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    TITLE Terrorism is nothing new to this world‚ but in the twentieth century‚ a new and more potentially dangerous form of terrorism was introduced‚ bioterrorism. This is the act of terrorism by biologically altering and releasing a disease into the world‚ causing mass panic and possibly death among people. Not many people in this world know how easily a biological disease can be released into a population of people. Informing the public but mainly public officials could help prevent a bioterrorist

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    The eighteen through twentieth century political events have had positive and negative effects on global history. The Rise of Nazi in Germany and The Rise of Totalitarianism in Russia have had different impacts throughout the world. Also the historical circumstances leading up to these two events are different in many ways. After World War 1‚ the Weimar government in Germany faced many problems as people looked for someone to blame for their defeat in the war. Extremists on the far left and on the

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    The second half of the nineteenth century was the most significant period for modernization and urban revolution of the United States. Parallel with the growth of the factories‚ mines and fields‚ grew also the cities‚ attributed as ’’great’’ ones. In a single period of 50 years‚ between 1860 and 1910‚ the population multiplied more than 7 times‚ expanding itself from 6 to 44 million. The rural influence and importance began to fade‚ comfirmed by the fact that by 1920‚ the majority of Americans would

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    Once the late 19th century and early 20th century came around many changes had come in the sense of equality and civil rights. Women gained the rights to vote and legal slavery had come to an end. The industrial revolution caused the economy to soar. People had greater freedom‚ jobs were available and overall the citizens of the United States of America were prospering. During this time what’s known as the Third Great Awakening occurred. While the country was at its best‚ many new religious denominations

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    19th Century England

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    19th Century England During the 19th Century‚ England was transformed by the industrial revolution. It was also a period of social and political unrest. Levels of sanitation were improved‚ as was the quality of housing. During this period‚ living standards were raised and it was a relatively peaceful period. It was a period of prosperity and expansion for the British Empire‚ but it also saw the decline of England’s power. England was the first nation to industrialise. It had a dense population

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    gypsum was used to help build pyramids. Fast forward a few centuries to the 18th century‚ the chemical properties were defined‚ by a chemist named Lavoisier. As the world began exploring during the 18th century‚ large deposits of gypsum were found near Paris‚ France. The French began to use gypsum as building materials as well as decorative material by dehydrating gypsum. Dehydrating gypsum helped to chemically alter water filled‚ naturally occurring gypsum. Across the years as gypsum was studied

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    successful that many are still in operation today. The settlement movement began in the 1880s in both England the United States. This time period was where settlement houses got their momentum. The goal of the settlement movement was to bring the rich and poor of society together‚ in

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    International Relations: At the beginning of twentieth century‚ international relations around the world were poisoned by tensions emanating from several sources. New levels of nationalistic pride spilled over into international affairs‚ heightening existing fears and hostilities inherited from past. Imperialist competition for the control of territories around the world added more fuel to the fire‚ driving nations to search for security in arms races‚ alliances‚ and plans of war. Imperialism:

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    Economics is a very important to society‚ even today. Society needs money and an economic turnover in order to function. Partaking in the economics‚ women in the 19th century took up various jobs in order to help support their families‚ a well talked about job that will be focused on in this essay is prostitution. Henry Mayhew‚ echoing the understanding of the time‚ stated “Literally every woman who yields to her passions and loses her virtue is a prostitute‚ but many draw a distinction between those

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    toward a person based solely on their social standing. Discrimination is negative actions or behavior addressed towards a certain group of people according to their gender‚ the color of skin‚ social class‚ etc. In the late 19th century following on the heels of the "age of enlightenment" and entering the "Industrial Revolution" in France Alexander Comte believed that using the techniques of science‚ could be applied to the study of society. Thus entered the sociology into

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