War. Although nobody really had a reason for fighting‚ everyone was excited and proud to fight and win for their country. Europe consisted of mostly aggressive‚ imperialistic countries who all had the same idea of a war that would only last a couple months‚ but this is a war that wound up lasting a total of four years. Because this was a European War‚ America did not intervene until three years into the war. Although the fighting was taking place in Europe‚ most Americans felt very involved. America
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Modernism was the art movement that departed from classical and traditional forms and altered the perception and the aesthetics of art (Gay‚ 2008‚ pg. 3). Expressionism is one of various modernist styles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century that affected numerous art forms including paintings and film. The social environment surrounding expressionism was very significant as the expressionist style aimed to convey subjective emotions as a response to the conditions of the modern period
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A sample of men’s clothing from Mindanao during the late 19th century or early 20th century. The clothing style and fashion sense of the Filipinos in the modern-day era has been influenced by their native ancestors‚ the Spaniards (the Philippines was a colony of the Spanish Empire for around 300 years)‚ the Americans (the Philippines was a territory of the United States for about 50 years)‚ and even the Japanese (Japanese soldiers occupied the Philippines during World War II)‚ as evidenced
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advances and the degree of its commitment to modernisation * A major catalyst for challenge and change to the old political‚ social‚ economic and cultural order of the 20th century. Because: encouraged urbanisation- the move from country to town * Urbanisation * Spread of disease became a major problem * Where your house was located reflected social classes * Social change * Change in women’s traditional roles * Women everywhere were second class citizens- no matter wealth
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Towards the end of the 19th century and early 20th century‚ Chicago was one of the most desirable cities for immigration. It had railway access and ports and its slaughterhouse and industrial business provided for unskilled workers. Most immigration to Chicago started in or near the 1830s to 1850s. In the 1840s‚ large amounts of Irish immigrants came to Chicago because of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland. Large numbers of Germans‚ Irish‚ Swedes‚ Norwegians‚ Canadians‚ Czechs‚ Poles‚ Greeks‚ and
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6. What were the major social problems facing the United States in the late nineteenth century? Explain to what extent the federal government attempted to address those problems. During the late nineteenth century‚ the United States was experiencing a lot of changes that soon would turn into problems. Immigration was being a big problem at the time as well as urbanization. The lack of jobs produced crime‚ poverty and housing were other big problems that the United states was facing at the time
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Science and technology affects us all in key positions that can determine the course of events in our lives and can also shape the consciousness of a generation. Science has interwoven with our lives up to such an extent that it influences the routine workings of our everyday lives. Technology such as “robots” is where we apply our scientific knowledge to achieve the goals of our interests. It is we who influences the technologies we create ourselves for our own purposes and good particularly‚ bring
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How Does Music Affect Our Lives: The Connection between Communication and Music Music is present throughout our lives‚ from the moment we wake up and hear that song that starts our day off‚ to that song that reminds us of that relationship we once had with that special someone‚ or a song that a city uses as its anthem for it’s sports team or a song that a country listens to‚ that helps comfort them in a time of tragedy and loss. Music helps us communicate and relate to things when we can not
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Name: Lecturer: Course: Date: US domestic issues and the world (late 19th-early 20th century) Introduction America has a very rich history when it comes to domestic policies‚ socioeconomic conditions and culture. The domestic policies‚ socioeconomics conditions and culture affect all aspect of American peoples’ lives. They shape and define the people identity. However‚ as world progressed these factors of life began to change taking the modernity culture and some of them began taking different aspects
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Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries Introduction During the 19th and 20th century‚ Europe witnessed its so-called demographic transition‚ with a fall in birth rates and an even greater fall in mortality rates‚ which led to a rapid increase in the population. The demographic transition was essentially a result of a decrease in chronic infectious diseases like tuberculosis‚ syphilis‚ diphtheria‚ measles‚ dysentery‚ and typhoid fever. The wage dispersion evidence suggests that the middle of
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