Railroads were played an important role in the colonization and economic improvement in India and Mexico. Railroads created infrastructure and by integrating markets and increasing trade‚ this helped grow these two respective economies. Railroads allowed India and Mexico to increase their imports and exports‚ and also attributed to people becoming more connected between cities‚ which could have contributed to the native people of both countries desiring independence from their foreign rulers. Both
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At the end of the Civil War in 1865‚ America found itself in a state of economic chaos. As it experienced a second Industrial Revolution after the Civil War‚ the United States emerged as an industrial colossus and world power. While capitalists undeniably facilitated America’s industrial and economic development between 1875 and 1900‚ the intention with which they did so has been a topic of dispute. While some historians described these capitalists as “captains of industry” others believed they were
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During the mid-19th century‚ there were organizations made throughout America and Europe on the woman’s rights to vote and run for office which was later known as the woman’s suffrage. During this time period‚ only men were sought out as equals and acceptable to vote and/or run for office‚ whereas women were not viewed as working class citizens. In the middle of the 19th century‚ there was a demand in woman’s equality that became profound and well know as well as continuing to be a transformative
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In the nineteenth century‚ the legal rights of women and men were highly affected by gender and race‚ both positively and negatively. In the book‚ “Kingdom of Matthias‚” by Paul Johnson and Simon Wilentz‚ they describe the life of two females‚ Isabella Van Wagenen and Isabella Matthews Laisdell which whom were affected by slavery and high influences of higher power from men. In the nineteenth century it was believed that males were to support the family by working and earning a wage as a husband
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As the numbers of factories are growing in the country‚ many people who live in the countryside seem to be moving to towns and cities to look for better paid work. It seems to be the case that wages of a farm worker are a lot lower than in factories. The city of London seems to be over flowing; now around one-fifth of Britain’s population live in London. Most of the workers houses are usually near the factories. They are very cheaply made‚ mostly around 2-4 rooms‚ one or two rooms downstairs and
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1) Many residents were forced to stay in big cities because they could not afford moving to the suburbs or buying a property in the city. Rather‚ they rented properties in the cities whereas the landlords tried to earn as much as possible by overpopulate small spaces. As time went by‚ the cities became more populated and this lead to commute challenges. People started to realize that horse carriages were not fast enough as urban cities continuously were growing. In 1870‚ the first railroad was
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During the 19th century‚ America was going through a major transition. People living in the West were learning to adapt to new environments; the south was fighting against outdated values. In the west people struggled with farming‚ building‚ and making laws. In the south‚ people were being killed‚ politicians rigged elections‚ and a president was aggressively pushing towards civil rights. The incredible thing is that both of these events occur in the same country around the same time. In the West
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Change and Progress in a Time of Peace Change has always been an inevitable part of life. Sometimes‚ change is for the better‚ and sometimes‚ change is for the worse. However‚ the “long nineteenth century” introduced changes that were undeniably for the better and would affect the lives of everyone living in that era and those that came after it. Specifically‚ health‚ methods of communication‚ and feminist ideas experienced great change during the years between the end of the French Revolution and
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This panel will introduce you to the societal influences that played a part in recreation and leisure time in the 19th century. Canada was heavily influenced and also dependent on Europe‚ Britain‚ and the Untied States. They relied on these countries for supplies‚ immigrants‚ finances‚ and values. In addition‚ because Britain was such a strong influence to Canada in the 19th century‚ many of the sports and ideas of recreation have an underlying relation or idea from Britain. Churches played
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up” all race differences and cultures to become on American culture. The ideas of multiculturalism started at the end of the nineteenth century and turned into the concept of cultural pluralism that defined the nation as a mixture of diverse ethnicities with different cultural backgrounds‚ all co-existing and contributing to the new nation. Over the past centuries‚ there have been debates on how to define the “real” American and the “real” American identity. A lot of these struggles also led to Civil
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