Role Of Women In Western Europe Essay

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    Women in Western Europe and Japan compare and contrast religiously, politically, and economically. Religiously, women in Western Europe were better off with the advantage of becoming a nun than women in Japan were who lost their role in Buddhist and Shintu rituals. Politically, feminist thinkers were allowing women to have a greater say politically but there were fewer female rulers or regents in Europe. Japan who had female empresses prior to Koken was less inclined to have success. Economically

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    industrialization, and European imperialism resulted in dramatic changes in the role of women in Western Europe and Eastern Asia. As industrialization spread in Western Europe, women were no longer able to fulfill their dual role as a mother and a worker. After the introduction of industrialization, laborious tasks were moved from the household to factories and women were forced to choose either the life of a mother or the life of a worker. Women who chose to leave their households were subjected to harsh conditions

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    The roles of women in society has been greatly overseen in the last few decades but now are coming to a more perspective to people. In the early days women were seen as wives who were intended to cook, clean, and take care of the kids. They were not allowed to vote while men took care of having jobs and paying any bills that had to be paid. Latin America and Western Europe were a different region from 1750 to 1914 in matters of rate of industrialization, literacy rate as well roles. For the two diverse

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    Latin American Women

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    1914 the roles of women in Latin America and Western Europe did not change, however, their mindsets and goals impacted society. Women in these regions shared the similar role of homemaker and also experienced gender inequality. In Latin America, because of the expectations of women due to Catholicism, little changed in terms of gender inequality. However in Western Europe, this was not the case. Women in Western Europe were subjected to unrest because of the inequality amongst men and women and organized

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    Western Europe went through a lot changes through the 8th and 14th century it was the rise of the medieval culture.The Church started to gain power as Christianity started to gain popularity throughout all over Western Europe. Christianity had a lot of influence on the development of Romanesque and Gothic culture, as they took a lot of the ideas from Christianity and implemented it into theirs. As Western Europe went through all these different events the religious and political aspects started to

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    Historical Gender Roles

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    past decades, gender roles and family relations have changed, specifically in marriage and in family relations. Men and women now have equal rights, which means women can work at any job they would like, have a right to vote, and do not have to live under any rule of their family. Back in 1450-2000 circa people would live under very tight ruling where you either follow the rules or die.There were a few similarities as well as differences during this time in Western Europe and the Middle East. In

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    As World War II ended in approximately 1945 , Europe was split politically. As accounted by Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Britain, the political division between Western Europe and Eastern Europe was described as a "iron curtain". ( Orgsites, pg 1) This political division was caused as Eastern Europe, ruled by the Soviets, was communist, while Western Europe was democratic, as they were highly influenced by the United States. ( Bradley, pg 3) The democratic west joined the United States

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    Final Exam- Chapter Questions Cold War. What was the Cold War about? Where do you see its origins? How did the ongoing tension between the US and the Soviet Union affect people in Europe in the period from 1945-1960? The Cold War was named after the relationship and ongoing tension between the United States and the USSR after World War II. Although there was not any direct battle, thus giving it the prefix “Cold,” many major crises occurred, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Berlin Wall

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    Rome in the late fifth century left Western Europe without a centralized authority and vulnerable to invasion, while similarly in China, the fall of the Han dynasty in the 3rd century left the region in a period of chaos and unorder. The end of empires such as these set the stage for the emergence of post-Classical civilizations in sixth century Eurasia. Furthermore, the Silk Road, a vast network of trade routes spanning across Europe and Asia, played a key role in the spread of goods and ideas between

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    The image of medieval western Europe can be attributed to political, religious, economic, and cultural factors. The impulse of expansion, unity under Christianity, trade, and education were key developments within the factors. Ultimetly, these developments contributed to the advancement of medieval western Europe in the postclassical period. The medieval government in western Europe exercised feudalism which also established the structure of political powers. Kings held the most authority while

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