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Close Proximity Mortality Rates
2,724 wordsThe disease known as Asiatic cholera first infiltrated Great Britain in 1831, with its arrival in Sunderland 1. From there, it broke out in epidemic proportions through 1832. Three more epidemics would follow the 1832 outbreak, 1848, 1854, and 1866. Cholera is defined as an acute infectious disease, originated in India, characterized by profuse vomiting, cramps, etc. 2 These epidemics killed numerous Brits and effected many more. Several reasons can be seen for the continued importation and spre...
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Otto Von Bismarck Franco Prussian War
2,050 wordsNationalism is a popular sentiment that places the existence and well-being of the nation highest in the scale of political loyalties. In political terms, it signifies a person's willingness to work for the nation against foreign domination, whether political, economic, or cultural. Nationalism also implies a group's consciousness of shared history, language, race, and values. Its significance lies in its role in supplying the ties that make the nation-state a cohesive viable entity. Nationalism...
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Universal Male Suffrage Chamber Of Deputies
2,494 words... and resulted g) under the threat of the King appointing new peers, the House of Lords passed the bill in April 1832 5 - The Reform Bill of 1832 a) a very "English" voting system resulted b) you enjoyed the franchise if you resided in a borough and paid L 10 a year in rent c) or resided in the country and paid L 10 for a 60 year lease; or L 50 for a short lease d) if you owned land that could be rented for L 2 a year you voted e) the electorate of 500, 000 was increased to 813, 000 12 % of ad...
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Marx And Engels Utopian Socialists
1,163 wordsIn order to answer the question posed, I will examine what is meant by the term Utopian Socialism. With reference to this question I will conduct a brief biographical study of one of the great utopian socialist thinkers, Robert Owen. This will include an examination of the accomplishments of Robert Owen. The essay will then move on to examine the central criticisms of the utopian socialists as levelled by Karl Marx. The term Utopian Socialism as defined in the Dictionary of Politics highlights U...
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Unification Of Germany Rest Of Europe
1,474 wordsFrom the 1815 until the 1871, Europe underwent a great change. As the revolution of the 1830 s showed, the Vienna Settlement did not last, even though the great European powers were able for a while to take the situation under control with brutal repression. However, it was impossible to stop the liberal revolution, which led to important political events and deep social changes. In the political field there are three major events: the rise of Napoleon III, the unification of Germany and the Ita...
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Hungarian Revolution Of 1848 And 1956
1,534 wordsHungarian Revolution of 1848 and 1956 [Name of Author] [Name of Institution] Introduction to the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 March 15 is one of the three Hungarian national holidays and it is in honor of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. The outbreak of this revolution had begun on this date with mass demonstrations in Pest and Buda and this was followed by other insurrections throughout the kingdom to declare autonomy for Hungary within the Habsburg Empire under the first Hungarian Prime Minis...
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Democratic Republic Four Years
462 wordsBook Review The Republican Experiment, 1848 - 1852 Essay, Book Review The Republican Experiment, 1848 - 1852 Maurice Agulhon. The Republican Experiment, 1848 - 1852. London and New York: Cambridge University Press. 1983. Pp 195. This books main objective was to describe how France was in the process of becoming a democratic Republic. The book gave a full evolution and fulfillment that France made by the first four years of its first trial run at becoming a democratic Republic. The book gave in d...
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Members Of Parliament Class Of People
2,030 wordsFrance is a country that has been shaped by revolution. The 1848 revolution is very unique in that it was probably the least bloody of all the revolutions in French history. Like most, if not all, the regimes before it the July Monarchy was toppled in 1848 because it became illegitimate in the eyes of the public. In his book Recollections, Tocqueville writes that the major cause for the revolution of 1848 was the animosity the working class people felt for the ruling bourgeoisie. While there may...
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California Gold Rush San Francisco Bay
2,773 wordsCalifornia Gold Rush By: Don Gibson The California Gold Rush Shortly after the acquisition of California from Mexico a man by the name of John Sutter arrived in East San Francisco Bay in 1839. Born in Germany he had to leave because he was unable to pay his creditors. With plenty of charm and letters from friends he convinced the Mexican governor of California to award him a land grant of more than 50, 000 acres. John Sutter built a stockade and a fort and soon after became referred to as Captai...
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Nineteenth Century Gold Rush
1,337 wordsThe Gold Rush One moment the California creek beds glimmered with gold; the next, the same creeks ran red with the blood of men and women defending their claims or ceding their bags of gold dust to bandits. The West was a ruthless territory during the nineteenth century. With more than enough gold dust to go around early in the Gold Rush, crime was rare, but as the stakes rose and the easily panned gold dwindled, robbery and murder became a part of life on the frontier. The West consisted of out...
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Marx And Engels Communist League
3,863 wordsHow can a book written in one historical epoch have a meaning for another? If the author has tried to answer the questions posed by the way of life of the people around him, what can these answers mean for those living under changed conditions and facing quite different questions? [ 1 ] In the case of Karl Marx, we have yet another barrier to penetrate. At the end of the twentieth century, when we pick up a text like the Manifesto, we already have in our minds what? everybody knows? about it. Be...
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