10 Major Events that heavily affected education in the 19th Century: I. General Theme: * Nationalism in Europe grew stronger and with it was the belief in the power of education to shape the future of nation as well as individuals. * Spread of democratic ideas and of the application industry to science. * There were charity schools supported by the church and charitable organization. * Establishment of agricultural‚ commercial‚ scientific and industrial schools II.
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At the end of the nineteenth century‚ the population‚ especially in cities‚ began to surge. Technology began to advance‚ helping cities handle the increasing population. (pg. 701) Along with the population‚ cities grew “as horse-drawn streetcars and commuter railways let people live farther away from their downtown workplaces.” (pg. 701) America greatly prospered‚ resulting in many immigrants being attracted to it. Many newcomers from Europe arrived in America‚ causing the number of immigrants to
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Nationalism as a radical idea of the early 19th century was destined to have an enormous influence in the modern world. In this ideology we find some points standing out‚ firstly nationalism has normally evolved from a real or imagined cultural unity supporting itself especially in a common language‚ history‚ and territory. Nationalists also have usually sought to turn this cultural unity into political reality and modern nationalism had its immediate impact in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic
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The expansion of technological innovations led to the emergence of America as the industrial powerhouse it became and still is today‚ beginning in the late 19th century and then heightening during World War II. During this time‚ women entered the workforce in order to compensate for the loss of working class men‚ who were drafted overseas in staggering amounts. It was at that moment in history a tremendous change in the roles of women occurred‚ that is until men returned home from the war and once
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late 18th century every city in the United States has had neighborhoods where the poor‚ the recent immigrant‚ the desperate‚ and the criminal have made their homes. However; it was only in the late 19th century that the systematic poverty in the ghetto and related problems such as‚ alcohol and drug abuse‚ child abuse and neglect‚ spousal abuse‚ and crime came to the public’s attention through the work of settlement workers such as Jane Addams and journalists like Jacob Riis. The 20th century saw a rise
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The nineteenth century was a time of expansion and progress. From the beginning to the end‚ there is a considerable amount of change that can be observed over this hundred years. The development of the century can be explained through industrialization‚ diversity of cultures‚ and public and technological advances. Industrialization Social When gold was discovered in 1848‚ people from all over the world flocked to it like ants (“Gold Discovered in California”). After gold‚ other precious metals
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In the 18th and 19th century slavery was supported by southern churches for many years. They used verses from the Old Testament to support their reasons for slavery. Although some congregations realized that they should only support humane slavery‚ they still missed the Paul’s point in the new testament. (Finkelman) He wanted all believers to be equalized in Christ. In Romans 14:4 Paul urges believers not to judge fellow slaves in Christ. He views all believers as slaves to Christ‚ and he urges
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toward the end of the 19th century‚ industrialized cities across Europe and the United States witnessed a new kind of pollution which was caused by the waste of industries and factories. The rivers became polluted and diseases were spreading for there was lots metals and industrial chemicals being dumped in the rivers. Water and air pollution was increasing massively in the U.S. towards the 20th century. For example the river of Cuyahoga In Cleveland was so polluted
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toward a person based solely on their social standing. Discrimination is negative actions or behavior addressed towards a certain group of people according to their gender‚ the color of skin‚ social class‚ etc. In the late 19th century following on the heels of the "age of enlightenment" and entering the "Industrial Revolution" in France Alexander Comte believed that using the techniques of science‚ could be applied to the study of society. Thus entered the sociology into academia
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In the 19th century the American government went through a dramatic revolution in democracy that profoundly changed the way of life for many ordinary citizens. The average American now had a voice and could impact his community and the country. Though Americans were free to vote‚ only those with all of the correct qualifications were allowed to vote. The structure of democracy was democratic in principle‚ but not in application. Despite their claim of equality‚ the founding fathers left us with
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