British Depth Study 1890-1918 Liberal Reforms What were the living and social conditions like in the 1890s? Living conditions: * Towns became overcrowded. * People lived in slums‚ often whole families lived in one room. * No internal water supplies. * Shared outside toilets. * Limited electricity‚ wealthy families were starting to get it. * Larger families but higher infant mortality. * Very limited birth control‚ moral distaste. * Church taught contraception
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Fight‚ fight‚ fight‚ is what women did before and after the civil war for the rights women have now. Women then were to believe that they were best to take care of the home‚ kids‚ and their husbands. They did not have any rights to make decisions that concerned financials‚ politics‚ and many other things that did not concern the household. It was said that if women were allowed to vote it would disrupt social order. But they wanted to show that they would maintain it. Women were beginning to want
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If I were an African American living in the South between 1890 and 1928‚ I believe that times would be very hard. Being an African American living and working during that time was very hard. Discrimination and racism were at their highest during this time. It was extremely hard for an African American to find a good job or have a great life. African Americans faced great challenges during these times. I would continue to live in the South. The South is an area that I would have known all my life
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What can African Americans do to become more marketable in this economy? The average African Americans have by far been significantly unmarketable in comparison to their Average Caucasian counterparts. However‚ it should be mentioned that there are some African Americans who are also very marketable in our society. These few successful and marketable African Americans know and apply key principles in marketing themselves. This is the difference that separates the unmarketable and marketable African
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Medicare from your job or any kind of rights I would be able to perform the surgery for you so you could keep working. But then again you could be replaced because you will be inactive for a while too.” “Yeah your right!” replies the patient. Work in the 1890s was tough many people didn’t have a choice but to go to work injured or sick. Many people were killed during the 1800s due to working with out and sort of benefit; over 3‚000 deaths a year were reported . People who
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the European acquisition of African colonies in the period 1880 to 1914 During the late 1800’s‚ Europe was looking for a way to improve themselves as a whole. With growing population and a steady decline in available work‚ something new had to be done. Countries looked towards Africa to serve as new colonies for the Europeans in order to better their own countries. During the European acquisition of African colonies in the period 1880 to 1914 Europe’s attitude towards Africa was that Africa was
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if an attack changed your life? World War I and World War II effected U.S economy due to other countries wanting to be the best and wanting victory . World War I and World War II made U.S. economy increase after the Lusitania was bombed‚ the U.S. economy decreased after the Pearl Habor was bombed‚ and both of the ships made political positions which made also made the economy change . According to www.history.com the economy increased in the deep South and decreased in the North after the political
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to deter the illicit drug trafficking of opium. The Commission later met at conferences in the Netherlands in 1911 and 1913‚ promoting legislation that would aid them in handling the narcotics problem in their own country. During this same time period‚ the United States started to take notice in the favor of prohibition of all “moral evils‚” particularly drugs and alcohol. New York Representative Francis B. Harrison was particularly moved by both the Shanghai Commission and the reformists in the
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The American Revolution was a war for independence by the American colonies against Great Britain during 1775 to 1783. This created a brand new United States. After that‚ American Civil War was happened from 1861 to 1865. The Union won the war. The major causes of the Civil War was the United States of America and the Confederate States of America‚ a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery
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Russian History 1881 – 1914 What was Russia like in 1881? • 82% of the population were illiterate peasant farmers. • No technology was used on farms – subsistence farming. • Largest standing army in Europe. • No political parties and the press was heavily censored. • Fierce loyalty to the Tsar – often enforced by brutal secret police. • Royalty owned most of the land – Tsar’s estate was larger than some countries. • 1861 – Tsar Alexander II freed
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