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    1900's Death Rate

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    Since the 1900s‚ the overall death rate of the population in Britain has decreased. For males‚ the death rate has dropped from 25829 in 1901 to a mere 8477 in 2000. The rate fell from 21705 to 5679 within the same period of time for females. It was noted that death rates increased during flu epidemics as well as in cold and hot weather. For example‚ about 200 000 people died in the year 1918 due to the influenza epidemic. Nowadays‚ more people die after the age of 65 while in the early 1900s‚ only

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    Women in the 1800's Dbq

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    DBQ Project Final Draft Women in the late 1700s had practically no rights. In 18th century America‚ the men represented the family. Women couldn’t do practically anything without consulting their fathers‚ or if they were married‚ their husbands. Then‚ in the early 19th century‚ Republican Motherhood began to take a stronger place in American society. Republican Motherhood reinforced the idea that women‚ in their domestic sphere‚ were much separate from the public world of men‚ but also encouraged

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    Fanaticism of Pure Race in the Early 1900s Throughout history we have seen how humans must adapt or evolve to survive. But Germans took it to far by promulgating a purification of a race and tweaking the meaning of survival into races. In the early 1900s the German society acted to convey the purification of their race called the German Volk‚ where women were persuaded to stay home and reproduce beautiful German children‚ suppress abortion‚ and sterilizing people from other races. The Nazis viewed

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    Context Beginning in the early 1900s‚ America began to change for the better. Albert Einstein began making important discoveries. Forward passes in football were made legal. The FBI was created. Toasters were even invented. But with all these important inventions and discoveries going on‚ the Coca-Cola company believed that America needed one American drink that would help the inventors through a restless night at the desk‚ or just relieve some pressure during a break from working. For the company

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    Changes During the 1900's

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    Throughout the 1900s great and monumental changes were made in our country. Changes the Like Fair Labors Act of 1938‚ the Dyer Anti Lynching bill‚ and Women’s Suffrage all took place in at this time. The 1900s also brought in Muckraking‚ the Dust Bowl‚ the Great Depression‚ and the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. The mid 1900s gave way to crime and gangs a problem that we still have today. Satchmo and Louis Armstrong along with Duke Ellington‚ And Frank Sinatra are all products of the 1900s. All of our

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    During the early 1800s‚ there was a series of occurrences that influenced women across the U.S. The Women’s Suffrage Movement was a major turning point in the lives of women. There were many rights that woman were being deprived of during that 1800s. Women were raped‚ abused‚ called names‚ sexually assaulted‚ and given poor education. They were underestimated in many different aspects and were thought to be incapable of making their own decisions. The ongoing attack and criticism against women

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    Socialism in the Early 1900s During the early 1900s‚ one quarter of the workforce was unemployed. During this time many people were angry at the upper class and the government for not taxing the rich more for the unemployed. The idea of socialism sounded great because the government would control business and that in theory would restore the economy. Upton Sinclair’ The Jungle takes place in the late 1890s’ and early 1900s and socialism is a big part of the book but in reality socialism and the

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    Keller‚ the deaf and blind author and political activist. Life in the 1900s was filled with unknowns and the prospect of a better way of life. This time in American history was filled with the first movie theater‚ license plates‚ New York subway‚ and electric washer. The 1900s was a time of new opportunity for all people. New rights and technological advances changed the way people viewed their country. Things in the 1900s did not come easy and were filled with times of danger and risks. Risk

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    working‚ however‚ remained until the early 1900s‚ when the labour shortage‚ caused by World War I‚ forced employers to utilize the underemployed sectors of society; namely women. Since then government and non-government organizations (NGOs) have used legal and non-legal means to address the changing role of women and the obstacles they face. To rectify gender inequalities

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    The American health system in the beginning of the 1900s took a dramatic change on how food was to be handled‚ to prevent diseases and keep freshness. It a lot has helped change and eliminate diseases. Some conditions are different though‚ what some food is made with‚ and any unchecked places of service. Fast food going from conspiracy to not so much of a crazy thought. And then people put some food‚ not where it’s supposed to be. To a new generation of animals. Horses used for war‚ sport‚ work

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