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    The Impact of Multiculturalism on Western Societies Since the 19th Century Since the beginning of the 19th century the topic of multiculturalism has raised many issues in our society. Migration tendencies‚ the growing number of minorities‚ support groups for refugees and immigrants‚ and an increase in knowledge of human rights‚ have split our governments and our nations. Media outlets are constantly turning out stories on boat people‚ multiculturalism‚ cultural pluralism‚ Islam‚ terrorists attacks

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    Imperialism 19th Century

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    The Confrontation of Western Civilization Rhonda Kleintank   Abstract   The provided quote by itself sounds as though the writer had some kind of stake or history in relation to these lost western traditions or practices. You can tell the writer comes from the Western civilization when speaking about this cultures centeredness. This quote almost sounds like a longing for the lost cultural practices‚ political leadership‚ and social systems. From reading this particular quote you can tell that

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    19th Century Urbanization

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    Travelling and transporting goods were very inconvenient before railroads were built in 19th-century. According to Stephen Slavin‚ “Before railroads‚ shipping a ton of goods 400 miles could easily quadruple the price. But by rail‚ the same ton of goods could be shipped in a fraction of the time and one-twentieth of the cost.”1. These made the economies of the American West bad and difficult to improve. John Steele Gordon describes it as: “there really was no "American economy." Instead there was

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    The 19th and the 20th century were the time periods that all kinds of theological ideas‚ social movements‚ humanity explorations and wars exploded at the same time. In the nineteenth century‚ either the Roman Catholic Churches or the Protestant Churches sacrificed great human resources and wealth on sending missionaries to countries such as Korea and China. The church interacted with the world from a self-centered way. More than one century’s global mission‚ the church used the old mind to face the

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    19th Century Advancements

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    in the 19th century which was an era of great changes on evolution. Most importantly the 19th century was a time of development in fields on mathematics‚ physics‚ chemistry and biology that lay the ground work for the technological advances of the 20th century. The 19th century also brought the era of industrialization. Which started in Great Britain and later distributed around the world. In this essay I will explain the advancement in science‚ technology and commercial culture that the 19th century

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    19th Century Immigration

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    After the first European settlers and before the 19th Century was there mostly slaves who arrived to America‚ and that was not voluntarily. Subsequently of the win of independence in America came a lot of immigrants from countries where the conditions were bad for a hope of better life and opportunities in America. After a long‚ dangerous and exhausting journey over the Atlantic Ocean was the sight of the Statue of Liberty in the distance a symbol for hope‚ happiness and holiness for immigrants

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    Japan Invaded China

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    Japan invaded China in 1937‚ starting the second Sino-Japanese war. he Japanese methodically moved south‚ seizing control of most of eastern China and all of the major ports by the time war broke out in Europe. The Japanese moved up rivers and railroad lines into the interior of China. Resistance to the Japanese fell primarily on the Kuomintang because the Communists were in the remote areas of northwestern China. Also neither Chiang or Mao wanted to weaken their forced by fighting pitched battles

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    For Europe the 19th century was a rise of industrialism‚ it brought about new technology and transportation that led to a shift towards industry. Industrialization and increased urbanization lead to changes in social classes. Although industrialization was exciting‚ there were environmental‚ social‚ economic‚ and cultural consequences. The western part of the world was able to industrialize first due to the growth of commerce. The growth of commerce had people making more goods and selling them

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    Goff Dunnavant Per. 4 APWH 3-8-12 Japan / china response towards western penetration Although China and japan are similar when it comes to cultural independence‚ japan however‚ was interested in technological advancements influenced by the westerners causing interaction‚ while china stayed isolated causing a power shift‚ meaning Europeans were able to gain power and control over most of Asia and Africa during the nineteenth century. For 250 years‚ japan stayed isolated and independent without

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    19th Century Industrialization Nineteenth Century Industrialization During the second half of the nineteenth century‚ the United States experienced an urban revolution unparalleled in world history up to that point in time. As factories‚ mines‚ and mills sprouted out across the map‚ cities grew up around them. The late nineteenth century‚ declared an economist in 1889‚ was "not only the age of cities‚ but the age of great cities." Between 1860 and 1910‚ the urban population grew from 6 million

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