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    In the early 1900s clothes were a status symbol. Fashion was more important than comfort. Fashionable ladies enjoyed the grand occasions surrounding the federation of Australian colonies‚ and later the openings of new federal parliament‚ in Melbourne where royalty was going to be in attendance. Society matrons were lucky that the extravagant magnificent dresses of the Edwardian era coincided with Australians own premier events. Women liked to have a pinched waist‚ a big bust with no cleavage showing

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    Industrial revolution powered by child slaves? W hen the industrial first came to Britain and the United States‚ there was a high demand on labour. Many people migrated from rural country side to the newly industrialized cities to find work. However‚ things didn’t turn out as bright as they did. To survive in the lowest level of poverty‚ all the members in the family go to work. This led to high rise of child labour in factories. Children were not treated well‚ overworked and underpaid for a long

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    tension between America and Britain. The tension between the British and Americans had existed since the declaration of independence on 4 July 1776. Over the next few decades the tension between the two nations had become worse. The reasons for this were mainly due to the way in which Britain treated America during the Napoleonic War (1779 – 1815); the introduction of the Order for Council; the Non-Intercourse Act; Macon’s Bill no. 2 and Britain’s interference in the war in which America was fighting

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    My Name... Period 02 April 15‚ 2013 Changes and Continuities During 1700 C.E to 1900 C.E From the time period of 1700 C.E to 1900 C.E there were long distance migrations happening around the world. Nevertheless‚ a continuity was missionary activity throughout America and China‚ while some changes in long distance migration from that time period occurred as European‚ African‚ and Chinese laborers were sent to the Americas‚ Long distance migrations were also established through missionary activity

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    These storms ruined land‚ buried roads‚ ruined car engines‚ gave people dust pneumonia‚ and sometimes killed people. People who could get out of the south west packet up and moved. Some more less unfortunate families couldn’t move and had to stay. In 1900-1930 families started buying land and moving to the plains. They would farm cash crops on the land but it was very hard work. The country was already in a depression and also the stock market crash. Their plants failed 5 years in a row. With no income

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    Life of Workers in the Industrial Revolution During the Industrial Revolution in Europe many things had changed in technology‚ such as the creation of machines. The Industrial Revolution caused people to make new machines such as the cotton gin and steam engine. With machines being made it also changed the lives of people‚ workers. Workers in Europe faced many obstacles such as their new lifestyle‚ horrible working conditions‚ and getting replaced by machines. There were some benefits for workers;

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    The early Industrial Revolution had begun in textile production‚ hence women and their labor were deeply involved from the start. At first‚ when spinning was moved into factories and involved large machines‚ men often displaced women. Later unmarried women‚ mostly in the 1820’s‚ became employed in factories‚ where they constituted the majority of workers. Their new jobs‚ however‚ demanded fewer skills tan those they had previously exercised in the home production of textiles. There was thus a certain

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    {Opinion- The industrial revolution era was very unbearable for people to live and work causing many people to contract diseases and live in instantiated areas.} According to the author of the Modern World Textbook of Industrial Revolution by Vern Cleary‚ it extensively reviews the disasters of the industrial revolution that had gripped everyone in the working class. It goes on that the core of this eras problems was how difficult it was to provide food and clothing for your family. This evidence

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    In the Industrial Revolution many children suffered. The parents sold their children to the factories. Many children would get sick because they didn’t have any kind of medication. Children will only live up to a young age because of the bad conditions in the factories. Also because of how they were living. Children at young ages will start working. During the industrial Revolution children had terrible living conditions‚ they worked many hours‚ and they had terrible health conditions. The

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    FACTORS RELATING TO THE GROWTH OF 19TH IMPERIALISM: Economic: triumph of modern industrial societies over traditional‚ pre-industrial societies. Colonies used for raw materials and markets for manufactured goods. Technological: railway‚ telegraph‚ and steamship. Better than traditional means. Machine gun over spear; modern medicine over witch doctor. Political: close government involvement with overseas business interests. Economic competition then became political competition. Strategic:

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