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    A sample of men’s clothing from Mindanao during the late 19th century or early 20th century. The clothing style and fashion sense of the Filipinos in the modern-day era has been influenced by their native ancestors‚ the Spaniards (the Philippines was a colony of the Spanish Empire for around 300 years)‚ the Americans (the Philippines was a territory of the United States for about 50 years)‚ and even the Japanese (Japanese soldiers occupied the Philippines during World War II)‚ as evidenced

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    Abbey Martin HST 106H Dr. Katherine Hubler April 17‚ 2015 Industrialization in the 18th and 19th Centuries Revolutions abounded worldwide in the late 18th and 19th centuries. From political independence to industrialization‚ it was a time of great change that would provide the building blocks for modern day society. Although political revolutions created independent nations and abolished slavery‚ it was the Industrial Revolution that truly shifted how society functioned. The Industrial Revolution

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    Political instability in the 20th century started with the onset of World War 1‚ which some would call a defining moment of the century one that sowed the seeds not just of the Second World War but of Communism‚ Nazism‚ the Holocaust‚ and the Gulag‚ among others. Of course all these global events had extreme effect on the volatility of the stock market throughout the century‚ including the deflation in the 1930s and the inflation of 1970s. I will start with the 1910s that showed a steady decline

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    Name: Lecturer: Course: Date: US domestic issues and the world (late 19th-early 20th century) Introduction America has a very rich history when it comes to domestic policies‚ socioeconomic conditions and culture. The domestic policies‚ socioeconomics conditions and culture affect all aspect of American peoples’ lives. They shape and define the people identity. However‚ as world progressed these factors of life began to change taking the modernity culture and some of them began taking different aspects

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    another twentieth-century radical utopian discourse‚ offering a way to control the state‚ run society‚ and give the Muslim community a sense of unity. Islamism is by now a powerful force. It runs governments in Iran‚ Sudan‚ and Afghanistan. It is an important force of opposition in Algeria‚ Egypt‚ Turkey‚ Lebanon‚ and the Palestinian authority. The paper at hand is going to analyze what conditions and events allowed for the rise of Islamism as an ideology in the later 20th century? The first part

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    ratification of the Constitution created political‚ social‚ and economic participation for its citizens‚ but not for women. The status of women in the early 19th century was shaped by economic considerations‚ religious beliefs‚ and long-held notions of female inferiority. While poor‚ laboring women suffered the most‚ the characteristics of inequality were evident in all social classes. The Proper Role of Women in the Early Republic The early 19th century experienced a shift‚ at least for women in the

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    During early 20th century progressive-era America‚ a ghastly practice was undertaken on vast groups of people in American society. As the concept of mental health strayed from a biological perspective‚ public opinion settled on it being influenced by social and societal means. Enter Eugenics‚ which means “well-born.” Through none other than the macabre‚ forced means of Eugenics‚ did sociologists seek to better American society by the latest in-vogue school of thought. By employing methods such as

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    a better life for their families and their future generations. In the timespan of 1820 through 1929‚ oppressed by economic hardship‚ persecution‚ and the great social and political discrimination of the nineteenth century‚ increasingly steady flows of Jews and Hispanics journeyed to America and the massive amounts of immigrant counts spiked near the beginning of the twentieth century. Due to Industrialization‚ overpopulation‚ and urbanization‚ millions of immigrants

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    The 19th century was a time in history when many new things were happening in the United States and medical marvels happened often. The south was a place specifically prominent where social standings were how people were judged and how one was were treated by people. While mental illnesses have been around forever‚ the treatment of them‚ medically and socially‚ has changed drastically over time. In a “Rose For Emily” William Faulkner tells how the community that Emily Grierson lives in did not speak

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    assyrians‚ and greeks question why there group of individuals were killed. The attacks that the ottomans carried out were mass deportation of the groups but mostly mass murder. The Armenian Genocide is considered the first major genocide of the 20th century. Some might ask well what is the history of Armenia? Armenia is located on the Asian continent‚ west of asia. It is bordering turkey to the west and Georgia in the north. The capital

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