ Asia‚ Europe‚ South America‚ Mexico‚ and Canada began moving to the states in the 19th resulting in industrialization and urbanization (p. 350- 351). The largest population
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The nineteenth century is often regarded as being synonymous with sexual repression‚ this notion is not true‚ and during this era in American history many diverse views about sex and sexuality were developed. This paper will focus on the diverse ideas about sexuality and gender that were developed and what existing or developing ideologies led to these perspectives. The first idea that was developed about sexuality was Vernacular sexual culture; it acknowledges sex and desire as vital aspects of
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in the 19th century which was an era of great changes on evolution. Most importantly the 19th century was a time of development in fields on mathematics‚ physics‚ chemistry and biology that lay the ground work for the technological advances of the 20th century. The 19th century also brought the era of industrialization. Which started in Great Britain and later distributed around the world. In this essay I will explain the advancement in science‚ technology and commercial culture that the 19th century
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