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    Imagine that you couldn’t do simple things like vote‚ own property‚ have most jobs‚ or even have a good education because of something you can’t control. In the 1800s‚ many women didn’t have equal rights until a war happened. Then‚ millions of women took charge and fought for what they believed in. "Rosie the Riveter" was a symbol of the contribution of women in women in America. It was used in many ads so that women would get nontraditional jobs in the workplace. Because of the war‚ many men and

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    In the 1800s‚ Britain’s rule over the Indian people was oppressive. Several attempts were made to influence and alter the Indian culture including forcing English to be taught as a primary language along with creating laws that banned specific muslim practices such as sati‚ which allowed a widow to be burned to death on the funeral pyre of her dead husband. As they continued to change their culture‚ movements such at the rebellion of 1857 fought to object to these new rules. These were all violent

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    During the late 1800s and the early 1900s‚ the US became much more involved in world affairs. In other words‚ they were becoming a world power. This meant many things‚ many changes. In the 1880s‚ the US was still known as a minor county‚ a nation known to play only a small role in world affairs. Before the start of intervening in other nations‚ the US had followed a policy of isolationism‚ or having little to do with the political affairs of other nations. This was advised by George Washington in

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    and beliefs through song. Progressive Rock had more influence on its listeners in American society in the late 1960’s than music prior to this time. Rock and Roll in the 1950’s and early 1960’s was more about the sound of the music and having fun. The emergence of progressive rock changed all of that. Progressive rock was more serious with a message and meaning in its songs and lyrics. The late 1960’s was a difficult and progressive time in American society and progressive rock had a major influence

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    Imperialism was erupting in Egypt in the 17-1900s. Back in 1750 Egypt was a part of the Ottoman Empire. The Egyptians enjoyed trading with most of Europe but their ports were limited in 1750. The Mamelukes held the majority of political power in Egypt until around 1811. Napoleon soon after took control of Egypt. His plan was to protect the French Trade and prevent the British from trading with India. While Napoleon occupied Egypt he brought modern science‚ this advanced the Egyptians into “New Egypt”

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    for the people of this region having a strong sense of pride for their country‚ Italy would still be split up into many nations as it was in the early 1800s. There were certain people who helped move this process along tremendously‚ including Cavour‚ Mazzini and Garibaldi. All these great men helped form new movements or ideas. Then in the late 1800s‚ the people of Italy had a growing sense of nationalism‚ which led to many changes in the future of their states. Feelings of nationalism arose

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    Roles were very traditional back in the early to mid 1900s and still has a continued effect today. It can be observed that many of the same gender roles/stereotypes found in A Dolls House can be observed in the early to middle 1900s North American culture: Women are expected to be housewives‚ rely on men financially‚ and to be independent at their duties. Through out the early to middle 1900s gender roles were present but not noticed much until the mid 1900s‚ simply because women were always expected

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    Industrialization produced a negative impact on society.The people in the United States industry went through a hard time working and earning money in the early 1900s. There are 3 out of many reasons why people had a rough time‚ for example poor working conditions‚ lack of sanitation‚ and child labor. These reasons show a lot about what people are going through in the industry. The first reason is poor working conditions. Working conditions are good for bosses but bad for employes. The owners made

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    The nineteenth century not only saw the progression of an Industrial Revolution that brought about economic‚ cultural‚ and structural changes but also a "Leisure Revolution" (See (Marcus 1974‚ Lowerson and Myerscough 1977‚ Bailey 1978‚ Walvin 1978‚ and Cunningham 1980). According to Cunningham‚ "there is nothing in the leisure of today which was not visible in 1880." This revolution in the ideology and practice of leisure had two distinct phases‚ that of 1700-1850 and that post-1850. The earlier

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    Nationalism What is nationalism and the result of it during the 1800? Nationalism was a powerful force during the 1800’s.Nationalism is the belief that people should be loyal to their nation. This drove many people to deciding how they were governed instead of having monarchs impose government on them. There are numerous way nationalism was viewed during the 1800s‚ these way will be evaluated in three major ways. The first way nationalism was evaluated was by viewing it as a way to unite people

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