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    During the late 19th century‚ Great Britain was one of the leading nations in the world. Their advancement in technology made them one of the leading powers in the world and the reason is that the Industrial Revolution began in England. The Industrial Revolution began in England because the textile industry started up and became very popular. The textile industry was so popular because they produced clothing and their most popular item was cotton. More people were willing to buy textile goods so

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    history‚ in my opinion‚ were made during the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution‚ the lifestyle of society changed‚ some effects were positive‚ while some were negative. During this time‚ due to scientific advances‚ improvements were made in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ transportation and urbanization. At the beginning of 1750‚ revolutionary changes started to occur‚ completely altering the lifestyle of many people in Britain. The main factor that led to this sudden change

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    The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the late 1700s and is defined as the movement to powered machinery. Before‚ work was done by hand‚ but five key factors changed everything. The agricultural movement increased the food supply and decreased the labor and cost of food. This led to the population boom essential for the Enclosure Movement. The Enclosure Acts allowed the rich to fence off estates‚ which forced the growing population into cities‚ creating a large labor force. Great Britain

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    In the 1780’s one of the most world-changing revolutions occurred in Great Britain. The Industrial Revolution was extremely important in bringing today’s technology to the modern world. This innovation delivered current machinery‚ factories and cheaper goods throughout the globe. However‚ factory conditions were deadly‚ many owners used child labor and tenants spread disease that killed millions. This made the Industrial Revolution overall a poor thing for human life. Tenants‚ where factory workers

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    Despite the argument that in the beginning of the 1900s‚ Canada’s immigration policy was the most unrestrictive one‚ compared to those of other nations‚ from a history student’s point of view in 2007‚ the "Open Door Policy" seems to have been quite selective about who it allowed entry into Canada. The fundamental factor that made the Canadian immigration policy a major hindrance to many types of people who wanted to emigrate was the prejudice with which the Canadians developed many beliefs. One

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    of a nation over a foreign country‚ usually in material gain. In the late 1800’s and early 1900s‚ the United States went through an era of imperialism. At the time‚ the US was quite powerful‚ but was looking to continue to spread their territory‚ make themselves even stronger‚ and have multiple trade routes to have all the resources they needed and wanted. There were three major policies that the US used during this era. One policy is the Big Stick Diplomacy. The president at the time was

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    Aboriginal people have had to suffer through many different experiences and social determinants over the years‚ one of them being Residential schools‚ which has added to many other issues and arising problems. Starting early 1800-1900s‚ kids were taken from their families and forced to attend these schools. There were a variety of the schools across Canada. The schools were government funded‚ and run through churches‚ where priests and nuns taught; some of the teachers were hardly educated themselves

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    During the period between 1450-1750‚ Western Europe has gone through various religious upheavals and drastic changes. Some of these changes have led to conflict‚ often bloody‚ and subsequently shifts of power within the West. In contrast‚ some of these changes have also led to the technological advancement of the West and the eventual world dominance of Western Europeans in economics‚ politics‚ and innovation. These revolutionary changes and eras include the Renaissance‚ Protestant Reformation‚ the

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    The civil rights movement was a popular movement in the 1900s that’s goal was to acquire equal access to opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship for African Americans. The movement goes back to in the 19th century and it was really raised to attention in the 1950s and 1960s. A few people who played a big part in this movement were‚ but not limited to‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ JFK‚ Lyndon B. Johnson‚ Malcolm X‚ Bob Moses‚ James Chaney‚ and George C. Wallace. These people

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    control? P 594 a. state legislatures is who they began to work with 2. What did the systematic disenfranchisement of African American voters result in? p 596 b. Stripped black communities of any political power 3. Why did Southern Progressives support the disfranchisement and segregation of African Americans? P 596 c.

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