During the 19th and early 20th century‚ western Europe was the dominant force in the world. Western influence spread like a wildfire‚ filled with ideas of industrialization‚ western cultures‚ practices‚ and political structures‚ and brilliant technology. Merchants‚ diplomats‚ and many others travelled around the world to share their influence and knowledge. The West’s neighbors‚ Russia and China‚ and also Japan soon felt the presence of the West trickling further into their countries than it previously
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In the 19th century‚ many changes of art took place. It started with a new "realism" approach‚ where artists did no longer want to paint what they were told to paint. The things that they previously had to paint were religious‚ Greek‚ or aristocratic. They were many art students that had the desire to step out of the box and paint "real life"‚ or the lives of regular people. This was a stark difference and shocking to people as all of the sudden their servants were depicted working hard in the fields
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In the 19th century‚ America had a basic economy and small industry. It was also a new country‚ with few customs and traditions. It had not had time to acquire any‚ because it was still so new. America has grown a lot since then‚ and a lot of the steps we have taken to get to today’s bustling economy and immense industry took place in the nineteenth century. Commerce and industry contributed to America’s nineteenth century identity because it provided the framework for a larger economy in the
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For example‚ today it seems that everywhere we turn‚ there is another news story about the struggle for gay and lesbian rights‚ whether it’s about tax equality‚ military service‚ or the right to marry. 150 years ago‚ it was an even larger portion of the population’s turn: women. Throughout the 19th century and into the 20th‚ women fought for equal rights under the law and most importantly the right to vote. During the 19th century‚ the Industrial Revolution transformed life in Britain and in other
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Diary‚ and Letters from a Marriage‚ is a look into the lives of Henry and Mary Lee. They were a well off family living in Boston in early 19th century. The selections written by Mary and Henry‚ give a glimpse of their marriage and lives through a reverse of wealth‚ a loss of a child and time spent apart while Henry goes to India to regain their wealth. Henry’s trip is extended because of the war of 1812‚ and we can see Mary’s attitude change of the distant relationship and her roles as a wife. Throughout
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Nationalism was a very successful political force in the early 19th century. It unified the nation through a common sense of patriotism and identity. America began to form its own identity since it had been an official nation for over a century. Many factors contributed to this growing sense of nationalism.. In addition‚ America had already won several wars‚ such as the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of New Orleans‚ and its military was gradually becoming stronger. As a result‚ many Americans
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Both the Black Rights Movement and the Women Rights Movement in America have their roots embedded in the 1800s Abolitionist organizations meaning they had collective members‚ methods‚ and goals. Despite having numerous similarity points‚ the two movements would become fierce rivals in the later stages of the second half of the nineteenth century. This is because throughout the Reconstruction era or rather the Civil War and Antebellum years‚ the two movements cultivated different objectives and methods
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Nineteenth-century Brown University president Francis Wayland has been celebrated for his contribution to antislavery arguments on the basis of the Bible. His arguments amount to a “signal moment in American moral history” (Noll 2006) because‚ more than simply providing a biblical articulation of the injustice of the slave racial regime‚ they entailed a practical method for its gradual‚ civil‚ and nonviolent abolition (Marsden 1996). Taking Francis Wayland’s arguments as a historical case study‚
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Utilitarianism was a movement that took off during the enlightenment at the end of the 18th century and through the beginning of the 19th century. The fact that this took off at the same time as the enlightenment is no coincidence‚ as that was when the general public began to lose trust in the church. Utilitarianism is the belief that the most correct action is always what serves the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This was revolutionary in its time because it goes against the major
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was the Monroe Doctrine‚ asserting the limits of any further European colonization. In the early 19th century‚ the fallout of the Napoleonic Wars left European powers in disarray. With a power vacuum created‚ Spain and Portugal focused on reclaiming their former colonies in North America. Simultaneously‚ fueled by Enlightenment ideals and disaffection for colonial rule‚ Latin America was inspired by a movement of independence. The Monroe Doctrine established the United States as a powerful force in
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