precious metals or a large indigenous population to exploit‚ Cuba remained a neglected‚ sparsely populated outpost of the empire. The is- land’s inhabitants engaged‚ for the most part‚ in small-scale farming for domestic consumption. During the 19th century there was a severe change in Cuba‚ the country had transformed into a monoculture. Cuba was dependent on the production of a single crop called sugar. There was an economic boom in the 1800’s due to
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The marriage culture within Middle and Eastern Europe‚ during the early nineteenth century added to the weight of the women’s plight in their efforts for equality. Women in marriages during this time‚ especially those of the arranged nature‚ were significantly less well of than their male counterparts. This oppression was enforced through social pressure‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ economics‚ and common law. Often times women had little say in when‚ where‚ and even sometimes to whom they were
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that are needed to understand‚ work with‚ and serve people from marginalized racial and ethnic groups. social justice is the ability to live and work effectively in culturally diverse environments and enact a commitment to social justice. College might be the first time you have had the opportunity to have real interaction with people
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beliefs where one holds their nation above all others. Someone who is nationalistic feels that their culture is far superior‚ and their country’s interests are far more important than those of other nations. Nationalism developed in Europe in the 19th century with the values of self-determination‚ liberty‚ and statehood. In society‚ nationalism can play a dangerous role‚ it can be used by rulers to strengthen their position and on occasion‚ but it can also be used to delegitimize certain movements and
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Medicine in the 19th Century Slaves were seen as inferior‚ so medical treatment for them was not the best. Illness on slaves was not taken seriously. Doctors often made up mental diseases for slaves who ran away and for those who ate dirt‚ physicians and owners turned to threats‚ punishment and more to stop them. (“Plantation Medicine and Health Care in the Old South”). Slaves would also disagree with their owners and doctors since they had different beliefs about illnesses. Because of this‚ they
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Drugs have played a most important role in increasing average life expectancy in the world in the previous century. In the 19Th and previous centuries‚ natural product extracts‚ mainly those derived from botanical species‚ provided the major source of folk medicines. In 19Th century‚ biologically-active organic molecules began to be isolated in pure form for medicinal use. For example‚ salicyclic acid‚ the precursor of aspirin‚ was isolated from willow bark in 1874. Painkillers‚ such as codeine and
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telling me that the old Swiss men‚ the cultural norm of the small California town where he was raised‚ would not even nod to him until after he had returned from active military duty overseas. That cultural pattern saw its origin in the late 19th century where “ethnic identities proved to be a part of ... (white European foreign immigrants) self-identity and affected the way that they related to others.” The data presented in the reading reflects a rise in the white population and a corresponding drop
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The conflicts that occured in the late nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century caused America to shift from a primarily isolationist country to an imperial power. After years of staying out of international affairs‚ America’s domestic and foreign policy was on track to change completely. Throughout the Progressive Era‚ we dealt with political corruption and other internal problems that arose from the rapid industrialization. In Man with the Muck Rake which was written by Theodore
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As observed in the cities of London and Paris during the early nineteenth century‚ the development of the two modern cities sparked revolutionary changes upon prominent social issues. Dilemmas such as rapid growth‚ housing problems‚ poverty‚ crime‚ class tensions‚ infrastructure‚ and political instability were all factors that changed through the urbanization of the two capitals. In the time of the nineteenth century‚ sexuality in the city surface over gender division systems‚ which reflect the
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The 19th century‚ the beginning of industrialization among the western part of the world‚ and mainly branching out among North America. With the system on industrialization‚ man labor is the dominant source to producing and manufacturing‚ rather than machines like how it is today. In America‚ being a newly established independent nation‚ industrialization would turn America into a replica of England‚ with large factories‚ where working conditions are terrible‚ wages are low‚ rules were strict‚ and
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