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    Prior to the nineteenth century‚ westerners didn’t interfere with many affairs of nations outside of their borders. Although‚ when the need for abundance of resources and markets emerged‚ imperialism arose. Under imperialism‚ stronger nations attempted to create expanded empires by dominating weaker nations. Imperialism substantially influenced the 19th century throughout the entire world by increasing power of Britain’s economy and political power. However‚ imperialism brought upon many changes

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    The British regime’s style of ruling Egypt was backed by the idea of imperialism which was not new for Britain in the early 20th century. Egypt was nothing more than another British colony in the Middle East. The British looked down on the Egyptians and believed that‚ while they may not have been at an intellectual disadvantage compared to the Brits‚ they still were not capable of governing themselves. For these reasons‚ Britain made Egypt a British colony in 1882 and had no intention of turning

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    Prior to the 19th century‚ women lived in a time defined by gender unbalance. Women had no legal‚ social‚ or political rights that people take for granted today. Women were denied key rights like married women could not own property‚ had very little control over personal property‚ they were rarely granted legal custody of their children in case of divorce‚ had no legal claim to any money they might ear‚ could not sue or be sued‚ could not testify in court‚ were banned from institutions and higher

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    Music written since 1900 is called twentieth century music. There have been more types and styles of music written in the twentieth century then ever before. In the twentieth century‚ the only limit is the composer’s imagination. This great variety of musical styles reflected the diversity of life during the early twentieth century. More people were free to choose where to live‚ how to earn a living‚ and how to spend their time. The car‚ airplane‚ telephone‚ phonograph‚ movies‚ and radio all made

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    School System :) Education for all has been one of the grand causes of national progress. Less than a century ago comparatively few of the working folk could read.  One of the reasons for the growth of popular education has been the spread of democratic ideas and of the application of industry to science. It began to dawn upon the people how profitable it would be for each inhabitant of a country to be able to communicate with or receive communications from others through ability to read and

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    The Development of The Rock Musical In the Late 20th Century Rock opera in its narrow definition seems to be a purely British phenomenon‚ possibly because at the time of its arrival England‚ as opposed to the United States‚ had not found its musical theater voice yet: while musical theater was booming in the United States from the early twentieth century onwards‚ England didn’t develop a popular musical tradition until the late 1960s‚ when Andrew Lloyd Webber started to

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    During the 19th century‚ big business‚ along with greedy company owners made ruins of the American people and other small businesses for that matter. The typical American industrial worker in the late 1800’s didn’t make nearly enough to support a wife and children. On average‚ industrial jobs would be making 1-3 dollars per week. This forced women and young children to be put to work‚ in order to survive. There were children that were pitted inside mines‚ factories‚ and mills‚ where often they would

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    the other room and read a good book” (Marx‚ 1984). Television is a technological phenomenon that began in black and white. Today it is a revolution of advancement. From the set top box to high definition plasmas‚ the television has changed the world. In order to understand how television over the 19th and 20th century changed the way we use technology‚ this paper will focus on the rapid pace in which new technologies are being developed‚ the impact television has had on radio and establishing how television

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    The 19th and 20th century was the era of Jim Crow. The Jim Crow Laws were enacted‚ mainly in the southern states. The Jim Crow Laws were restrictions on everything from marriage to games. The Laws came after the emancipation of the slaves‚ but before complete desegregation. African Americans were seen as something to be treated like a dog‚ but not as lovable as the latter. The laws covered everything. Bathrooms must be separate. In most places‚ restaurants could serve whites or blacks‚ not both.

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    Poor Working Conditions in Late 19th Century Mines As the United States sprang into the Industrial Revolution‚ there was a shift in many aspects of everyday life for the working class citizen. Their jobs shifted from small cottage and agricultural businesses to large textile factories owned by big business corporations (working). Due to the pop-up of these massive factories‚ more energy was being consumed. By this time‚ almost all of the surface coal had been mined and used up‚ causing mining

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