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    Working class men and women gained right to vote by 1918 By 1921‚ all women over 21 have right to vote Emergence of unified states of Germany and Italy in Europe. Intellectual: Marx saw society through the lenses of a class struggle‚ a struggle between bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Preached changed was only possible through revolution which would establish a new social order. His ideas had a significant impact on Europe and the rest of the world. Nietzsche was a German philosopher who questioned

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    Every generation has its minority that is actively fighting for change. For example: Today that is the gay/lesbian community which struggles for equal rights when it comes to tax‚ marriage or military service. During the 19th century it was a larger portion of the population; Women. During this time women and men were expected to fill different roles in society. Men were expected to be the bread winners‚ live public lives. Whether it be going to work or socializing in saloons/pubs/bars‚ while women

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    Between 1850 thru 1920 approximately 25 million immigrants entered into the United States. This wave of immigrants was known as the new wave coming from eastern‚ central‚ and southern Europe unlike their earlier predecessors of immigrants who migrated from the British Isles or northern Europe. Many fleed because of crop failure‚ land and job shortages‚ rising taxes‚ and famine. Economic‚ personal freedoms and religious persecution inspired many immigrants to migrate to the United States with the

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    In the nineteenth century great advances were made toward industrializing america‚ but american freedoms were sacrificed in the process. Going into the twentieth century many changes were made to change the cultural norms of the previous century. The labor and women’s movement challenged the nineteenth centuries meaning of american freedom by showing the people that not everyone was being protected and accurately represented in america. The labor movement began because of many different outcomes

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    Ray Charles Robinson and Steveland Hardaway Judkins are two of the most prolific composers of all times. Born and raised in the United States of America‚ they became legendary composers‚ singers‚ producers‚ and musicians of the 19th century. Their compositions were soulful in nature‚ and their styles ranged from rock and pop to blues and jazz. Ray Charles Robinson was known as The Pioneer of Rock Music. He influenced the lives of people worldwide‚ and he paved the way for various artists such

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    begun with the King Leopold II of Belgium. Within about forty years into the Scramble of Africa‚ Great Britain had dominated majority of the African continent‚ starting from areas of Egypt to South Africa‚ as well as Nigeria to the Gold Coast‚ and so on. Thesis The Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century consisted of several African reactions‚ these of which consisted of violent resistance‚ as seen in documents 4‚ 5‚ 8‚and 9‚ nonviolent resistance‚ as seen in documents 2‚ 6‚ and 7‚ and diplomacy

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    occured from 1870 onwards. European countries were the biggest imperialist during 19th century‚ their policy of extending their state over other territories were mass in area. Conquering from Africa to Asia. Here are some facts: in the 1875 10% of Africa was ruled by european countries and by 1895 90% of Africa was ruled by europeans. There are several important causes of new imperialism in the late 19th Century. Such as economical and political causes and social cause. Politics is one of the

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    wonder of scientists; therefore we owe everything to imagination and wonder. Scientists have used their imagination to come up with some of the craziest ideas and experiments to try and find new discoveries and inventions in the world. During the 19th century‚ there were a lot of these new scientific discoveries. Some of these discoveries include Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures‚ Dalton’s modern Atomic Theory‚ the Doppler Effect‚ James Prescott Joule’s and Helmholtz’s Law of Conservation of energy

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    There were some similarities and some differences between the South before the Civil War and the South after the Civil war. The old South and the new South had some similarities. One of the similarities was that the attitudes of many white southerners didn’t change regarding African-Americans and support for certain policies. Before the Civil War‚ many southerners supported slavery‚ nullification‚ states’ rights‚ and secession. After the Civil War‚ the southerners tried to elect many of the same

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    The treatments varied from primitive psychiatric forms of care from the 8th century in Islamic hospitals‚ according to Howells (1975) to a milieu therapy as archaic approach in Middle Ages. Until the 19th century ‚ there is no form of organised systematic care for people with mental illness‚ excepting charitable provision or public asylums. Rogers‚ A. & Pilgrim‚ D (2001)‚ points out the beginning of the 19th century

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