Public Health in the 19th and 20th Centuries Before modern medicine and hygiene‚ infectious diseases were much more common and much more dangerous than they are today. This is because with a combined lack of hygiene and proper medical practice‚ bacteria were able to spread rapidly and were harder to contain. This caused for a number of epidemics and outbreaks to occur before major advancements of modern medicine took place in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. One of the most common and fatal
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The Act’s of Racism In The 20th Century Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou were very well known authors of the early 20th century. Most of their writings were concerned with racism and equality. During that time period there was much evidence that African Americans had been treated unfairly‚ unjustly‚ and as if they had been beneath the whites. Segregation of schools‚ churches‚ bathrooms‚ and stores were only a few of the many things wrong with this ere. Racism was very apparent in the two
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Chapter 16: Life at the Turn of the 20th Century ***New Technologies improve urban living and a modern mass culture emerges. Reforms in Public education raise literacy rates; African Americans work to end legal discrimination. Advances in science and technology help solve Urban problems‚ including overcrowding‚ unsanitary conditions‚ and death*** Section 1: Science and Urban Life: * Urban Planners- Mapped out plans for where buildings and companies would be constructed based on what was
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Connecting Industrialization to Imperialism During the times of the 19th and 20th centuries‚ global development was at a steady to rapid increase. To provided background on the subject‚ industrialization and imperialism were a vital part in world history. Originated in Britain‚ the industrial revolution marked an new era as it (What todays people observe and obtain from texts‚ articles‚ and other sources is that both industrialism and imperialism play large roles in the advancements of the different
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Before the 20th century it was common for children to be sold as slaves. In the eyes of society‚ they were basically property. As for the courts‚ they could bring juveniles to trial and punish them as they did adults. While they did not always get as severe of punishments‚ kids as young as seven could be given the death penalty. why the system was created‚ how it has changed over the years‚ and how youth have been viewed during the past century. The early juvenile justice system‚ and the problems
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During the early 20th century‚ musicians and composers were caught in a transitional period of two vastly different styles of music. Though there was a growing number of people who were gaining interest in modern trends that extended tradition‚ there was still a large amount of people who were not ready to explore music outside of 19th century traditions. However‚ there were some composers who‚ rather than choosing one or the other‚ created a culmination of the two styles. Sergei Rachmaninov serves
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What are Canada’s greatest achievements of the 20th century? Huda Elmi There were a bunch of achievements that happened in the 20th century. The ones I picked are the ones I thought were really interesting to me. Achievement means a thing done successfully‚ typically by effort‚ courage‚ or skill. People are proud of achievements and it can occur after wars‚ laws that were made or even things like entertainment that people liked. Dwight once said “accomplishments will prove to be a journey
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Expansionism in America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century shared many similarities and differences to that of previous American expansionist ideals. In both cases of American expansionism‚ the Americans believed that we must expand our borders in order to keep the country running upright. Also‚ the Americans believed that the United States was the strongest of nations‚ and that they could take any land they pleased. This is shown in the "manifest destiny" of the 1840’s and the
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To think how the world we know today came to be is a sad and demoralizing but hopeful at the same time. It is sad to see how we arrived to our current state. Imperialism and colonialism were both heavy instruments used especially during the discovery of land in the western hemisphere of the world. Rich powerful nations in Europe like Great Britain‚ France‚ and Spain to name a few‚ sought to control this land without regard for the indigenous people and their lifestyles. But because of this‚ today
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19th and 20th Century Gender Expectations in Literature Johnny Shelton ENG125 Professor Heather AltfeldFisher 11 March 2012 19Th and 20th Century Gender Expectations in Literature The late 19th century produced a myriad of successful authors‚ poets and play-writes that often incorporated the local customs‚ traditions and expectations of the time (and perhaps their own experiences) into their work. A fact of the times‚ even into early 20th century‚ is that women were not equal to men and
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