The second half of the nineteenth century was the most significant period for modernization and urban revolution of the United States. Parallel with the growth of the factories‚ mines and fields‚ grew also the cities‚ attributed as ’’great’’ ones. In a single period of 50 years‚ between 1860 and 1910‚ the population multiplied more than 7 times‚ expanding itself from 6 to 44 million. The rural influence and importance began to fade‚ comfirmed by the fact that by 1920‚ the majority of Americans would
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Most scientists in the 1900s were worried about the earth only because they thought it looked too beautiful to destroy‚ however scientists created a new science that will help preserve nature and the earth. Ecology teaches that the damage done to forests‚ the extinction of animals and the toxic wastes in the water and oceans were not just coincidental but were man-made mistakes. Aldo Leopold a scientist that argued that ecology was not something to be taken lightly but it is a solution to a serious
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Entering the 19th century‚ Finland was a part of the Kingdom of Sweden. Then‚ in 1809 it became a Grand Duchy under Russian rule‚ and finally‚ after periods of both greater and lesser degrees of independence‚ it becoming an independent country in 1917. Finland initially joined Sweden in the 13th century and then remained under Swedish control for about 600 years. Then‚ in the Finnish War of 1809‚ Russia captured Finland‚ which lead to Finland becoming a Grand Duchy in the Russian empire. During
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The Progression of Women’s Rights from the early 20th century Human rights violation was the milestone for many different nations in the 20th century. Citizens of each country had their privilege being abused‚ faced violence and struggled for independence. Overall‚ they were denied freedom within their own country. This was carried out by certain people of power who created law in terms of what they thought was best for their citizens. One of the major issues was rights of women who
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During the late 19th century cities in America grew rapidly with many factors causing and challenging that growth in many different ways as immigrants moved from Europe‚ Asia‚ and even from southern states in America. New technology of improved conditions and automobiles led to opportunities for all people‚ and the drive for land throughout the west effected the development of most popular cities throughout the 1920s. Tycoons of companies were rising as technology improved‚ an inventor like Thomas
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At the end of the Nineteenth Century‚ the American population was growing rapidly. Industrialization was growing and this meant all of the major cities were populating also. After some of the government grants given to the railroad companies‚ 200‚000 miles worth of tracks laid across the country‚ to help settle the west by the year 1900. “From 1877 to 1890‚ both the amount of goods and the number of passengers traveling the rails tripled” (U.S. History chapter18). Agriculture was the first big
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and become its own kind of state around the turn of 10th century‚ the need for a mechanism of enforcing its laws and punishing perpetrators becomes apparent. In Charlemagne’s empire this role was filled by the missi who sought out criminals and imposed fines; in modern America‚ it is the police and prison‚ respectively; and in the late Middle Ages‚ religious violations begin to be punished with excommunication. Excommunication resembles an early form of prison‚ in that it attempted to remove criminals
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Alyssa Lee Global History 2 Absolutism Paper Absolutism means that the ultimate authority is in the state rested in the hands of a king who claimed to rule by divine right. Age of Absolutism was between 1610 and 1789. Absolutism is a term used to depict a type of monarchical power that was not at all restrained by institutions‚ for example‚ legislatures‚ social elites‚ or churches. Kangxi‚ Suleiman‚ and Peter the Great were all shining examples for absolutist rule. One of the absolute rulers was
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was also known as Romanticism. In the 19th century‚ the French revolution fostered the rise of a middle-class or society. The slogan of the French revolution was “liberty‚ equality‚ fraternity” and that inspired hopes and visions to which artists responded with zeal. Romantic period started to abandon the conservative ideas and turned to passion. During this period‚ romantic poets and artists turned to passionate and fanciful subjects. The nineteenth century novel explored deep human conflicts and
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History 12 12 / 01/ 13 In the nineteenth century‚ in America‚ the role women would play in our society began to change dramatically. This was the beginning of a whole new world for women‚ and America in general. Women began to realize that there were opportunities for them outside of the home‚ and that they could have a place in the world as well as men. It was a time when the feministic view was being born and traditional views of women were changing. First‚ women would play a part in working
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