In the late 19th century the government reaction was one of Laissez Faire to poverty. Minimal intervention through the workhouse (expanded after the Poor Law Amendment act of 1834) where eligibility criteria was enclosed to try to scale down the worst excesses of poverty and squalor. People arrived at the realisation that poverty was due to social and economic factors outside the person’s control. Poverty had more or less vanished from the political radar in the early 1950s. However‚ came back into
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between the 19th and 20th century was the most popular form of housing. Their facade of white and red stone have impressed visitors for centuries. Glasgow was often described as one of the finest 19th century cities in Europe due to the quality of the architecture‚ not only restricted to the public and commercial buildings but also the long rows of tenement housing. The tenements were initially built to provide high density housing during the industrial revolution between the 19th and 20th century for a
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Urbanization Before the middle of the 19th century it was quite fashionable to live in the big city. People of the Upper class‚ for instance; lawyers‚ merchants‚ and manufacturers built lavish townhouses in the center of the city within walking distance of their various jobs. Middle class workers tended to live further away from the center of the city in places such as suburbs. Whereas the lower class workers lived in the back alleys and courtyards of the central city. Because of the need to be
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Nationalism is defined as the “advocacy of political independence for a particular country” (Google Dictionary). It’s easy to see this definition in practice throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s in Europe and Asia. From the Boxer Rebellion to the Russo-Japanese War to the Young Turks during the Armenian Genocide‚ there are a great many examples of Nationalism to be found. The year-long Boxer Rebellion is an interesting example of Nationalism‚ as it involves a Chinese Nationalist group going
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Jacob Riis played a central role in the debate over the causes and consequences of urban problems in the late 19th century. Riis was a photographer who started as a poor immigrant from Denmark. Initially Riis worked low paying jobs until he eventually found his calling in police reports and later photography. As a police reporter‚ Riis had unique access to the city’s slums. In the evenings‚ he would accompany law enforcement and members of the health department on raids of the tenements‚ witnessing
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During the 19th century in the United States‚ male and females of Asian descent had migrated into the country‚ which created a huge impact to America. In 1848‚ the Treaty of Hidalgo was signed by Mexico‚ which ended the Mexican-American war resulted with Mexico giving up the territory of California to the U.S.. By March 15‚ the news spread that plenty of gold was found within California and caused many men from different countries to explore the territory to find precious gold such as China. China
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In the late 19th century‚ there was much debate stirring in the United States. Years after the purchase of Alaska from Russia‚ the United States began to set their sights on a new potential addition to the country: The Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian Islands were seen as a prospective inclusion as Hawaii had much considerable aspects‚ including obtaining a military base and spreading nationalism‚ and seen as great commercial and industrial advantages. But the fact of the matter is‚ truthfully‚ the
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8. Similarly‚ the Significance of the Unions showed how others can form groups and speak up to oppression‚ making Canada a land of opportunity‚ even for the labour force‚ women’s rights institutions and many other unions formed within the early 19th century.
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attracted immigrants from all over the world and consists of a variety of different cultures. Immigration has had an enormous impact on American society and economy and shaped the country remarkably. American was dominated by the image of the melting pot that “melts up” all race differences and cultures to become on American culture. The ideas of multiculturalism started at the end of the nineteenth century and turned into the concept of cultural pluralism that defined the nation as a mixture of diverse
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The progressive era was a time starting at the end of the 19th century until the beginning of World War 1 when people banded together to reform social‚ political‚ economic‚ and moral issues. Workers were moving from farms to the city and would often live in crowded slums where diseases were common. The goal of the progressive era was to create a better environment for these workers and end corruption within the government. In addition to this‚ they wanted to pass more regulations for businesses
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