great-grandparents‚ I learned that the main reason for them coming to this country‚ as for many of the immigrants‚ was to start a better life for their families. It was between 1880 and 1920 that over four million Italians were recorded as immigrating to the United States. During this vast emigration it wa the U.S. that was the largest recipient of Italian Immigrants in the world. The year 1871 can be considered as the starting point of many
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The British controlled both Mysore and Madras for a brief time amidst the nineteenth century. Amid their administration‚ various arrangements were drawn up for the usage of the Kaveri waters by both states. In any case‚ the dry spell and resulting starvation in the mid-1870s put a limit on the usage of these arrangements. The arrangements were resuscitated by Mysore in 1881‚ by which time Mysore was back in the hands of the Mysore rulers‚ while present day Tamil Nadu kept on remaining a piece of
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Prior to 1850‚ middle and working class activities were ultimately dominated by the gendered ideology of ‘separate spheres’. This ideology emphasised that men and women were to occupy distinct arenas: whilst women remained within the private domestic sphere of the home‚ men occupied the public sphere of politics‚ business and law. Prevailing ideas surrounding the distinction between femininity and masculinity became increasingly evident and translated into practice before 1850. Gender came to be
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Imagery in Nineteenth-Century Art When comparing erotic material of today from that of the nineteenth century‚ they are placed at either ends of the spectrum. In today’s world‚ almost everything is sold by sex appeal. Sex is not a clandestine topic anymore‚ like it was in the nineteenth century. When looking into the subject matter of erotic imagery‚ the main difference is the erotic material that is for men versus women. In Linda Nochlin’s essay‚ "Eroticism and Female Imagery in Nineteenth-Century
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In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century‚ the United States issued an aggressive policy of expansionism. This policy was meant to extend its political and economic influence around the globe. Before the new imperialism began‚ the old imperialism had begun. This meant that the European nations were trying to find a direct trade route to Asia during this age. However‚ they gained new land and established colonies in the Americas‚ India‚ South Africa‚ and the East Indies. They also gained
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Cultural imperialism is the effort by powerful states to force their culture and societal systems upon subjugated‚ or less powerful‚ people. These formal and informal efforts are often based on ethnocentrism and were exemplified by the social Darwinist movement of the late nineteenth century. Cultural imperialism is responsible for the spread of some positive values‚ including democracy and equal rights‚ but it also brought about the demise of many indigenous cultures and languages and provided a justification
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America in the Nineteenth Century seeks to give voice to those who lost. Burns highlights the price of progress‚ namely increased reliance on Europe and a declining quality of life for the masses. Furthermore‚ he questions the traditional metrics of progress‚ suggesting that the oft-praised modernization and growth of the era hindered potential development. Burns’ brief preface states an ambitious goal: to introduce a more complex perspective of modernization in nineteenth century Latin America.
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Throughout history there have been many reform movements that have changed the country which they took place in. During the first half of the nineteenth century the reform movements in America brought lasting change by causing the citizens of America to rethink their views on many important issues brought about by the economic and social disruptions of the market revolutions. First of all‚ the Temperance Movement helped to make a lasting change on the dangerous amounts of alcohol that the average
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possibilities of freedom for women were unlikely for women living in the late nineteenth century. Women were confined and overpowered by men. Kate Chopin‚ a women of the late nineteenth century herself‚ was a writer living within such a society. In "The Story of an Hour" (1894)‚ Kate Chopin uses elements of settings--windows and door--in order to highlight the possibilities of freedom and the threat of confinement for women in late nineteenth century American society. Chopin uses figurative
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Russian Protection of Ethiopian Independence in the Nineteenth Century Mackenzie Stewart History 122 Professor A. Chowdhury March 7‚ 2013 Russian Protection of Ethiopian Independence in the Nineteenth Century In the latter half of the nineteenth century the significant powers of Europe‚ including Britain‚ France‚ and Italy began fixing their sights on the ‘uncivilized’ nations of Africa for potential colonial expansion. While resistance was common‚ Africa was not equipped to defend
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