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    Did you know that in the 19th century there were many different economies throughout the United States. Also this country had a strong love for their nation also known as Nationalism. Today we will be talking about how Alabama gained territory‚ different Economies around the United states‚ and how Nationalism played a major role in the success of the economy. Alabama gained territory and the population of the state went up in the late 1700´s and the early 1800´s. Many immigrants left the country

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    The controversy about prostitution in England during the 19th century had portrayed a patriarchal society where men used the issue of morality to subjugate and control women. The vulnerability of women could be shown through their political and social submission to men. With the power of education and literacy‚ men had enforced their definition of morality unitedly throughout the history. For instance‚ since men had defined prostitution as a social corruption‚ it gradually became framed as a social

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    American Imperialism in the 19th Century Abstract This paper will discuss American Imperialism in the 19th Century. It will briefly tell what American Imperialism was. It will then tell why the policy was adopted and discuss how it was rationalized. It will discuss what countries became involved in the policy and will finish by talking about the anti-imperialism views of some.   What was American Imperialism? The American Imperialism movement began in the late 1800’s. this was the time in

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    in American history saw the leadership of numerous presidents‚ each contributing in many ways to the shaping of the nation. However‚ among these presidents‚ James Buchanan stands out as the worst due to his failure to address the increasing sectional tensions that led to the Civil War. His poor leadership and inability to unite a divided nation further increased the country’s troubles. Buchanan’s presidency‚ which lasted from 1857 to 1861‚ is often criticized for its numerous policy failures and

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    room with adults‚ teenagers and children in it. They are starving‚ they are cold‚ they are afraid and it seems that nobody wants to help them. This situation with refugees reminds us the situation with immigrants in America in the end of nineteenth century. Thinking about

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    In 19th Century London‚ during the time of the Industrial Revolution‚ the influx of people and increase of crime warranted a change in policing.  Sir Robert Peel‚ British Home Secretary‚ encouraged Parliament to pass the Metropolitan Police Act.  The purpose of this act was to reorganize and improve London’s police force (Anderson‚ 2001). Peel’s reforms set the foundation for law enforcement as we know it today.  The twelve fundamental principles established by Peel for the organization of law enforcement

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    because of the industrialization‚ which also created the New Money‚ the middle class and working class. Both are ambitious and want to play a part in politics. This eventually causes political instability. Nationalism also becomes a major theme‚ first emerged during the French Revolution. Why does Germany unify so late as a country? “Sonderweg” – special path (german) basically states that Germany deviated from other states‚ keeping the aristocracy dominant. This is thought to be deterministic

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    living conditions and the pollution of water that caused lots of diseases. So action had to be taken to fight against this epidemic. major cities like Chicago built the first major sewage system in the united states‚ and that was just the beginning since many U.S. cities followed Chicago’s lead.

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    controversy. The topic of slavery was on the tongue of just about every American in the north or the south. This topic really flew off the handle when just about every country in North America and Europe had abolished slavery from their practices. While all these various first-world countries were far beyond the idea of one man owning another the United States was still bickering about it. Both the north and the south had vastly different argument on the topic of slavery‚ that eventually led to an all-out

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    During the sixteenth-century in the English Colonies‚ in this time there was a process where the people that owned some of these colonies were going through a time where immigrants were migrating to the new world. Forty-five thousand Puritans left England between 1620 and 1640 and created religious societies in another part of the world also known as the New World. The English people wanted their colonist to learn more about God and his most holy and wise providence‚ the people wanted to have religious

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