The early 1900’s and the era of the Great Depression were times of great changes and hardships. There were wars‚ the relocation of many people just to find work‚ and huge gaps and problems between social groups such as African Americans and Caucasians and the poor and rich. In John Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ an abundance of problems the characters face reflects real life situations. The story follows two men‚ Lennie and George‚ as they deal with the hardships presented to them. The many
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How the Other Half Lives is a book that is written and published by Jacob Riis in 1890. Chapter two of the book‚ The Awakening‚ is one of the primary documents included in the reader. In this book‚ Jacob Riis describes in full details of the horrendous and disgusting living conditions that many immigrants had to live in. Jacob Riis is a photojournalist that “muckrakes”‚ or basically to expose something harsh that an individual or a group of people has to go through. Specifically‚ the author shows
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Sectional Compromises in the 19th Century There are two mind paths to choose when considering the statement that the compromises of the 1800s were not really compromises‚ but sectional sellouts by the North‚ that continually gave in to the South’s wishes. The first is that the compromises really were compromises‚ and the second is that the compromises were modes of the North selling out. Really‚ there is only one correct mind path of these two‚ and that is that the North sold out during
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Over the course of the 19th century‚ the world economy experienced a large increase in trade: in 1913 the volume of foreign trade per capita was more than 25 times greater than in 1800. The largest expansion took place between the early 1840s and 1873 during which total trade was increasing at more than 6 % annually. One of the main causes behind these growth rates was the decline in freight rates – both transoceanic tariffs and domestic transport costs decreased‚ thanks to the the construction of
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foreign idea‚ a negative connotation arises due to the fear of change. However‚ throughout this period of history‚ nationalism opens the door to equality and individual rights and allows countries to move forward progressively. By the end of the century‚ a positive connotation engulfs the negative one‚ and the world is well on its way to being westernized‚ modernized‚ and industrialized. Nationalism is an idea based around unification. The people of the world no longer wanted to be labeled as
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difficult to rule in the nineteenth century? Russia was considered as a difficult country to rule during the nineteenth century as there was such diversity in cultures for instance‚ only 40% of the population was made up of Russians. The rest of the population were other nationalities‚ this made it a problem as the Tsar insisted on russification which meant other cultures had to leave their traditions behind and speak and act like a Russian person. Not a lot of people were happy to go through russification
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The Industrial that took place throughout the nineteenth century had great significances‚ which influenced every aspect of America’s society and economy. The lives of many American had changed positively because of the improvement and growth of transportation‚ electricity‚ and industrial processes. In addition‚ the development of the Free Market Economy and the Progressive Movement made everything in the second half of the nineteenth century seemed to move faster than ever before. Through changing
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It is fascinated how the history of hysteria started as well as the study of trauma. I have to say that this was a very brave study to be done in the nineteenth century. As a goal was to banish all the atrocities from the consciousness. But in order to do that the researchers started studying the trauma and hysteria. The first person to be interested in something like this was French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. The study started at the most expansive hospital‚ an ancient Salpetriere which
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late 19th century‚ Europeans saw an increase in industrialization‚ this time having no gaps between Britain and the rest of the continent. New political parties‚ socialist groups‚ and trade unions emerged. Urban life was predominant. Despite persisting traditional political and social views‚ late 19th century Europeans realized more government participation and an advancement for previously ignored or persecuted minority groups. Politically‚ Europe experienced change when the government participated
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During the nineteenth century why did criminals continue to break the law when the punishment was so barbaric? Despite the Industrial Revolution‚ crime was on the rise. Was crime due to poverty and the lack of education‚ more prosperity-induced than poverty-induced‚ or was it based on where you came from? The Penal System in England during the nineteenth century did not seem fair. Regardless of the reason for criminal activity‚ the punishment didn’t seem to fit the crime either. Undoubtedly
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