Clothing Later Victorian (1870-1890) After the death of her husband in 1861‚ Victoria went into seclusion‚ and though still deeply respected as sovereign of a great empire‚ she ceased to influence fashion as directly. The somber colors that came into fashion are attributed to the fact that the British Court remained in mourning. Black became a popular fashion color in this period‚ not only worn for mourning. However dress forms changed significantly. After decades of full skirts‚ a new silhouette
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argues‚ there was a need for a regeneration of the French economy in order to ease France’s debt and prevent sections of society from being alienated from the monarchy . However‚ it was the short-term economic factors that sparked revolution. The Agrarian Crisis of 1788-1789 led to the deregulation of the grain market by Turgot‚ Louis XVI’s
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Russia possible essay questions: Collapse Reform and reaction‚ 1855–1881 Why did Alexander II order the emancipation of the serfs in 1861? (12 marks) Crimean War defeat His own beliefs Political considerations Why did defeat in the Crimean War lead to reform under Alexander II? (12 marks) Inadequate army training suggested Russia was not an “elite state” Social unrest caused by the defeat Pressure from intellectuals Explain why Alexander II introduced further reforms following the Emancipation
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decline in Europe. Using both political and economic examples from the period 1945 to 2000‚ evaluate the validity of this interpretation. Compare and contrast the foreign policy goals and achievements of Metternich (1815-1848) and Bismarck (1862-1890). Analyze the
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1700s- All 3 Muslim empires were in decline Central gov’t lost control over powerful groups: Landowning nobles Military elites Urban craft guilds Widespread corruption Muslim scholars & religious leaders Allied with the state Helped stir discontent against gov’t Faced threats from Western imperialists Rise of Muslim Reform Movements 1700s-1800s in Africa & Asia Stressed religious piety Emphasized strict rules of behavior Usman dan Fodio- reforms of Muslim practices in northern Africa
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Period:3/us history February 26‚ 2013 How did westward expansion transform the nation? In the early 1800’s‚ Americans pushed steadily westward‚ moving even beyond the territory of the United States. They traveled by canoe and flatboat‚ on horseback‚ and by wagon train. Some even walked much of the way. American merchant John Jacob Astor created one of the largest fur businesses‚ the American Fur Company. His company bought skins from western mountain men. These adventurers were some
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characteristics‚ ranging from memory to capacity for happiness‚ are localized in specific regions of the brain. (See Figure 1.1). The more capacities& traits a person had‚ the larger the corresponding bumps on skull. * Paul Broca‚ surgeon (1824 – 1880) * Damage to specific part of brain impaired specific mental function‚ clearly demonstrating that brain& mind are closely linked. * “Mind is grounded in material processes of brain.” * From physiology to psychology: a new science is
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Scientific management is a theory of management that began with Frederick Winslow Taylor in the 1880s and 1890s his theory examined and manufactured workflows. His main theory’s objective was improving economic efficiency‚ especially labour productivity. It was one of the earliest attempts to apply science to the engineering of processes and to management. Its peak of influence that came not too many years after he put forward his theory was still dominant but had begun an era of competition with
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sectors. By the turn of the century those laws were called the Jim Crow laws‚ both north and south. Between the 1880s and the 1960s the laws expanded. Jim Crow‚ within the context of this unit‚ refers to the official discrimination against or segregation of African Americans. Jim Crow legislation was officially instituted by the southern states when racial attitudes hardened in the 1890’s‚ shortly
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based on the style and how different the paintings were from each other. I was amazed to find that the two paintings actually have only 10 years between their creations. Monet painted The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil in the year 1880‚ while Peto painted The Old Violin in 1890. It is amazing how two very different paintings came from almost the exact same period of time. The paintings each hold an intense level of perspective. Even from the first glance‚ each piece of art captivates the viewer and holds
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