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    Liberalism started to spread rapidly especially after the French Revolution. The 19th century saw liberal governments established in nations across Europe‚ South America‚ and North America.In this period‚ the dominant ideological opponent of classical liberalism was conservatism‚ but liberalism later survived major ideological

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    Industrialization (ISI) —which puts premium in strengthening the locally owned industries catering to a huge domestic market to contain dollar outflow and encourage domestic entrepreneurship (Kuruvilla‚ 1996). This strategy saw the rise of a new domestic-industrial capital elite; and expanded manufacturing sector which registered growth rates of between 11% to 14% from the late 1940’s to early 1960’s (Toussaint‚ 2006). On the downside‚ the dependence from imported capital and technology to sustain this strategy

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    Absolutism in Europe

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    Absolutism affected the power + status of the European nobility depending on the country in which they lived. In England the power of the nobility increases due to a victory in the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution of 1658. However‚ in France‚ Louis XIV¡¯s absolutist regime decreased the powers of the noble but heightened their material status. In Russia and in Prussia‚ the absolutist leaders of those countries modernized their nations + the nobility underwent a change‚ but it retained

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    What Is Absolutism?

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    Absolutism In the course of the 17th century‚ absolutistic regime spread‚ with varied degrees of success‚ across much of Continental Europe. In most countries‚ absolute monarchy became the form of the government. In England‚ although the monarch had no absolute power‚ its parliament‚ a governing body mainly made up aristocrats‚ was placed supremacy over the king. Supreme authority over secular matters of a country was developed for the first time in Europe. Because of a number of conditions and

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    4. How did the Industrial Revolution give rise to new philosophies? The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because social‚ political‚ and agricultural conditions there were particularly favorable at that time. More importantly a stable govt. in Britain meant that monarchs and aristocrats were less likely by chance to seize income or impose taxes on people. As a result‚ earnings were safer‚ and ambitious businessmen could gain wealth‚ social status‚ and power more easily than in other

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    Did the Industrial Revolution Lead to a Sexual Revolution? The industrial revolution happened during late 1700’s‚ as well as in early 1800’s. During industrial revolution big change happened within industrial technique and product demand. Historian agree that 1750 to 1850 the illegitimacy significantly increase in all regions of Europe. This is also correlates with the period of industrial revolution. Did the capitalistic labor force influence young women to be more open to sex? Is industrial revolution

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    DBQ on Absolutism

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    viewed themselves as absolute rulers‚ or kings and queens that believed that they controlled everything within their state’s borders. The people that were ruled by the absolute rulers believed absolutism had a different aspect than was being used by the kings and queens. This practice is known as absolutism. The people that were being ruled and the ruler or absolute monarch viewed the role of the absolute ruler differently. As document number one states‚ Frederick II of Prussia said‚ "The sovereign

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    Industrial R e v o l u t i o n Henry Ford’s Famous assembly Line. Definition: An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which interchangeable parts are added to a product in a sequential manner to create an end product Between 1908 and 1915‚ Henry Ford’s company Ford Motor Company‚ began to use what is now being called as the

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    The Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution are both majorly influential events in history. Both being so influential makes it difficult to choose between the two on‚ which is more responsible for the world we live in today. In my opinion‚ I would have to say that the Industrial revolution would have to be more responsible. The Industrial Revolution influences outweigh the influences of the French Revolution. Although‚ it is hard to say when exactly the Industrial Revolution began‚ most historians

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    concepts of “Absolutism” and “Enlightenment” conflict because you cannot have one with the other with out problems. Absolutism is someone having complete power and control over something‚ while The Enlightenment is a philosophical movement that emphasized the use of reason to analyze previously accepted principles and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. The two of these concepts cannot exist peacefully. While living in a country under the policies of absolutism‚ if a group

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