In the nineteenth century several nations in Europe‚ notably Britain‚ established liberal oriented governments. Building on the ideas of philosophers like John Locke liberals supported free elections and basic civil rights for men‚ free trade‚ representative democracy‚ fair laws‚ and the sacredness of private property. T he French Revolution shattered the concept of absolutism in Europe and unleashed the idea of the nation-state. Napoleon’s armies spread this concept throughout Europe. Early in the
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perhaps the oldest through its inclusion of astronomy. Over the last two millennia‚ physics had been considered synonymous with philosophy‚ chemistry‚ and certain branches of mathematics and biology‚ but during the Scientific Revolution in the 16th century‚ it emerged to become a unique modern science in its own right. However‚ in some subject areas such as in mathematical physics and quantum chemistry‚ the boundaries of physics remain difficult to distinguish. Physics is both significant and influential
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19th and 20th Century composers: Claude Debussy‚ Igor Stravinsky‚ and Bela Bartok Many composers existed during the 19th and 20th centuries who defied the principles of common practice tonality. In my opinion‚ Claude Debussy‚ Igor Stravinsky‚ and Bela Bartok are great examples of composers who often refused to follow the norms. Each of them created new compositional methods and structures and each had their own reasons for doing so. In the end‚ their innovation and originality is what has kept
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During the late 19th century and the early 20th century‚ European countries began their scramble for Africa which caused African to suffer from violence like wars‚ slavery and unfairness‚ but there was also a positive‚ peaceful and diplomatic consequences and events in Africa like fair trade system‚ new technology and the security given to Africans under European rule. An additional document written by an African commoner would help to further assess the African actions and reactions by telling what
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Racism is a phenomenon that left a deep scar running through the veins of American history. It is a reminder of a gaping wound that began with the horror and inhumanity of slavery in 17th century. Although America has made great progress on this issue‚ but the problem still exists. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which led the way to total abolition of slavery in the United States. After all these years‚ since slavery has been abolished‚ it still rears the ugly head
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During the 19th century‚ the United States underwent a great awakening in sanitation and public health. The nation was experiencing unprecedented levels of population growth as a result of the rise in immigration and industrialization. The accepted theories of how disease spread were based on false premises‚ ultimately diminishing any incentive to implement sanitary reforms. However‚ through international travel‚ the contagious disease‚ cholera‚ spread to the United States from Europe. Cholera ravaged
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focused on military prowess‚ women’s social (and political) status began to decline (Cantarella 23). Eventually‚ women had no rights and were supposed to devote themselves to childbearing (Cantarella 38-39). The practice arose for men with the means to confine the women of their family within the house (Cantarella 46). Only the poorest women would be seen outside the home (Cantarella 46). Though generalizations can be made‚ the roles of women in ancient Greece can be difficult to categorize as Greece
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During the 19th century‚ there was a phase of mysterious deaths that occurred. This was also the time when green wallpaper was the must-have decoration in every household. People flocked to buy anything with this with green pigment‚ but green wallpaper was the main target. A man named William Morris was a founder of the British Arts and Crafts movement who wanted to revive the hand-crafting process of creating good and neglected the use of machinery and mass production. He became an icon for the
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Women´s in the 19th Century European and American women in the nineteenth century lived in an age characterized by gender inequality. At the beginning of the century‚ women enjoyed few of the legal‚ social‚ or political rights that are now taken for granted in western countries: they could not vote‚ could not sue or be sued‚ could not testify in court‚ had extremely limited control over personal property after marriage‚ were rarely granted legal custody of their children in cases of divorce‚ and
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American Expansionism During the 19th and 20th Centuries Expansionism in America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century shared many similarities and differences to that of previous American expansionist ideals. Either way most Americans believed that we must expanded beyond our borders to make America appear as a strong nation. Americans believed that the U.S. was a strong nation‚ we just needed to prove so by taking whatever land we pleased and call it ours. This idea was displayed
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