In the 18th century the populations of Great Britain‚ China‚ Western Europe‚ and Japan increased greatly. The increase in population caused a focus in specialization of specific tasks and caused the people to stray away from cultivation. During this time there were growing industries‚ and the most popular styles were factory systems. During this time‚ products were made faster and more efficiently than ever. There was a huge need for steel‚ iron‚ cotton‚ and coal (Bentley‚ Ziegler pg. 654). In the
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Towards the end of the 18th Century American foreign policy underwent major change. Fueled by the Progressive movement and new interpretations of Manifest destiny‚ Americans sought to expand the United States’s influence around the world. During the 1890s the United States mainly used military and economic prowess to accomplish their international desires. Progressives used this new foreign policy to expand their domestic agenda onto to an international level. These advancements were widely supported
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of control‚ support‚ and strength in such a rapidly changing era. One of the outcomes this realization was the infamous prosecution and persecution of so-called witches. This terrible injustice unfortunately continued to be in practice until the 18th century. Much before that‚ however‚ the plague spread throughout all of Europe in a vicious‚ lethal epidemic‚ decreasing population while increasing paranoia and
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to different worlds took place from the 15th century through the 18th century. Throughout this time‚ an early modern world economy developed through trade‚ crop cultivation and the Atlantic Slave Trade. The inevitable integration of worlds was driven heavily by the desire of wealth and power‚ fueled by greed and disregard to humanity. Although integration propelled the world forward with innovations in government‚ economy‚ social justice and culture‚ it also resulted in devastating consequences
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caught a lot of attention and inspired lots of films‚ novels and book throughout modern times. The 13 century in the history of psychopathology it’s known by the time when asylums began to emerge. (Roberts‚ A. 1981/Birth of the City London Bedlam) In the above developments there weren’t specific places for the mentally ill‚ because in most cases they were pursued and punished. That’s why in this century another paradigm comes in and changes the way people saw the mentally disable. By this time people
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The principal notion of concluding the decline of the subcontinent based on the decline of Mughal power in the 18th century still exists. The time period after Aurangzeb’s death and before the pre-Colonial regime in the subcontinent encountered various political conflicts and extensive cultural progress. In terms of the political conflicts‚ the Mughals faced a financial crisis which was generally caused by the immense expansion and catalyzed by other events. They also had to deal with the numerous
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The start of a new country 1701- English colonies has a population of barely 250‚000 Europeans & Africans 1775- 2‚500‚000 Europeans 28‚000 Africans in 1701 - 500‚000 in 1775 European Immigrants Many immigrants‚ most of whom were Protestants‚ came from French‚ and German speaking kingdoms and principalities. Some came to escape religious persecution and wars. Others sought economic opportunity. Most immigrants settled in middle colonies (Pennsylvania‚ New York‚ New Jersey‚ Maryland & Delaware)
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Philip‚ the historic convoy‚ which later became known as the First Fleet‚ carried officers‚ crew‚ marines and their families‚ and convicts from Britain to a distant and little known land on the far side of the world. Around the end of the eighteenth century‚ English towns and cities were overflowing with people‚ many of whom could not find work. Stealing and other criminal activities resulted and became a way of life‚ taking the place of work. The British government had no choice but to issue more policemen
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In the 18th century‚ the legal framework of the criminal justice treated adults and juveniles in the same way. Children faced quite serious charges in the criminal courts that were not even imposed in some cases over adults. Treating juveniles as adults were problematic in several ways. The absence of proper distinction between offenders using many relevant parameters saw jails teeming with adult and child criminals. Later‚ progressive reforms changed the idea of treating children like adults‚ and
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Exploring African Influence on the West Indian/Caribbean Culture It is rather interesting that in a “progressive” society‚ our behavior and practices are firmly rooted in our past. It is ever possible to wrest ourselves from the harsh realities of slavery and its ensuing impact upon Caribbean way of life? Probably to do so may mean rewriting history (our-story) or maybe knowledge of where we are coming from is what we need to help us embrace those parts of our history that must be held on to and
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