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    Rebecca Lamoureux US History II March 10,2016 Progressive DBQ The progressive era occurred throughout the early 1900s. It main purpose was to improve everyday life in our nation during the industrial age by moderating the political, social, and economic aspects that were involved. Many progressive goals were created to reform and limit the power of big businesses and corporations, giving our people more of a say in government, and strengthen social justice in the nation. The progressive era

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    In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, tension grew between developing countries. Many countries, such as Germany, Italy, and Russia, wanted to expand and become more wealthy and powerful. Tension also grew if one country would start to build up its military strength. This would cause others to do the same. France, Germany, and Russia developed large armies. Germany challenged Great Britain’s naval power causing a rivalry between the two. Several countries began to form alliances.The Allied Powers

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    Cell Culture was first practice with cells of a donor named Henrietta Lacks in the early 1900’s. Cells primarily originated from complex multi-cellular organisms such as animals. Mammalian cells are grown in controlled environments that are generally outside of the cells natural environment because their easiest to grow and maintain when constantly checked for having the correct nutrients and right conditions. Controlled environment that these cells are cultured in mimics the conditions of the human

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    14 May 2014 Analysis of “Our Town” Thorton Wilder’s Our Town is a play set in the early 1900’s and was first performed without scenery. The opening of the play consist of the stage manager telling all about Grover’s Corner, which is the small town where the play takes place. Wilder’s intention was to make it sound like any small town in the United States. Act I Daily Life The stage manager starts out the play by telling us the date which is May 7, 1901. This alone will bring you back to a

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    Jeremy Crafton Mr. Parrott English 3 9 Feb 2015 Why Life Is Better Now Than In The 1900’s The reason that life is better now than it was in the 1900’s is because there are so many new advancements in medicine, new technology, and the human lifespan is much longer than it ever has been. In the 1900’s, there were not many advances for medicine. Within the first ten years of the 1900’s, the discovery of different blood types and a cure for sleeping sickness was discovered. In 2013, doctors and

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    illustrates the lack of woman rights in the early 1900’s and the enslavement of women by their male partners. Glaspell tells the story of a murder mystery involving a woman named Minnie Foster Wright who is being accused of murdering her husband, John Wright. Through the use of conflict, setting and symbolism, Glaspell reveals the inequalities of woman in the early 1900’s. First, Glaspell uses conflict to show the inequalities of women in the 1900’s. One conflict in the story is between the

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    different and the methods of transportation are to. We can easily cure the common cold, but it was harder back in the early 1900’s. If it was the same we wouldn’t have advanced very much from the early 1900’s. We now have faster transportation to bring in immigrants faster and so we can bring in more because they have a less chance of dying than in the early 1900’s. Immigration Then Early 1900’s, People all over the world decided to immigrate, escaping from crop failure, lack of land and job, food, and rising

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    only a recent problem, but this is far from the truth. Not only is drug addiction a problem today, but it was also a huge problem in the late 1800’s all throughout the 1900’s. Many of the drugs that were abused throughout history started off as over the counter medication, this is why the war on drugs is such a hard battle to win. During the late 1800’s, tobacco and cocaine were widely addressed as the main drug problem. Little did people know, that heroine and Coca-Cola were also underlying problems

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    immigrants and other Americans around the year 1900? How did immigration affect immigrants and other Americans around the year 1900? In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, immigration is, I guess you could call it the “In” thing to do. Million of people at the time where immigrating to America from all over the globe. Immigrants are people who come from a totally different environment and move to another area. During this time period, early 1900’s and late 1800’s, it wasn't uncommon to see a bunch of people

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    Art of India Indian art changed through the years of 1100-1900. Indian art was a world of its own. They varied from color and patterning to storytelling and their beliefs. Indian art work before the 1900 was much more different. Nature was encouraged in the 1700’s by British who went to India first as traders. British East India Company had paintings made for them. Many European painters would go to India would paint for local Hindu rulers, artist who worked on oils mostly. Many talented Indian

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