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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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    some admirable qualities. Although they are not able to achieve the same amounts of success as men in the society; by attaching themselves to a suitable mate allows them to share in the success of the men. In the patriarchal‚ greed-driven society of 1920s portrayed in “The Great Gatsby”‚ the female characters are controlled and possessed by the men; yet‚ as illustrated through Daisy and Myrtle‚ by accepting this inferior position‚ the women are able to manipulate the emotions of men and use their sexuality

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    race and anti-semitism riots and more problems caused by industrialization and Urbanization‚ anti-immigration and pro-white associations were bound to show their face again. Especially with the Red Scare at its height and some terrorist bombing attacks in across the country‚ the KKK had ammunition to join into the fight for only whites in the neighborhood communities‚ the government‚ authority‚ and the country in total.Targeted by KKK in the 1920s were the ’New Immigrants’‚ African Americans‚ Mexicans

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    and services to both individuals and businesses. As such Industrialisation plays a major role in the economic development of underdeveloped countries like India with vast manpower and varied resources. Let us discuss‚ in detail‚ the role of industrialization in the Indian economy. 1. Raising Income: The first important role is that industrial development provide a secure basis for a rapid growth of income. The empirical evidence suggests a close correspondence between the high level of income and

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    Chinese Immigration Every person who lives in America is either an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant. Though we may not consider it‚ it is a fact that everyone here has come from some other place. The majority of immigrants have come to America voluntarily. Seeking a change they envisioned America as country thriving with different opportunities. For the immigrants it was a chance at a better life‚ not only for themselves‚ but for their children. It is estimated that over sixty million

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    IMMIGRATION IN UNITED STATES 1800s Thousands of immigrants were forced to leave their countries of origin in the mid-1800s for different reasons: political‚ war‚ religious persecution‚ unemployment‚ and food shortages. When they learn that in America exists the hope of a new beginning they did not hesitate to take this opportunity. In an unprecedented wave‚ immigrants left their countries and embarked with a suitcase full of dreams without having the slightest suspicion of the battles

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    Industrialization can be expressed as the establishment of industries and new modern techniques that leads to a whole new era for modernisation. Industrialization can also be expressed as the “Industrial Revolution”. The vital industrial revolution in Australia took place in (1750-1914)‚ that was the most fascinating duration and a significant step for modernisation in the history of modern world (Moore‚ 2014). It has so many impacts and was the catalyst for dramatic social variations. This revolution

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    The Weimar Republic faced a lot of problems during the 1920s. Germany had just been defeated in the First World War and the Government that had just come into power had no other choice but to sign the Armistice. The German people was angered by this because they believed that they had been ‘stabbed in the back’ which I will explain later in this essay. There was then a peach group that was formed called The Treaty of Versailles but this Treaty didn’t look favourably on Germany and made German pay

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    The League Of Nations Was A Great Force For Peace In The 1920s In this essay‚ I am going to look at the successes and failures of the League of Nations (LofN) in its struggle for peace throughout the 1920s. The LofN was the ‘brain child’ of American president Woodrow Wilson. The four other main powers (Britain‚ France‚ Japan and Italy) joined along with approximately 60 other countries from around the world. The U.S.A then abandoned its ‘child’ as to social and economic unrest led to a more

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    The impact of industrialization and urbanization in the late 19th and early 20th century on the working class in Canada Submitted By: Elisha Roberton Course: JWU 100Y1Y L0101 Instructor: Cheryl Shook Date: Oct 24‚ 2011 Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century was immensely changed for better and for worse because of the industrial revolution. This revolution‚ fueled by technological advancements that changed everything from manufacturing to transportation

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