During the nineteenth century, the "nuclear family" structure dominated in American cities; with husbands working in factories and businesses to earn income and women remaining at home to raise children and attend to household duties. ... Rural Americans moved to urban areas to take advantage of the new opportunities, as did millions of immigrants arriving from Europe. ... Even before the Sexual Revolution took root in America, one can see the reactions and desires of many people in America to promote a new ideology of sexual morality. ... The decade of the 1920s is sometimes referred to as...

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Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States of America commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... By the early 1800s the traditions of parades, picnics, and fireworks were established as the way to celebrate America's birthday. ... The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve ...

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In response to the new thinking that was sparked by the Enlightenment, Romanticism, the Industrial Revolution and other changes in society, bloody and peaceful revolutions took place all over Europe. England actually had two separate revolutions to deal with during this time of unrest. ... He reaffirmed the reforms of the revolution because he knew that his power lie in the middle class. ... Before the French Revolution, England had a series of revolutions that became a source of inspiration for such revolutions, in addition to the Enlightenment and other sources. ... Thus the English became...

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The discovery and colonisation of the Americas, the exploitation of slaves to be used as a work force to generate commercial goods, the consumerist and industrial revolutions that followed and the formation of the foundations of the modern financial system. ... Africans were transported to America to be sold throughout the continent as slave labourers. ... The total number of slaves imported by the Portuguese is estimated at around 4.2 million- excluding those who met their fatal end during the middle passage- and their economy dramatically flourished during their time as the leader of transat...

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In the years after the revolution that gave the United States independence from England, the United States foreign policy reflected these views held by George Washington. ... We first see this stance illustrated during the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1792. ... As Kaufman notes, "if the United States became embroiled in the French Revolution, the young nation would become perilously vulnerable to France's British and Spanish enemies sitting athwart its vital flanks " (Kaufman 8). ... Kaufman notes that during the formative period of the Republic, the founders paid close attention ...

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Military supplies were plentiful, credit easily obtained, and the early vestiges of the Industrial Revolution were gaining a foothold with England in the forefront. ... The political and military leaders of England during the Revolutionary War period are the men who lost America. ... Political leaders in Britain during the colonial era did not have the benefit of a current day political party to prop them up. ... British leadership during the Revolutionary War and the era immediately preceding it thought they were defending liberty and the rule of law. ... Like Washington, he led assaults at...

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With the ideas of revolution stirring the first continental congress was formed and met in 1774 and discussed their impending relationship with Great Britain. Revolution ended up being the relationship between the two, which promptly broke out as the Revolutionary War in 1775. ... Prior to his terms in office the vote was limited to property owners or taxpayers, but during his administration it came to include virtually all white male adults, with few exceptions involving property requirements in New Jersey and N. ... African Americans could not vote in many states, women, and many Chinese A...

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Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher who worked during Imperial China under Ho Lu, King of Wu (Clavell 3). ... When they landed and started the first colony, ideas of a revolution were already stirring. ... However, that was just the beginning of intelligence in America. ... Next, During WWI, the intelligence agencies began to use counterintelligence at home. Also, during this time the U.S. created MI-8, a code cypher bureau. ...

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Red Scare was the label given to the actions of legislation, the race riots, and the hatred and persecution of "subversives" and conscientious objectors during that period of time. ... At the heart of the Red Scare was the conscription law of May 18, 1917, which was put in place during World War I for the armed Forces to be able to conscript more Americans. ... All that was left was for someone to take advantage of the anti-radical legislation, and the bomb would soon explode. ... Accordingly, these people became targets for attack by American nationalists and the American government. ... Ther...

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As a result of his revolution and fight for equal right treatment, the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964[CITATION Placeholder1 l 1033 ].Even though this was a step towards attaining racial equality in the United States, the law still failed to solve inequality problems and treat all Americans the same. ... During the industrial revolution, the high class was able to dominate the lower class individuals through a number of ways. The industrial revolution began in Britain and went further into Germany passing through France and Belgium. The revolution changed the way in which the goods got pr...

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John Scanzoni developed a model of marriage that is considered by many to be the preferred norm for American marriages even today. ... Other factors came into play, such as why, other than a small group of singe females, did the wives not take advantage of the abundance of factory work. ... Goode, in World Revolution and Family Patterns, shows that "the classical family of Western nostalgia" was a false stereotype and thus other stereotypes are similarly in error. ... These women felt they had no worth, that they were being taken advantage of and many developed the desire to rebel (Epstein/...

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Skilled, burly hard working laborers that did not require payment sounded ideal to early Americans. ... It should also be noted that contrary to popular belief, African Americans were not the only race that was being abused as slave workers during the 1800s. Many workers during this time period were from countries such as Ireland and these workers often were treated just as bad, if not worse, than African-American slaves. ... And so, until the abolishment of slavery in America, farm and plantation owners took full advantage of slaves brought to the United States from various countries. ... Mi...

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Indeed, there certainly was an island revolution. That revolution was primarily a socio-economic one. ... Mao Zedong was able to able to more commoners to his cause, exploit their support, and take advantage of KMT corruption, taxation, and repression. ... Esherick offers more than one explanation for the revolution. ... Like George Washington in the American colonies or General Giap in Vietnam, Mao was smart because he recognized factors were in his favor. ...

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(Larkin 6) During the early years of colonization and exploration in North America, the New World collided and brought to each other many new things, both good and bad. ... During the 19th century people lived in a very dirty and smelly world. ... The people with more money and advantages had slaves cook their meals for them. ... Hunting was a very popular pastime in colonial America. ... In the 19th century, sexual lives of Americans began to change. ...

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In answering the question "In what ways was the concept of American Exceptionalism evident in the Cold War during the years 1947-1961?... Interestingly the first scholarly mention of the term American exceptionalism actually comes from a man called Max Lerner in his book titled "America as a Civilization".13 He mentions that one of the main institutions that is singled out as the root of American exceptionalism, is the constitution. ... For Americans what claims their pride is the declaration of the independence. ... They state that narrow focus on the constitution "has di...

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This gave a 23.75 percent share in holdings of the Iraq Petroleum Company to American companies. ... Many things would change during the years, but the government still kept their focus on the oil. ... By 1979, however, Saddam Hussein had clawed his way to the top of the ruling junta of Iraq and took advantage of the chaos unleashed by the recent Iranian Revolution to shift the disputed border back in Iraq's favor, with the excuse being that the predominantly Arab population of this region would prefer being part of the predominantly Arab state of Iraq. ... Before the Iranian revolutio...

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Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. ... Subsequent writers on the American Civil War looked to several factors explaining the geographic divide, including sectionalism, protectionism, and state's rights. ... These four doctrines comprised the major ideologies presented to the American public on the matters of slavery, the territories, and the U.S. ... National Elections Beginning in the American Revolution and accelerating after the War of 1812, the p...

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But Rousseau's mature thought also recognized the potential benefits and advantages of society's chains as long as they were in place as protection for the general good as the people declared it. ... The American Revolution today can be summarized as the uprising of American patriots against the British rule's unfair taxation to the colonies. ... The obvious danger of such economic control initiated a full-blown assailment against wealth, peculiarly lead by some of the richest men in America such as Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, and George Was...

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She and the Russian people closely watched the events in of the French Revolution and celebrated when news was heard of the fall of the Bastille. ... This is considered a flawed reform, but still said something about Alexander's attempts at reform during his first few years on the throne. ... Again we see the resemblance to the French Revolution with what Speranskii believed was necessary in a government. ... During Napoleon's rise to power in the late 18th century, Alexander is still in his early twenties. ... Napoleon used this to his advantage at one of the most significant treat...

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Fourth, the period of political violence, skirmishes, and guerilla warfare that followed soon after the establishment of the ROK, and peaked during the winter of 1949-50. ... But American foreign policy suffered a major setback in April 1945 when President Theodore Roosevelt died and President Harry S. ... The occupying American forces suppressed opponents to this regime, which often resulted in bloodshed. ... Kim Il Sung came into power during this period, utilizing the influence that he obtained while he was a general during the anti-colonial guerilla warfare during the Japanese occupat...

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Workers realized the importance of economic and legal protection against the powerful employers who took advantage of them (A Short). The beginnings of the American Labor Movement started with the Industrial Revolution. ... To protect the skilled labor of America from being reduced to beggary and to sustain the standard of American workmanship and skill, the trade unions of America have been established" (A Short). ... Two days later, a death occurred from shooting during a riot in the McCormick Harvester plant in Chicago when police arrived and tangled in the chaos. On May 4, a bomb 6 e...

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Among the 34 states in January 1861, seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. ... Subsequent writers on the American Civil War looked to several factors explaining the geographic divide, including sectionalism, protectionism, and state's rights. ... These four doctrines comprised the major ideologies presented to the American public on the matters of slavery, the territories, and the U.S. ... National elections Beginning in the American Revolution and accelerating after the War of 1812, the pe...

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Moving on in time, nationalist movements started popping up all over Southeast Asia during the 1930s; one of these nations was Burma. ... The Burmese abhorred the overwhelming Indian community that had come in as a part of British India because "many Indians were wealthy merchants, landlords or moneylenders who were viewed as taking advantage of the local population".3 Riots broke out over the Indian community. ... During his time with 'Dobama Asiayone', he organized a countrywide strike known as Revolution of Year 1300. ... This group was aligned with Japan during World W...

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The "technological retardist" theories are strongest in considering the erosion of "King Cotton` s" pre eminence, due in part to America` s competition and, the critics suggest, the British cotton manager` s lack of judgement. ... Years United Kingdom Germany France U.S.A 1890 3,579 2,195 670 4,275 1896 4,133 4,745 1,160 5,282 1900 4,901 6,260 1,540 10,188 Steel Production (In thousands of tons) (3) The table graphically illustrates that although Britain was overtaken by her main competitors, she was still increasing her production of steel during these years. ... However, even...

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th Africa, and South America. ... The company who is able to produce vehicles incorporating the most recent technologies at the lowest cost will find themselves with the competitive advantage. ... A revolution was started in 1964 when Ford unveiled the Ford Mustang. ... In addition, Ford has made a deal with Microsoft in an effort to take advantage of the MSN CarPoint service. ... in a global market during the information revolution. ...

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