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    Impact of the 19th century imperialism on India The Impact of the 19th century imperialism on India resulted from industrialized nations seeking control of foreign territories for economic‚ military‚ political and philosophical aims; the conditions that motivated and fueled the great expansion for industrialized nations were mostly based on economic motives. Imperialism in India had many positive and negative effects on both Britain and the colony‚ India. With an increase of imperialism and

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    During the last centuries‚ women were inferior to men‚ but things have changed and evolved‚ also women have changed through the time. The feminist movement and the women’s revolution started in the last 19th century because of the social justice and they did not like to be considered as the second citizen. They lived with the domestic sphere and have no role outside the home. From this picture‚ the true woman was socially considered as a scared character in the society‚ and she was the angel of the

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    civil war and with the seams that were broken barley mended back together‚ would become the clamor of the nineteenth century. This riot was not just a random outbreak during a labor demonstration but rather a boiling over of a culmination of many factors that were building up in the late 19th century.

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    During the mid-19th century‚ there were organizations made throughout America and Europe on the woman’s rights to vote and run for office which was later known as the woman’s suffrage. During this time period‚ only men were sought out as equals and acceptable to vote and/or run for office‚ whereas women were not viewed as working class citizens. In the middle of the 19th century‚ there was a demand in woman’s equality that became profound and well know as well as continuing to be a transformative

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    In the 19th century the attitude of the British Governments towards poverty was ‘laissez-faire’ meaning that the government did not interfere with people’s lives. They believed that people were ‘’too lazy’’ to work therefore they should look after themselves. Booth and Rowntree did surveys in the 19th century about the causes of poverty in the British cities such as London and York. Booth and Rowntree were not the main reason for the Liberal Government of 1906-1914 introducing their social welfare

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    consisted of wealthy corporations exploiting people of all ages and gender. As there was very little government intervention during this time‚ businesses went unchecked in their practices resulting in overworked and underpaid employees. The impact of social and economic classes were extremely evident. The poor and underprivileged suffered under the rule of the wealthy and prosperous. The source states that greater opportunity for all will help stabilize a society‚ which is clear that this is not what

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    In the nineteenth century‚ the legal rights of women and men were highly affected by gender and race‚ both positively and negatively. In the book‚ “Kingdom of Matthias‚” by Paul Johnson and Simon Wilentz‚ they describe the life of two females‚ Isabella Van Wagenen and Isabella Matthews Laisdell which whom were affected by slavery and high influences of higher power from men. In the nineteenth century it was believed that males were to support the family by working and earning a wage as a husband

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    The lives of women in the nineteenth century were greatly shaped by an attitude that believed women should be domesticated‚ pure‚ pious‚ and submissive; true women focused their lives around the family and the home‚ influencing husbands and children by providing them a moral compass. These women‚ however‚ were shielded from the outside world and were neither influenced by nor a part of the politics and business taking place on the other side of their doors. The idea that women were meant for households

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    Role of Religion in European and Colonial Society Religion played an important role in European and Colonial Society. Religion had a major impact and influence on the family life‚ education and government in the European and Colonial Societies. The European and Colonial Society had dissimilar outlooks when it came to religion. While religion was the central focus in both European and Colonial society‚ Religion in the colonial society was more intense than Religion in the European society. For

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    As the numbers of factories are growing in the country‚ many people who live in the countryside seem to be moving to towns and cities to look for better paid work. It seems to be the case that wages of a farm worker are a lot lower than in factories. The city of London seems to be over flowing; now around one-fifth of Britain’s population live in London. Most of the workers houses are usually near the factories. They are very cheaply made‚ mostly around 2-4 rooms‚ one or two rooms downstairs and

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