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From the very beginning of relations, the United States and Cuba were never really at great odds; the United States by the late 1800s had control over exports from Cuba and owned the country’s sugar industry. During the 1950s, Cuba was a very popular destination place for American tourists, as the 60s approached those numbers would decrease significantly after the country established itself as the first communist state. By being an ally of the Soviets and the powerful dictatorship of Fidel…

The Missouri Compromise The 1800s were a dark time in our nation where disagreements over political power, and the conflict between free and slaves states occurred. There were several disputes and battles over land and the morality of slavery. Although a dark time in the United States, this was also a push for a better future. New ideas and policies circulated around this time period in an effort to seek compromise between the states and eventually end slavery. This appeared to be a great idea…

numerous ways through the 1800s. Instead of teaching religious doctrine, students were taught morals, manners, how to behave themselves, and develop good character. Many alternative subjects such as history and geography (1850), physical education, visual art, and science (1875), biology, zoology, music, manual training and home making (1900) were added to the curriculum. Secondary schools- were tax-supported schools and permitted the establishment of high schools. Around the 1800s academies…

years of age can be more genially taught and more successfully governed by a female than by a male teacher”(243). He thought that women had good taste, good manners, and great moral which were important to be ingrain into a child. Though it was the 1800’s and there was the stigma of how women are to act and be, if you were a girl and a teacher it was a lot different. For example, Horace made it so they can not cross the threshold of the school if they are not dressed from head to toe. He said…

Urbanization, by definition, is the movement from rural areas to urban areas and the ways society adapts to this change. In the late 1800’s, this is exactly what happened, with rural living people moving to urban areas. This movement not only caused more people in the urban areas, but a huge influx of people,mainly immigrants, into the cities. Due to that, many discrepancies were made in how society worked in the time, which led to people having to adapt into the new way of life that they were…

In the mid-1800s, cotton became the single-handedly most used material for clothing and is still the most used for fashion today. Although the use for cotton hasn’t changed, trends in fashion in the 1890s to today certainly have. From underwear to outerwear, fashion has undeniably altered along with time. In the mid-16th century Roxey Ann Caplin created the corset, but it’s fame came from the Victorian era (1837-1901). “A corset is a type of undergarment that supports the bust and defines the…

Activities outside of the house brought the family under one roof, for the journey at least, and the sidewalk nearly became obsolete. The transportation revolution spurred a change in American living. Driving technology has improved drastically since the 1800s. Horses used to pull their owners around in a carriage; today, Google and Apple are vying to make the first self-driving car. From 1815-1875, the world had incorporated the horsecar, steam ferry, omnibus, commuted and elevated railroad…

Art during the 1800s represented reality and detail. Artists were concerned with the fine finishing and details of the subjects they painted. Salons had conservative juries who screened and approved artwork that could be displayed for the public. In Paris, artists like Édouard Manet and Claude Monet would begin to challenge the status quo of art during the1860s. They influenced art in a movement that would be called impressionism. Impressionist wanted to capture the changes in the…

The discrimination of the mentally ill has been an issue since the 1800’s. Historically, the treatment of mentally ill persons was deplorable. They were often abused and isolated in mental hospitals, thus being treated as less human. Although the mentally ill no longer receive such treatment today, the stigma still remains in today’s society. The major stakeholders in this issue are as follows: medical professionals, educators and their administrators, and the employers and employees of mentally…

taking care of themselves in a working environment. Child labor has been spreading from somewhere between the 1700’s - 1800’s, and mainly started to rise when factory and shop owners came to the conclusion that children were easier to mistreat. Also, children involved in child labor usually do not obtain the proper education needed to succeed in…