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    The Industrial Era took place between the 18th and 19th century in rural locations in Europe and America. It started in Britain when inventions such as the steam engine and cotton gin. Before the era started‚ most manufacturing occurred in people’s home‚ making one product at a time. This now evolved into factories that mass produce with machinery. Iron and textile industries boomed in popularity and income‚ making money off the public in record speed. This‚ however‚ leads to huge monopolies and

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    Civil War Tensions 1860s

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    How did the tensions of the 1860s show the human side of the Civil War? Three perspectives of the Civil War were the children‚ African Americans‚ and the medical staff. Most of the effects of the tensions made were not good. One side of the Civil War were the children. Tens of thousands of fathers were killed in the war. This caused many children to become orphans‚ causing the opening of many orphanages all across America. Some children wanted to become soldiers and they would slip through the cracks

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    How much did Britain change during the Industrial Revolution? By Tayo Alli During the time period of 1750 and 1900 Britain developed both socially and economically on a great scale. The British Landscape was squeezed and sculpted and eventually shaped modern day Britain‚ but to what extent? In this essay I will be looking at the main factors that impacted the momentous changes that took place during the Industrial Revolution. Working Conditions & Agriculture In the 18th century the British countryside

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    1. “An analysis of the popular culture of the United States from 1865 to 1900 reveals deep class‚ gender‚ and ethnic or racial divisions.” Assess the validity of this statement. I believe that this statement is very accurate given the social conditions of American society around the turn of the 20th century. Following the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ Americans struggled to regain a sense of normality and divisions between different groups of people highlighted the flaws within society

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    Canada 1900

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    First Nation • A term used in place of “Indian band / nation” Pre-WW1 • Many Aboriginal peoples found themselves increasingly displaced as immigration increases in Canada • Illness and disease were becoming problems – Aboriginal populations were declining • Federal government’s policy of assimilation was being carried out through use of the residential school system‚ enforced farming‚ and reserve system o Residential schools had been set up under the 1876 InAct because the Act stated

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    includes the Industrial Revolution in England. The changes experienced during this time period have dramatically changed social and economic structure. During the Industrial Revolution the way people people lived and worked‚ and produced good changed . The causes of the Industrial Revolution are powerful middle class‚ and transportation and communication. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britian in 1750 and then it spread to the rest of the world. As The Industrial Revolution swept

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    reaction to the changing times of the Industrial Revolution.Written by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels‚ both of whom were German theorist‚ the Manifesto sought to clearly lay out the positions and goals of the Communist League. The short tract was translated into many languages in an effort to unite the many socialist movements of Europe. The work has since become the defining work of Marx and Engels. Drastic changes in innovation and consolidation during the Industrial Revolution led Karl Marx and Frederick

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    The election of 1860 was one of the most controversial times in American history‚ and there were only four main candidates. The candidates included Abraham Lincoln‚ who was a Republican‚ Stephen Douglas and John Breckinridge‚ who were Democrats‚ and John Bell who was a member of the Constitutional Union. All had a disagreement about the topic of slavery‚ which was an important issue in the colonies. Little did they know that this controversial topic would cause states to begin seceding‚ forming another

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    Was the impact on public health the worst effect of the industrial revolution in 1750 to 1900? In 1750 our country‚ Great Britain‚ began its industrial revolution. The country was changed forever. Before 1750‚ most people had lived in the countryside and worked in a family business but in 1750 people flocked into towns to get jobs. New machinery had been invented and the richer classes used this as a way to make lots of money by setting up factories filled with these machines. It was out with

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    a women. This quote by Margaret Thatcher portrays how women were treated during the Enlightenment and Revolutions. During this time women had no voice‚ yet they used what they did have in the best way possible. Women played a significant role during the Enlightenment and Revolutions‚ though overlooked‚ they accomplished many things‚ including fighting for food in the French Revolution‚ banning alcohol during the Industrial Revolution‚ and creating a new reputation for themselves throughout it all

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