There were many different scientific advances during the late 19th century‚ but one specific scientific advance that I will be discussing is the discovery of physics through X-rays and radiation‚ which was discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen. After he published a paper on his discovery of X-rays in 1895‚ there was great study and research done by physicists such as: Antonie Henri Becquerel‚ Marie Curie‚ and Ernest Rutherford on radioactivity and the formation of radiation through x-rays. Although Wilhelm
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South African Segregation in the Early Twentieth Century The first half of the twentieth century was a time of segregation and oppression in South Africa. As more and more European and white settlers began to flock to South Africa in hopes of making their fortune in diamonds‚ segregation problems arose. The British and the Dutch were the two main European groups with a strong influence in South Africa. Success in mining led to whites settlers having complete economic control in South Africa. Though
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Like any other political doctrines‚ liberalism is seriously sensitive to circumstances and time. Each of country’s liberalism is different‚ and also changes in every generation. This historical development of liberal view over recent times has been a movement from the mistrust of the state’s power and authority on the notion that it tends to be used in different ways other than required‚ to a willingness to use the power of its government in the correction perceived inequities in the distribution
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This report seeks to explore and compare the contemporary social critiques with the modernist myth surrounding the city of Paris in the late 19th century. The sharp contrast of interpretation on both sides is exemplified through three major artworks‚ Le Train dans la Neige‚ la Locamotive by Claude Monet‚ Dans un Café Dit Aussi‚ L’Absinthe by Edgar Degas‚ and Bal du Moulin de la Galette by Pierre Auguste Renoir. Each painting exudes deeper meaning by way of brush stroke‚ color‚ style‚ composition
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There were formal institutions for learning English and the American government system but the new immigrants learned just as much about the American way of life on the factory floor from their co-workers‚ on the streets from gangs‚ and at radical political party rallies from the Socialist recruiters. The three major factors in the Americanization process were the influence of Irish American culture‚ the working class culture‚ and the “support” for a melting pot society. The Irish were unavoidable
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Living Conditions in Australia at the turn of the 20th Century. Life in Australia at the turn of the 20th Century was dangerous especially for the lower class‚ the terrible slum conditions made life difficult and hygiene was not regularly practiced‚ life was a constant battle against all sorts of infectious diseases‚ and yet the City Council did little to nothing at all to improve these conditions. Life was even worse when the unsanitary environment became accompanied by the Bubonic Plague‚ though
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In the early 20th Century women in England were dissatisfied by the inability to voice thier opinions on national matters. Since the popular view was that men were the heads of families and the ones expected to go to war‚ voting on a national scale was reserved for males only. The people who were against women’s enfranchisement did not realize how essential women were to the progress of society and the disadvantages faced by the female sex. The women’s suffrage movement was created to thwart the
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Both the Black Rights Movement and the Women Rights Movement in America have their roots embedded in the 1800s Abolitionist organizations meaning they had collective members‚ methods‚ and goals. Despite having numerous similarity points‚ the two movements would become fierce rivals in the later stages of the second half of the nineteenth century. This is because throughout the Reconstruction era or rather the Civil War and Antebellum years‚ the two movements cultivated different objectives and methods
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The main influences of Western art music in the 20th century. Early 20th century art music was some of the first music which explored the idea of dissonance; the idea that music does not require any specific harmony among notes. Throughout the history of classical music‚ up until then‚ dissonance was avoided. The strong influence of African tribal music caused much of early 20th century art music to make the listener dance and move. Igor Stravinsky (17th July 1882 – 6th April 1971) was a ground
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Utilitarianism was a movement that took off during the enlightenment at the end of the 18th century and through the beginning of the 19th century. The fact that this took off at the same time as the enlightenment is no coincidence‚ as that was when the general public began to lose trust in the church. Utilitarianism is the belief that the most correct action is always what serves the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This was revolutionary in its time because it goes against the major
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