A Maturing Industrial Nation During the 19th century the United States faced its greatest economic revolution. Mainly‚ this industrial enhancement primarily a result of the completion of the transcontinental railroad‚ a transportation system that runs cross-country. Aside from impacting the economy‚ the railroad also affected the politics of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Since the political jobs were reserved for the upper class‚ investors in the railroad tended to have inflated bank accounts;
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SP History 117 – Final Exam Two Professor JKW May 23‚ 2013 The Demise of European Liberalism in the Nineteenth Century Word Count: 1‚692 (excludes footnotes and works cited) During the long nineteenth century‚ liberalism gained increasing support and popularity as an alternative to the political doctrines of conservatism‚ socialism‚ and communism. European liberals subscribed to diverse political ideologies and methods of governance; however‚ they all shared common threads
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In the 19th century a revolutionary concept was introduced to the world: civil disobedience. It was the concept that people could disobey laws and accept their consequences to protest in peace. It may sound counter-intuitive‚ but it drew attention to some of the greatest plights in human history: civil rights for African Americans‚ Indian oppression by the British Empire‚ South African apartheid‚ among many other events. Each of them succeeded in changing the world by fighting with their words‚ their
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United States‚ which entry into Congress by nearly 70 years‚ grew out of a larger women’s rights movement. That reform effort evolved during the 19th century goals before focusing solely on securing the franchise for women. The first gathering devoted to women’s rights in the United States was held July 19–20‚ 1848‚ in Seneca Falls. A look back at history shows that women have made great strides in the fight for equality‚ including women’s suffrage and inroads in equal opportunity in the workplace
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In the 19th century‚ women suffered from gender inequality. They were considered second-class citizens regardless of their ethnicity. In this century they were not allowed to vote‚ sue‚ testify in court‚ hardly granted custody of their children and were barred from institutions of higher education. According to an article called Feminism in literature‚ women were expected to remain subservient to their fathers and husbands. The only occupations they were allowed to take part in were as domestic servants
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• The Enlightenment in 18th and 19th century Europe was a movement focused on the primary source of authority and legitimacy. The work of thinkers Aguste Comte‚ Karl Marx‚ George Simmel‚ Hebert Spencer‚ Emile Durkheim‚ and Max Weber were all major influencers of the Enlightenment in the 18th and 19th century on the development of sociological theory. Aguste Comte is the French sociologist who founded sociology in 1836. The Enlightenment was a time period of development and change in philosophical
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the Medical Field during the 19th Century Keianna Fernandez Taft College Abstract Réne-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec invention is still used in medical practice today and his painstaking work provided correlation of sounds of the chest with pathological findings at autopsy‚ thus linking the signs of physical diagnosis at the bedside with organ pathology. Keywords: [Click here to add keywords.] The Technological Innovations in the Medical Field during the 19th Century It could be argued that the discovery
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I‚ 2012 /SOCIAL SCIENCE X / Class – X 3 Time allowed : 3 hours SS2-036 90 Maximum Marks : 90 (i) (ii) (iii) 1 11 10 31 1 3 80 22 (iv) 23 30 5 120 (v) 31 4 General Instructions : (i) (ii) The question paper has 31 questions in all. All questions are compulsory. Questions from serial number 1 to 10 are Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries 1 mark. (iii) Questions from serial number 11 to 22 are 3 marks questions. Answer of these questions should
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the 19th century Britain was transformed by the industrial revolution. In 1801‚ at the time of the first census‚ only about 20% of the population lived in towns. By 1851 the figure had risen to over 50%. By 1881 about two thirds of the population lived in towns. Furthermore in 1801 the majority of the population still worked in agriculture or related industries. Most goods were made by hand and very many craftsmen worked on their own with perhaps a labourer and an apprentice. By the late 19th century
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Medical Practices of the 19th Century Meas 238 2/22/2012 Summary In the era the 19th century (the 1800’s)‚ miraculous medical discoveries were on the rise. I would like to discuss not only the horrifying procedures that were used in this era‚ but also the medical breakthroughs that would come about in the progression of these hundred years. Along with the medical discoveries though‚ there were still the doctors and medical professionals and even patients who chose to hold onto their superstitions
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