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Decade - 1900s
This category has questions involving events, social trends, political beliefs, major discoveries, or general information related to the 1900's.
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Who was the woman say this an example of hope for people with severe disabilities?
sandra day o'conner
What was school life like in 1900s - 1918s?
It was stricter and less work was to be done. This was because there were not alot of resources in them days. Also, we have more equipment and more modern stuff e.g-
-computers/laptops
-books
-pencils
-ect.
Our school teachers are way mlore educated than they were in them days and we will be able to learn more stuff about history...
Thankyou.
How do you write a diary entry from the 1900s?
First, you do some research. There are many wonderful historical newspapers that will take you back to the era you are interested in. Find out who the important people were. Decide which subjects or topics your diary-writer might have cared about: for example, if you were adopting the persona of a young teenager from 1964, her diary entry might have been about how she saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. Once you have your time period selected and you know what subjects a person of that time cared about, you can begin to write the diary entry.
What was medical care like in the 1820s compared to now?
Oh my, a comparison of 1820s medical care to today's care is a tall order! There are so many differences, it would take a book to explain. Here are some differences, listed in no particular order:
1820s medical care
- medicines were plant-based but were not tested
- physicians ground plants themselves to make medicines
- the same medicines were given to everyone, even if it didn't cure everyone
- there was less understanding about "germs"
- "cures" were often still based in folk-lore
- physicians visited almost always in a patient's home
- physicians traveled TO the patient, often 30-plus miles or more territory
- hospitals were rare; people were sick at home and died at home
- patients paid for care and medicines with giving milk, eggs, or even a cow; patients without money or goods to pay often had no care
- frontier communities often had no doctors; people took care of each other
- doctors treated the 'whole person'; there were no specialists except an eye doctor or medical doctor
- "tests" were limited and were often just what a doctor could See, Hear, or Smell
- blood testing was just beginning to be investigated and was not used
- physicians and surgeons learned more about infection and surgery because of the wounds suffered in the Revolutionary War 1776 and the Civil War 1863-65
- since doctors did not understand viruses, or how to stop viruses, there were no immunizations
- most people who got the flu then got pneumonia, and died
- thousands of children died every year, ages: infancy to 9 yrs old
- the average life expectancy was UNDER 50 years of age
- doctors were free to make their best decisions
- patients prayed and hoped for a day when doctors could cure disease, prevent death or disability, and offer hope when hope was lost
2011 medical care
- all of today's medicines had their "roots" in the discoveries made in the 1700s and 1800s from plants, bark, and roots
- today, medicines in the USA must be tested; overseas countries have less testing though
- manufacturers create patents to protect the formulas they use
- manufacturers or pharmacists, not physicians, make medicines
- medicines are more often given now for precise reasons
- there is greater understanding of germs, and viruses versus bacteria; the bacterium was not discovered until the 1940s
- "cures" are still often an "art" but are based more on facts and research than on folk-lore
- patients go to doctors, typically to a doctor's office
- hospitals are plentiful; patients are admitted to hospitals for serious reasons
- from the early 1900s to 1980s, people were expected to stay in a hospital and to die there is death was coming; this changed in the 1980s with the development of "home care" and hospice; now patients can choose to die at home, in a hospital, or in a nursing home
- patients pay with insurance; patients with no insurance often go without care, unless they go to a low-income clinic or visit an ER
- it is unethical for doctors to "barter" or "trade" for care
- there are still doctor shortages in many areas of the USA, but major cities have numerous doctors
- doctors developed "specialties" which then split up a patient's care; patients look for doctors who practice "holistic" (whole patient) medicine
- the primary "tests" still include and begin with Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling, but now, machines can look inside the body (X-Ray, CAT scan, MRI, blood tests)
- now, numerous types of "blood tests" can show various components of blood, or even test for hormone levels, illegal drugs, etc.
- the lessons learned about infection and surgery from long-ago wars continue to be used in medicine and surgical care; any current war continues to educate physicians
- immunizations in the mid 1950s helped eradicate many communicable diseases; however, many parents in the 1980s did not have their children immunized so now, some of those viruses are coming back (example: Whooping Cough)
- the flu vaccine prevents flu, and thus prevents many cases of pneumonia; however, flu and pneumonia can still kill, mostly the young and the elderly
- today, heath care focuses on pre-natal care and infant-child health; we can help very sick children in/by Intensive Care
- the average life expectancy is OVER 80 years; many live to 100 years
- physicians often cannot act on their best decisions; they must conform to insurance standards/rules, and to other governing bodies that get in the way of "doctoring"
- patients now wish for simplified medicine, but still look to their doctors to cure-all, prevent-all, and be gods who can restore health or life at all costs
There are many more ways that medical care has changed. But these are the basics and should give an overview comparison between 1820 care and care in 2011.
What was a common element of the rush to seek western land timber gold and oil?
The need for Canada to populate the land with people loyal to them and to have them send Western resources East. A process that continues to this day.
What did the tsar do to make the situation worse?
The main decision that led to the Tsar's ultimate downfall was his decision to join the war. This decision drained and overstretched Russia's limited resources, especially food, and the military was destroyed. As a result, a large portion of the population suffered from starvation. This angered the people and they rallied around Kerensky, after the 1917 March revolution. Kerensky's crippling was also his decision to continue the war against Germany, and this ultimately led to the rise of Vladimir Lenin.
In the 1900 Where were most industrial cities in the northeast located in the us?
They are located mostly towards the eastern coast and near railroads.
Concepts of flying machines existed, but the first powered flight by an aircraft didn't occur until 1903.
What was john c calhoun's plan to protect the south and slavery?
the election of two presidents, one from the North and one from the South.
Why did so many immigrants come to America during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
They came because they wanted their rights and freedom that they didn't get from their homelands that they have came from.
During the 1900s the federal government has increasingly become involved in?
a. charities and humanitarian issues.
How much was 20 dollars worth in the 1900s?
In the 1900s, paper was not money. Gold was money, and paper currency could be redeemed for real currency, which was gold and silver. In 1900, about $20 cash could be redeemed for one ounce of gold.
What were the main points of Lucknow Pact?
The main clauses of the Lucknow Pact were:
1. There shall be self-government in India.
2. Muslims should be given one-third representation in the central government.
3. There should be separate electorates for all the communities until a community demanded for joint electorates.
4. System of weightage should be adopted.
5. The number of the members of Central Legislative Council should be increased to 150.
6. At the provincial level, four-fifth of the members of the Legislative Councils should be elected and one-fifth should be nominated.
7. The strength of Provincial legislative should not be less than 125 in the major provinces and from 50 to 75 in the minor provinces.
8. All members, except those nominated, were to be elected directly on the basis of adult franchise.
9. No bill concerning a community should be passed if the bill is opposed by three-fourth of the members of that community in the Legislative Council.
10. Term of the Legislative Council should be five years.
11. Members of Legislative Council should themselves elect their president.
12. Half of the members of Imperial Legislative Council should be Indians.
13. Indian Council must be abolished.
14. The salaries of the Secretary of State for Indian Affairs should be paid by the British Government and not from Indian funds.
15. Out of two Under Secretaries, one should be Indian.
16. The Executive should be separated from the Judiciary.
What describes the gender composition of American society in the 1900s?
the sex ratio increased in the 1980s and 1990s
w.e.b dubious was an abolitionist an abolitionist is some one who fights for freedom or equal rights
Was their any ladies who signed the Bill of Rights?
no probly not
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No one signed the Bill of Rights. It is part of the US Constitution. The Consitution was ratified by states, not signed. If you mean the Declaration of Independence, no- women were not voters or politicians at that time.
