Carpetbaggers were northerners who were searching for the possibility of economic gain. They could also be working on behalf of the slaves and fighting to make sure that their new rights were being respected. The nickname “carpetbagger” came about because the northerners would often come with very little of their possessions; they would have a small amount of their property in a satchel‚ or carpetbag. Scalawags were so-called “traitors” of the south. They supported giving political and civil
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Renaissance‚ ideas were expressed by the logical movement called humanism. The movement involved the failures in the Roman Catholic Church and the Holy Roman Empire to provide a stable and uniting structure for the society of spiritual and material life. During humanism the reputation of city-states and national monarchies rose‚ national languages was improved‚ and the traditional feudal structures failed. The effect of humanism was to allow man freedom from unjust religious beliefs‚ to encourage examination
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when the Act of Supremacy made King Henry VIII the Supreme Leader of the Church of England and he was responsible for the poor. Another important civil law was in 1559‚ Queen Elizabeth’s second Act of Supremacy‚ which repealed legislation passed during the Queen Mary’s reign. However‚ the general rules at the time were similar to modern day. The rules included: no theft‚ no poaching‚ and begging. Begging was considered a huge crime in the Elizabethan Era. The Laws of the Elizabethan Era affected
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actually came from trade ships returning from China. At the height of the Middle Ages‚ the Black Death spread quickly across Europe and Asia. Researchers believe that the plague began first in China and was carried by fleas‚ which then infected rats. During the Middle Ages‚ rats were in large numbers and were common on trade ships and caravans bringing goods from China to other countries‚ like Italy‚ France‚ Germany‚ and England. The Black Death affected millions of people. Once the plague broke out
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the reality for Jews who lived during the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide in which Adolf Hitler’s Nazi’s killed six million Jews during the nineteen thirties and forties. Most Jews would hide and some of their non-Jewish friends would help provide them with the supplies they needed. This was true for Anne Frank‚ Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan‚ Peter‚ Mr. and Mrs. Frank‚ Dussel‚ and Margot who are all hiding together and being provided for by Miep and Mr. Kraler. During the Holocaust‚ you needed to have
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Life changed dramatically for Americans during the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution paved the way for women joining the workforce‚ the transition from the quaint farm life that most Americans lived in at the time‚ and the advancements in cleanliness and health. Women have been treated very different than men for… well… ever. Things really only began to change in the 1960s. However‚ progress was being made‚ thanks to the Industrial Revolution. Because many machines were being created
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THE WORLD AND THE PHILIPPINES IN RIZAL’S TIME 19th Century - Rizal was born and raised in a period of massive changes in Europe‚ Spain and the Philippines. - During this era‚ the glory and power of Spain had waned in both in her colonies and the world. - Social scientists marked this period as the birth of modern life as well as the birth of many nation states around the world. The birth of modernity was precipitated by three great revolutions around the world: the Industrial Revolution in
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Other musicians towards the end of this period were already stirring off in new direction. During the classical period‚ public concerts were becoming more popular and concert halls and opera houses were attended in all major cities. While classical music became more elite during the Enlightenment period. The Modern era had a new audience for popular music. Created by the birth of recordings‚ radio‚ and television. These new media had
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stated the Foca in Bosnian became the major town where most of the gang rape took place and Foca no longer became the largest town for rape. The paper later talked about how Serbian women would also claim that they were raped by Bosnian men during the war but that turned out false and was propaganda from the Serbs. The source continues with how rape can be used for weapon of war. Rape can be used as a weapon of war for an ethnic cleansing which they also did with a genocide‚ for humiliation
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Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Although this diagnosis has gradually declined‚ during the late 19th century there was an increase of European women with this doctors’ diagnosis. The leading medical experts in Europe believed various different cause along with a symptomology expression. Sigmund Freud‚ Jean Charcot and Josef Breuer were some of the experts who were proposing the treatment of Hysteria during the late nineteenth century. These experts proposed treatments that varied from manipulation
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