In the 19th and 20th centuries‚ the United States had massive amounts of immigrants coming in from a wide range of places like Europe‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and Ireland. All were making their way into America. Unfortunately‚ lots of immigrants were driven out of their homes for several reasons‚ including economic failures‚ political or religious differences‚ and an overall instability to simply live. For example‚ the Irish immigrants had no choice but to leave their homes in Ireland because of famine and
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Comparative analysis of twentieth and nineteenth century orchestral work Musicology – Subtopic 1 I have decided to comparatively analyse the pieces; Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor by Friedrich Kalkbrenner and Symphony no. 1 in G major by Felix Draeseke. Fridrich Kalkbrenner’s composition‚ ‘Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor’ is a nineteenth century work‚ and Felix Draeseke’s composition‚ ‘Symphony no. 1 in G major’ is a twentieth century work. As the aim of the task is to compare the two works
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Abstract Many great innovations that benefited people came to earth in the 19th and 20th century. These new creations vastly improved people’s way of lives by making things easier and faster to do while some provide news and knowledge in a flash. The amazing ideas were formulated by brilliant inventors so that they could address the current needs to prevent time consuming tasks and at the same time deliver good results. Through these notable wonders which we often use were the computer‚ television
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Why is Photography Art? Introduction Life is filled with many fun filled moments‚ beautiful surprises‚ and an inspiring world that cause people to show many emotions. These emotions can be shown to others through many different ways. Emotions can be personal or like photography can be shown to others by the act of creating a picture. Photography was invented during the first three decades of the 19th century as technology advanced in the
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Towards the end of the 19th century and early 20th century‚ Chicago was one of the most desirable cities for immigration. It had railway access and ports and its slaughterhouse and industrial business provided for unskilled workers. Most immigration to Chicago started in or near the 1830s to 1850s. In the 1840s‚ large amounts of Irish immigrants came to Chicago because of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland. Large numbers of Germans‚ Irish‚ Swedes‚ Norwegians‚ Canadians‚ Czechs‚ Poles‚ Greeks‚ and
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Major Causes for Imperialism in the Late 19th and 20th Centuries With the growth of new technology after the Industrial Revolution‚ new technology allowed European nations to begin to expand their control over lesser countries. Many people wanted to gain these lands for a variety of reasons. First of all‚ with new lands added to major countries‚ the economy would be able to expand. Secondly‚ many Europeans wanted more land so that their country could achieve national greatness. Thirdly‚ as greater
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20th century Overview The twentieth century saw a remarkable shift in the way that vast numbers of people lived‚ as a result of technological‚ medical‚ social‚ ideological‚ and political innovations. Terms like ideology‚ world war‚ genocide‚ and nuclear war entered common usage and became an influence on the lives of everyday people. War reached an unprecedented scale and level of sophistication; in the Second World War (1939-1945) alone‚ approximately 57 million people died
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The United States changed from a largely rural‚ agrarian civilization to an industrial economy focused on big cities in the course of a few decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During this period‚ the number of native-born people migrating from rural to urban areas increased‚ but the influx of immigrants into cities far outstripped the speed of domestic migration. The population of foreign-born people rose from about 7 million to just under 14 million between 1880 and 1920. However
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The Alienation of Immigrant Cultures The 19th and 20th century America had waves of immigration‚ and with new people came new cultures. People around the world were making extreme efforts to immigrate to this new land to set up a new life. This drive towards America was caused by seemingly limitless job opportunities and due to horrific troubles from their home country. Many cultures were compelled to leave their home country because of famine‚ economical issues‚ and discrimination. These
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Cholera and Public Health in the 19th and 20th Centuries Before modern medicine and hygiene‚ infectious diseases were much more common and much more dangerous than they are today. This is because with a combined lack of hygiene and proper medical practice‚ bacteria were able to spread rapidly and were harder to contain. This caused for a number of epidemics and outbreaks to occur before major advancements of modern medicine took place in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. One of the most common and
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