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    survey of this course the literature studied has given insights to the lives Americans lived in the 19th century. The course allowed for observations of regions all across America and amongst all social classes. Throughout all regions and social classes one subgroup remained in a state of oppression‚ held at a level beneath their counterpart‚ women. The roles of women during the 19th century were extremely limited compared to the vast opportunities provided to women today. This time period was

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    The American Woman of the Early Nineteenth Century Perceptions of Women in the 19th Century During the early 1800s‚ Americans generally believed that there was a definite difference in character between the sexes -- man was active‚ dominant‚ assertive‚ and materialistic‚ while woman was religious‚ modest‚ passive‚ submissive‚ and domestic. As a result‚ there developed an ideal of American womanhood‚ or a "cult of true womanhood" as denoted by historian Barbara Welter. This cult‚ evident in women’s

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    country. The main reasons behind imperialism are nationalism‚ culture‚ and resources. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries‚ imperialism was growing in Africa. The main countries involved in the imperialism in Africa were the German‚ French‚ Great Britain. Nationalism is another way of saying national pride. Europeans had great power and pride and wanted to show just how powerful they were by gaining parts of Africa. On John Ruskin’s lecture at Oxford University‚ he claimed “Make your country

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    Romanticism in English literature of the Beginning of the 19th Century (The Age of Romanticism) Britain became a large trading empire. The cities grew fast. London remained the largest one. In the 19th century Britain was at its height and self confidence. It was called the "workshop" of the world. The rich feared the poor both in the countryside and in the fast-growing towns. Nevertheless the great emphasis was made on the individual based on interdependence of Man and Nature.

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    During the last centurieswomen were inferior to men‚ but things have changed and evolved‚ also women have changed through the time. The feminist movement and the women’s revolution started in the last 19th century because of the social justice and they did not like to be considered as the second citizen. They lived with the domestic sphere and have no role outside the home. From this picture‚ the true woman was socially considered as a scared character in the society‚ and she was the angel of the

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    19th century: period of growing consciousness‚ restlessness which promulgated the formation of two major movements  Propaganda Movement (failed)  Revolutionary Movement (replaces the PM) Leaders:  Jose Rizal  Marcelo H. Del Pilar  Lopez Jaena Members:  Pedro Paterno  Ponce  Panganiban  Antonio Luna *They worked for the Philippines’ assimilation as a Spanish province and equal treatment of the Filipinos as for the Spaniards *Writings in this period cannot be called literature

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    Historical Developments for Women in the 19th Century Bert Jackson HIS 204 March 05‚ 2012 Tim Johnston Historical Developments for Women in the 19th Century American women today are afforded many rights. They are thought of as equal to their male counterparts. This hasn’t always been the case. Women had to fight for the rights that are often taken for granted. In the 19th century‚ America experienced changes that expanded the role of women. Women were needed to help carve out

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    Afro-American population of the south during the late 19th century‚ mainly towards Afro-Americans men‚ to maintain white supremacy in the south. The gender norms of the south were that white women married white men. There was a law that prohibited interracial marriage. The law even prohibited intimate interracial relations. Gender ideology of the time was still Victorian‚ women would stay at home and men would provide for their families. The role of the women was to take care of home and be the moral compass

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    1. What was the goal of Ottoman (and Egyptian) reforms of 18/19th century‚ who drove them and with what result? In Ottoman Empire the goal was to at first modernize military in order to sustain the Empire and it’s old order. Most radical reforms during the late 18th and early 19th century were introduced by Sultan Selim III‚ he intensified the military reforms which were introduced by his predecessors in the 18th century. The model for these reforms were European armies‚ Selim III wanted to reorganize

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    The nineteenth century Chinese women’s life. According to (factsanddetails)‚in the twentieth century‚ many women from China faced many difficulties‚ but the main reason was how horribly the women were treated by men. In those times‚ men were more powerful than women in society. Even today‚ women in many countries do not have many rights. Most of the men think of women as slaves‚ and nothing more. Chinese women were treated badly before married life‚ as well after they were married. Even though their

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