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    Aboriginal history In the early 19th century aboriginals were systematically discriminated by Canada. From 1880 to 1996 Canada forced 150,000 aboriginal children into residential schools (J.R. Miller, Tabitha Marshall, 2012,). The main goal of the residential schools was to strip the natives off their culture and beliefs, replacing it with western beliefs and ideals. The last residential school closed in 1996 however, the effects of it still lingers on in the aboriginal community. As stated by the

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    AJ Ardrey 3/11/2024 Imperialism, But Why? In the 19th century and early 20th century, nationalism and “new imperialism” began to shape the scene of Europe and its global influence. The two ideologies acted as a transformative force that differed from nation to nation, and that defined the culture, identity and politics within them. For Britain, nationalism meant superiority and a national mission to “help” others achieve the prosperity they had. On the other hand for Germany, nationalism meant pride

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    immigrant groups, we can compare how they all faired. Which group prospered the most in this country and which one faired more poorly than others? Judging by their living conditions, discrimination, and low working wages, immigrants in the 19th and early 20th century didn’t have the idealized ‘American Dream.’ European immigrants of this time period didn’t seem to have the best economic and prosperous lifestyle. Based on their wage labor and job opportunity with the building of the railroad, Chinese

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    Slavery in the late 18th and early 19th century caused apprehension among many individuals. Through various images and written texts, it can be concluded that slavery affected slaves and their owners in different ways. Slaves suffered from a constant emotional state of fear, as slave owners took pride in their position of superiority. Around this time period, however, society as a whole seemed to view slavery as a normal way of life, not bothering to interfere in any of the disciplinary treatment

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    During the late 19th century and early 20th century a lot of changes were made to improve the quality of our country. The improvements would not only help the quality of our country but it also helped the way that we function. Some of the things that were improved women's lives, the west, the south, and the factories. Lots of big things happened during the 19th century and early 20th century as well. Some were the Great Depression, WWI, WWII, and the forming of unions and strikes. Women's lives

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    The rising imperialism during the late 19th and early 20th century is often portrayed throughout the course of the book. European countries along with US were all in a race to gain control over the rest of the world. They started to control big territories in Asia, Africa, and South America. They conquered these areas through military force and exploration, often exploiting their new lands and conquered peoples using them for labor and hurting them if they didn't cooperate. They used these new territories

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    that of the Yap people of Caroline Islands, Micronesia who used carved crystalline limestone for trade. Much like the one waiting to be discovered at the Bowers Art History Museum, the Stone Currency (Rai) dated to be created around the late 19th-Early 20th century. Being exceptionally well lit, the values of the stone shine through its shadows as well as its light, accentuating specks of glimmer. Three dimensional in volume with symmetrical sides, the square piece visual texture appears to be fairly

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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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    An early 15th-century traveler would be astounded by the expressions of civilization in this 21st century. He or she would be particularly amazed by today’s “America”. The land, once inhabited by the Aztecs, the Incas, and other indigenous groups, underwent a massive global transformation that began in the late 1400s. The European invasion of the Americas in the late 15th century, the Transatlantic Slave Trade between 1500 and 1866, and the Haitian revolution that characterized the late 18th to early

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    Political machines were a very corrupt but necessary group during the 19th century into the early 20th. They were a local political party organization that made it possible to get a large number of voters out to get their candidate elected. Political machines were appealing to immigrants and other poor people living in the cities as much as they were important to the politician they got elected. There were 3 components to the political machines: the county committee, the ward or precinct leaders

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