History 240 -01 Paper 1 (Spring 2013) The Controversy of the Modernization of Japan (late 1800s-early 1900s) During the Meiji era‚ Japan underwent a major change from functioning and running under the system Tokugawa shogunate to the modern era. The Meiji era brought about changes that affected Japan’s social‚ economic‚ political‚ military and foreign
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TERRITORIAL CLAIMS BY THE PHILIPPINES 1. Sabah / North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books‚ Malaysian’s probably too‚ have not mentioned about the Philippines’ stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand‚ the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since
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Yuma Territorial Prison The Yuma Territorial Prison first opened on July 1st‚ 1876 with only seven inmates. Because of this prison‚ Yuma evolved in many ways. This prison was the first prison built in Arizona and was humanely administered at the time. This prison stood strong for the thirty-three years when it was up and running‚ and it would go on to hold over 3‚000 prisoners. This building is a big part of Yuma and is an important factor in why Yuma is the way it is today. The Yuma Territorial Prison
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Over the decades‚ women have used fashion to assert their identity and advocate for equality. In the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ the flapper style became more widespread. Shorter hemlines‚ loose silhouettes‚ and dropped waistlines symbolized women’s liberation. Fashion emphasizes comfort and practicality‚ pushing women’s rights and departures from constraints on previous fashion styles. Additionally‚ women started to embrace more of an androgynous style‚ challenging the traditional notions of femininity
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perceptions‚ trials for African Americans were always in favor of the white “victim.” In short‚ court trials‚ even to this day‚ fall short of the equal and just trials that we claim they uphold. A great majority of people‚ especially during the 1800s - 1900s‚ considered the court and judicial system a higher power that always knew what to do. Since they decide whether or not someone is guilty or innocent of crimes‚ they
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ imperialism affected many societies throughout the world. Perspectives on imperialism differed depending on a person’s point of view. The point of view of the imperialist power is much different than the point of view of the colonized people. In 1870‚ Africa established trade agreements with the leaders in the Congo River basin. The Belgian set off a scramble among other European powers to get their presence on the continent. In 1887‚ to avoid conflict‚ Europeans
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The expansion of America from the thirteen colonies across the entire continent was known as westward expansion. In 1845‚ John O’Sullivan‚ a newspaper editor that was writing about the possible annexation of Texas‚ coined the term Manifest Destiny. “Manifest Destiny…to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions” (Wexler 96). Manifest Destiny inspired a 29-year old named Stephen F. Austin to talk grandly of colonizing the Mexican province
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Aboriginal people have had to suffer through many different experiences and social determinants over the years‚ one of them being Residential schools‚ which has added to many other issues and arising problems. Starting early 1800-1900’s‚ kids were taken from their families and forced to attend these schools. There were a variety of the schools across Canada. The schools were government funded‚ and run through churches‚ where priests and nuns taught; some of the teachers were hardly educated themselves
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What was life in the prison like? Only few people can answer that question‚ but The Yuma Territorial Prison was not only a prison‚ it also had other activities which the prisoners could get involved in so they would not spend all day locked in a cell. For example a very important part of the prison was the famous Library which was built inside the Yum Territorial Prison. It was not a very fancy library‚ the prison could hardly afford books for the prisoners and for the people of Yuma to use. This
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History of fashion 1900-1990 What a Difference 100 Years Makes Looking back over fashion trends for the past 100 years can only cause one to marvel at the drastic changes that have occurred‚ often in lockstep with societal changes. Women’s liberation‚ for example‚ can be visually measured through the evolution from suffocating corsets to jersey fabrics to bikinis. A timeline of the past century shows how the times have changed. During ancient times people wore limited clothing made from animal
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