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    19th Century Slavery Problems During the Civil War‚ slaves were kept for work on farms to pick cotton and to blacksmith. Across the South‚ people argue that the Civil War was not about slavery‚ but about the state rights and “independence”. I disagree with the statement that the Civil War was about freeing slaves. Yes‚ slavery was a point of dispute‚ but the war was fought over state’s rights and the limits of federal power. The issue was not the fact that slavery was a thing‚ but who decided

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    America’s sporting culture of the late 19th century and into the early 20th century largely reflected ideals the country enforced during colonial times‚ as the same ruling parties (upper class white males and the newly forming “middle class” white male) were charged with shaping and influencing society. These ideas‚ that enforced white male (unless poor except in certain cases) dominance‚ limited women’s involvement and ranked “others” (blacks‚ immigrants‚ poorer whites) below the upper white class

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    Going all the way back to the 16th century ghettos have been used to forcibly segregate Jews. By the late 19th century‚ the same ghettos became less widespread until they reappeared with the purpose of controlling and making the slaughter of Jews easier to accomplish. It wasn’t until 1908 that the term “ghetto” took on a different

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    evidence dating back to 1157 B.C. In the 20th century it killed some 300 million people globally (National 1). Spread in an almost domino effect‚ once one country was exposed it was only a matter of time before the next was hit. From Egypt and China the people of Japan developed the decreased because of an increase in trading between the countries. Then‚ in the 11th century Crusades further spread smallpox in Europe. In the 17th century we then see the movement of the disease over to North America after

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    numerous events throughout the 1800’s would be affected by this new found hope for women. One of them being an increased interest in political issues that was sparked by Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton who were spearheading the way for an overall reform for women’s rights. The painting also demonstrated a women working a job that in the colonial times would have been taboo‚ the main reason for this was that America was now a land where church and state were separated. Thus allowing more equal opportunities

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    Agrarian Discontent and the 19th Century America‚ like any other nation‚ has always relied heavily on agriculture. Differing from other nations‚ however‚ is the problems that agriculture has created through America’s short history. It can be argued that the Civil War was started by agriculture; the South developed as an agricultural dependent region‚ while the North developed as a industrial region; creating two distinct‚ almost separate cultures. Some twenty years after the Civil War‚ new problems

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    SOCIAL MOVEMENT & SOCIAL CHANGE Introduction:- Social science is the science where we learn the behavior of human being while studying human being we must clear some basic concepts here I try to explain some basic concept about the social movement & social change. Social movement are different than communal behavior its more objective & organized however‚ communal behavior is spontaneous but for social movement there is strong need of organization must of social movement

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    Grade 12 West & the World – Unit Test #3 Review Industrial Revolution Economic‚ Social‚ Political & Intellectual Changes – Economic: New innovations result in increase in production of goods‚ and trade. New ways of organizing human labor = increase in productivity. Changed the way banks and stock exchanges operated Brought a new understanding of economics Social: Transformed the way people made a living. Made new middle class – “working class” Changes in family lifestyle and

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    The Populist Party was a short-lived political party in the United States in the late 19th century. It flourished particularly among western farmers‚ based largely on its opposition to the gold standard. Although the party did not remain a lasting feature of the political landscape‚ many of its positions have become adopted over the course of the following decades. The very term "populist" has since become a generic term in U.S. politics for politics which appeals to the common person in opposition

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    Colonialism‚ which had been undertaken by the Europeans‚ took a new twist in the nineteenth century. No longer attempting to colonize plantation settlements in countries of the Caribbean‚ but Europeans began to imperialize among these countries instead. Through this surge of political decree and economic exploitation‚ European countries were able to expand their rule‚ spread their beliefs among the native people‚ and focus in on their economic interests. To start with one factor‚ since many factories

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