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    Industrial Revolution

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    three-dimensional space will revolu- tionise the process of production‚ according to Neil Gershenfeld‚ Head of the Centre for Bits and Atoms at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): “3D printing technology will not only re- define the balance of power in industrial manu- facturing‚ but also shock the economic world as a whole.” On one hand‚ objects can be produced easily and with yet unused materials (e.g. Enrico Dini‘s house)‚ which also promotes a simplified distribution into the markets. Corporations thus

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    for changes. Reform was needed in society‚ politics‚ and economics. The problems of overcrowding in cities‚ corruption in government‚ as well as unsafe and indifferent working conditions all needed to be addressed. A wide variety of people advocated for major reforms that would make the United States more democratic‚ but Progressive Reformers differed on their goals‚ as well as their methods. This lack of an ability to speak with one voice hindered the progress with which reform took place.

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    nPrison Reform Movement Messiah‚ Katherine‚ Ezequiel‚ Nancy and Christopher Prison Reform- The attempt to improve conditions inside prison aiming at a more effective penal system Prisons have only been used as the primary punishment for criminal acts in the last couple of centuries. Far more common earlier were various types of corporal punishment‚ public humiliation‚ penal bondage‚ and banishment for more severe offences‚ as well as capital punishment. United States- In colonial America‚ punishments

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    Second US Industrial Revolution‚ 1870 -1910 Darris Adkins Abstract In this brief paper‚ a description of two developments of industrialization that positively affected the United States and two developments that negatively affected the United States will be discussed. An analysis of whether or not industrialization was generally beneficial or detrimental to the lives of Americans and the history of the United States will be outlined. Second US Industrial Revolution‚ 1870 -1910 In this brief

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    DBQ Reform movements relating to temperance‚ abolition‚ and women’s rights ‚ etc. were put into operation during the time period of 1825-1850. The instability of America caused democratic leaders to change America and transform it to accommodate democratic ideals. Numerous utopian societies such as brook farm‚ the shakers‚ and the Oneida community accepted the fact that men and women were able to live equally and peacefully. Unfortunately‚ these utopian societies eventually failed to

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    Reform Movements and the Expansion of Democratic Ideals The years between 1825 and 1850 marked the reform movement era that spread democratic ideals the country was founded on. Throughout the fights for equal rights‚ freedom of religion‚ and institutional improvements‚ citizens leaned more towards having a democratically governed country. This era was the time when everyone fought for the same rights white men had. Colonial women‚ who were expected to endure their husband’s abuse and alcoholism

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    Reform Movements When the United States was founded‚ neither women nor African Americans had civil rights. This all began to change in 1800’s when people began to fight for equality. The Women’s Rights Movement and the Abolitionist Movement‚ although different in leadership and protest‚ were similar in their motivation and spread of ideas. One key differentiation between the fight for women’s rights and for African Americans rights is the methods of protest and gathering. While women held conventions

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    The reform movement has affected many people. The civil right movement has an impact on my life. The civil right movement was run by African America. This movement came together for social discrimination and the drive for civil right. The feminist movement was also revitalized by the civil right campaign. The reform movement would have affected me in many ways. I think highly of my education and I love to work. The African American women did not make gain on education and occupational achievement

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    The statement “Reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals” is a very valid one‚ in regards to the years of and between 1825 and 1850. This statement bears great truth‚ and highlights quite simply the inclusion of egalitarian and suffragist ideologies in many and most reformative movements of this time period. The influence of religion upon reformative groups during the years of 1825-1850 was a major proponent to said groups’ spreading of and high reverence for democratic

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    Women's Reform Movement

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    Women and the Fight for Reform Women in the late 19th century‚ except in the few western states where they could vote‚ were denied much of a role in the governing process. Nonetheless‚ educated the middle-class women saw themselves as a morally uplifting force and went on to be reformers. Jane Addams opened the social settlement of Hull House in 1889. It offered an array of services to help the poor deal with slum housing‚ disease‚ crowding‚ jobless‚ infant mortality‚ and

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