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    Throughout all of the 19th century‚ European countries were scrambling to obtain more power than each other by taking land‚ especially from Africa and Southeast Asia. These two areas were geographically the most convenient for Europe‚ as well as having incredible amounts of raw materials‚ resources‚ and territory. Assets unavailable in Europe were plentiful in these areas‚ which interested Europeans in the profitable trading opportunities that these supplies presented themselves with. This expansion

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    revolution:19th-20th centuries Throughout history‚ the medical innovations made have changed how we did and saw things when it came to our medical needs. In the hundreds of years‚ people have discovered many details vital to our survival and maintaining a healthy and knowledgeable lifestyle. The medical revolution was different depending on where you lived and the resources available. In the 19th century the “medical developments” were a “continuation from the the 18th century (Lyons‚ S.

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    The rapid expansion of physical mediumship phenomena transpired during the 19th Century‚ heightened people’s appetite for spiritualism. During the 19th century physical mediums developed due to the many years of dedication to the divine spirit‚ contributing to the enhanced understanding of spirit communication. Their beliefs at that time what were they; why did they develop in this fashion? The manifestation of spirit‚ being physical mediumship‚ what we perceive we can believe‚ giving the highest

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    development of the transport industry in the 19th century. These travel documents were required for the successful running of this particular industry as everything must be tracked and timed from the timetables to the tickets. Things in Europe were picking up and industries previously made to aid easier living like factories for medicine were inspiration for the production of new items for the greater public and also increases in economy. Many of this centuries new commercially demanded products were

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    In the 19th Century‚ European society underwent great changes due to industrialization. Manufacturing readily developed and began to take over the traditional economic activities of European countries‚ agriculture. This caused many European communities economic production to shift from homes and small shops‚ this in turn led to the creation of many new factories. Due to this major transformation from "agricultural societies" to modern "industrial societies" much of the European populace relocated

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    Why did criminal activity continue to rise even though they knew that the punishments were so harsh? Was poverty the cause of crime to increase during the 19th century or was alcohol the reason why the crime activity increased. This paper will be talking about the punishments being humane or inhumane‚ was poverty the cause of the increase in criminal activity‚ or was it alcoholism that caused the criminal activity to increase. Education also influences criminal activity such as making it decrease

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    occured from 1870 onwards. European countries were the biggest imperialist during 19th century‚ their policy of extending their state over other territories were mass in area. Conquering from Africa to Asia. Here are some facts: in the 1875 10% of Africa was ruled by european countries and by 1895 90% of Africa was ruled by europeans. There are several important causes of new imperialism in the late 19th Century. Such as economical and political causes and social cause. Politics is one of the

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    Question #2 pg. 25 The working conditions for women in the late 19th century were exhausting‚ unjust and unacceptable. The working conditions varied depending on the position that each woman held. The managers of these factories expected near perfection from the women in the workplace and they were heavily fined or severely punished for anything they did that the managers did not see fit such as eating‚ talking‚ or singing. The women that worked in the factories during this time period worked

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    In the nineteenth century great advances were made toward industrializing america‚ but american freedoms were sacrificed in the process. Going into the twentieth century many changes were made to change the cultural norms of the previous century. The labor and women’s movement challenged the nineteenth centuries meaning of american freedom by showing the people that not everyone was being protected and accurately represented in america. The labor movement began because of many different outcomes

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    thirst for new markets. Imperialism in the U.S. was important because of the expansion of their nation. By the 1880’s American leaders believed that they should join the imperialist powers in Europe and establish colonies overseas. Throughout the 19th century America extended their control towards the Pacific Ocean. The manifest destiny fueled the expansion of territory. John L. O’Sullivan said‚ “Our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted

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