The nineteenth century is an interesting time where immigration‚ a time where people from other countries come to a specific place‚ like America. There are a lot of unique things that benefit the country. Even though other countries brought certain items to many different places‚ these countries shared their culture with America because the individuals that live there wanted to share what they have with others. The Germans‚ Italians‚ and Irish made a difference by making contributions all over the
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JANE ADDAMS Jane Addams is known for Hull House‚ located in Chicago‚ IL. While this isn’t her only contribution to society during her life‚ this is the one contribution that has probably made the biggest impact on society. Jane became interested in social issues when she went on a trip to England with two college friends. She was exposed to the poverty that was all around England’s East End. Also‚ while she was in England‚ her and her friends came across Toynbee Hall‚ which was a settlement house
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GEOGRAPHY INDUSTRIALIZATION DEFINITION The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services. Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production and craftsmen are replaced by assembly lines. Characteristics of industrialization include the use of technological innovation to solve problems as opposed to superstition or dependency upon conditions outside human control
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establishing a powerful world influence‚ and finally developed current territory. Not only that‚ US started looking outside of the nation and the era of imperialism began with the reinforcement of expansionism. The early twentieth-century US exansionism is a continuation of late nineteenth-century expansionism in some aspects. With exploring the newfound land of America‚ the concept of "Manifest Destiny" emerged. "Manifest Destiny‚" is the belief that Americans are given the right to all of the land between
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In this historical study an analysis of the reformation ideology of the urban slum will be defined through the clearing out of the lower classes in New York City’s Five Points Tenements during the late 19th century. The 19th century “slum” was a negative social and economic development that was based on locating immigrant workers in New York City into low-income tenement projects‚ which was an attempt to accommodate the massive influx of low-cost labor from Europe. The Five Points is an important
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APUSH To what extent was late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century United States expansionism a continuation of past United States expansionism and to what extent was it a departure? Throughout the history of the United States‚ America had a desire to expand its boundaries. The United States acquired most of it’s land during the nineteenth and early twentieth century with a brief break during the Civil War and Reconstruction. However‚ the way America went about graining new lands
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had many various factors that made it the most industrialized nation by 1820. It began in the eighteenth century with the dramatic rise in population. With increased population‚ the need for mass food production became paramount. Capital-intensive commercialized farming began to form in England earlier than anywhere else. The new invention of railroads was a catalyst for the industrialization of England. Trains allowed industrials(including coal)‚ garments‚foodstuffs‚ and personnel to be transported
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Throughout the centuries‚ women’s lives have inmensely changed from the way they should behave to how they live their life. Women went from being seen as housewives whose only job was having meals prepared for their husbands and taking care of the children. In the 21st century‚ women are allowed to vote‚ work‚ and speak out for what they believe in. There are two important events‚ where women highly contributed to the success of the United States. In World War One‚ women worked in the armed forces
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Since joining the PAC-12 in 2011‚ the University of Utah has become a virtual juxtaposition between the twentieth century and the modern era. Near ubiquitous construction has spread across campus like wildfire‚ resulting in gleaming new colleges‚ libraries‚ and exercise facilities. Aging relics‚ such as the Behavioral Sciences Tower‚ urgently await demolition. Yet‚ these changes only account for what is physically observable‚ speaking little to a remarkable intellectual transition amongst students
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Women in the Middle East During the Late 19th and Early 20th Century As a result of Western imperialism circa 1900‚ throughout the Middle East things began to change. European writers and tourists flooded into Middle Eastern countries and developed a very exoticized view of the men and particularly women who lived there. Ultimately the general consensus was that Middle Eastern women were oppressed by Middle Eastern men. Through the Western lens this perceived oppression was indicative of the “uncivilized”
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