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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It is fascinated how the history of hysteria started as well as the study of trauma. I have to say that this was a very brave study to be done in the nineteenth century. As a goal was to banish all the atrocities from the consciousness. But in order to do that the researchers started studying the trauma and hysteria. The first person to be interested in something like this was French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. The study started at the most expansive hospital‚ an ancient Salpetriere which
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religions popularity began to grow among many civilizations. The Islam religion spread very rapidly leading to many social‚ political‚ and economic impacts. Islam spread rapidly for many reasons. Document 1 shows that over a period of a little over 1200 years‚ the religion spread from the little area surrounding Mecca to nearly the whole eastern hemisphere. This includes North and East
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Wollstonecraft‚ Elizabeth Barrett Browning‚ and Emily Dickinson who expressed themselves in ways comparable and exceeding men during the 15th centuries to the 20th century. Women’s roles varied throughout the different centuries building up to our current day. Literature allowed women to express themselves and share their stories. For example‚ prior to the 15th century and Margery Kempe’s work‚ Marie de France
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The 19th century was a time of great scientific discoveries. Discoveries like germ theory‚ which helped us further understand how certain diseases are caused and how they can be prevented‚ and the invention of the telephone‚ which became the foundation for every day communication all over the world. The realizations made during this period of history have become an integral part of modern society and its comforts. With all that being said‚ most of the Western world is still rooted in bigotry and
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The Interstate Commerce Act was passed in 1887‚ beginning a shift towards federal rather than the state regulation of big business. After the Interstate Commerce Act‚ the Sherman Antitrust Act was passed. It was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress with the intention of controlling business and prohibiting trusts. The Sherman Act was the basis for the antitrust policies and laws created by the Progressive Party. During the Progressive Era‚ Congress created the Bureau of Corporations
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North introduced high tariffs in order to exploit the productions of slavery in the South. If they couldn’t prevent it‚ why not benefit from it? And who was to know‚ maybe some extra money would be beneficial in the future because of the constant political struggles. The number one cash crop was cotton‚ also known as “King Cotton.” The South was outraged about the tariffs. They knew the North benefited from their productions. The South didn’t want their money maker to be stripped from them‚ for sake
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a school of thought called Utilitarianism‚ which stressed that happiness ought to be maximised wherever possible. In political terms‚ the liberals started out with broad support of individual freedom‚ but with a strong justice system and with state control over the courts‚ infrastructure etc. The United Kingdom is probably the best example of a liberal country. In the 19th century‚ its politics were dominated by the Whigs; the Liberal Party. The U.S. also started off as a liberal country (the Revolution
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Immigration has had a strong effect on Canada’s historical development‚ from countryside in the early part of the 20th century to the building of Canada’s largest cities. Immigration itself has changed greatly during the 19th and 20th centuries and continues to do so. During the first sixty years of the 20th century‚ the majority of immigrants to Canada came either from Europe or the United States. This has since changed much with entry based on a points system and the introduction of human’s benefit
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kept women far away from the public sphere in most ways‚ but during the 19th century charitable missions did begin to extend the female role of service‚ and Victorian feminism emerged as a potent political force. The transformation of Britain into an industrial nation had profound consequences for the ways in which women were to be idealised in Victorian times. New kinds of work and new kinds of urban living prompted a change in the ways in which appropriate male and female roles were perceived
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