their trade or profession and came to stay in America. These immigrants were well equipped to take up life in the United States. The major first wave of Eastern European immigration took place during the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century before the World War I. Those who came were generally‚ Russian Jews fleeing
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for believing that the words ‘fiction’ and ‘novel’ mean one and the same thing. The main reason for this confusion is that both of them have a common denominator; they both tell a story. In the novel‚ we have the theatre of life and for over two centuries it has been the most effective agent of the moral imagination. Though it has never really achieved perfection in form and its shortcomings are numerable‚ nevertheless one experiences from it not only the extent of human variety‚ but also the value
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leaders in the nineteenth century believed that it was America’s destiny to expand the nation’s civilization and spread the idea of democracy across the continent. The United States was growing in numbers and economically as a nation. As the colonies are growing‚ land expansion was much needed. More land meant more income opportunities. So America wanted to expand their nation more western towards the pacific coast. The white‚ Protestant American in the mid-nineteenth century defined this progress
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Developments in transportation‚ rather than in manufacturing and agriculture sparked economic growth in America in the first half of the nineteenth century. The developments in transportation helped the economy of America to compete with European nations. There was much growth due to the new transportation systems of canals. With the creation of canals came a less expensive way for westerners to transport goods from the west. This also made it easier for Westerners to market their goods to the North
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In the late nineteenth century shortly after the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ farmers in the Midwestern United States found themselves in quite a predicament. During the second industrial revolution of the United States that contained mass introduction of: railroads‚ oil‚ steel‚ and electricity‚ the risk-taking entrepreneurs of this era took an adventure into the world of cutthroat capitalism. In just a little time‚ a handful of monopolies arose in all these industries which hurt both the consumer
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Grade 12 West & the World – Unit Test #3 Review Industrial Revolution Economic‚ Social‚ Political & Intellectual Changes – Economic: New innovations result in increase in production of goods‚ and trade. New ways of organizing human labor = increase in productivity. Changed the way banks and stock exchanges operated Brought a new understanding of economics Social: Transformed the way people made a living. Made new middle class – “working class” Changes in family lifestyle and
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earliest evidence dating back to 1157 B.C. In the 20th century it killed some 300 million people globally (National 1). Spread in an almost domino effect‚ once one country was exposed it was only a matter of time before the next was hit. From Egypt and China the people of Japan developed the decreased because of an increase in trading between the countries. Then‚ in the 11th century Crusades further spread smallpox in Europe. In the 17th century we then see the movement of the disease over to North
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The women of the nineteenth century were stereotype in a negative way. The most difficult part of living in the nineteenth century as a women would be the stereotypes for example all women were viewed as weak‚ had no logic‚ emotional and depended. Those stereotypes were negative compared to the men. Men were viewed as brave‚ logic‚ independent and powerful. Women had no other choice than to be viewed differently even when it comes to their bodies. Women worn corsets to make themselves look slim and
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One of the easiest ways many scholars tell how people in different cultures were looked at is through paintings or pictures that showcase what life was like back then. The notion of a picture being worth a thousand words truly comes alive when looking at ancient historical drawings that reveal so many different factors about how the people in the society lived. The same can be said about the various pictures and paintings taking throughout the United States history especially with the various roles
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URBANIZATION – IMPACTS 1. THE CONCEPT OF URBANIZATION Urbanization refers to general increase in population and the amount of industrialization of a settlement. It includes increase in the number and extent of cities. It symbolizes themovement of people from rural to urban areas.Urbanization happens because of the increase in the extent and density of urban areas.The density of population in urban areas increases because of the migration of people from less industrialized regions to more industrialized
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