In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s there were many problems in the present american life - Jacob Riis‚ Child labor‚ “ The Jungle”‚ Expanding Democracy‚ and the Bosses of the Senate. Also there were some solutions to these problems‚ but why create a problem and then not have a solution. Document One: Jacob Riis he was an American newspaper reporter‚ social reformer‚ and photographer. “Riis argued for better housing‚ adequate lighting and sanitation‚ and the construction of city parks and playgrounds
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have also change for men‚ they have not changed as drastically as they have for women. In the 1900’s‚ work in the home was greatly accounted for by the women in the world. Women were expected to clean‚ to cook‚ to do the laundry‚ and to take care of the children in the home. The men were naive to the work that the women performed in the home. Although the roles in the home have changed since the 1900’s‚ women still do the majority of the work in the home. According to data obtained by the Edmonton
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changed drastically since the beginning of the century because of certain factors causing an increase in the number of women in the workforce‚ because of the rising cost of living‚ and because of the education now offered to women. During the early 1900’s‚ very few women worked in any particular industry. Most were running households and raising children while unmarried women were relegated to the secretarial pool or the local department store. In August of 1917‚ the United States declared war against
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Fashion History of Womenswear (1900~1950) General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience fashion history of Womenswear between 1900~1950 Central idea: Western fashion history of Womenswear between 1900-1950 were highly influenced by history event such as World War I and II Main idea: I. WW1 brought Asia culture to Europe and Japanese dress are one of the major influence II. WW2 brings women to workplace therefore shape and length of dress had huge change‚ Chanel were raised
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Kevin Li 1994 DBQ APUSH To what extent was late 19th century and early 20th century US expansionism a continuation of past US expansionism and to what extent was it a departure? Over the years the United States expansionism has experienced many different changes. The United States has expanded for many different reasons such as the economy‚ land‚ and even God. Expansionism is now a continuation of past United States expansionism but was more so a departure. The United States
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DBQ-Green Revolution The Green Revolution brought about many causes in societies‚ some positive and some negative‚ due to new uses of technologies such as scientifically bred crops. Since the revolution started in 1945‚ the agricultural supply has gone up tremendously and farmers have benefitted (doc 1‚ 2‚ 6). Many cities‚ such as Punjab‚ India‚ state how the Green Revolution was extremely beneficial in multiple situations not just economically‚ however‚ other cities think differently‚ saying
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Caleb Aleshire Mr. Miller APUSH February 2‚ 2015 Native Americans DBQ (1877-1900) In the late 1800s‚ Americans were continuing to expand Westward as they “worried that the Northeast was overpopulated and that‚ as a result‚ the country would face the same problems as Europe—class conflict‚ poverty‚ and urban ills” (Document I). From 1850 to 1890‚ the Native lands ceded went from Midwest America to the Pacific Coast (Document A). This presented a similar problem that they had faced in the past with
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The movement for prohibition was very successful and lasted from 1900-1919. This movement was taking place at the trailing end of the “progressive reform” period‚ and as such‚ prohibitionists based their campaign around recent popular opinions and beliefs‚ such as the empowerment of women. Less recent‚ but just as common at the time was Christian religion. According to Jack S. Blocker’s book‚ Retreat from Reform‚ (documents J and K)‚ the prohibition movement was led mainly by clergymen‚ business
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opportunities for people with disabilities. In the 1800s‚ it was considered generous that the disabled were segregated from society. Many were regarded as freaks or aberrations‚ and were consequently locked up in asylums and sanitariums. In the early 1900s‚ the Eugenics Movement began to grow‚ which specifically targeted people with disabilities. A multitude of disabled people were forced to undergo sterilization‚ in an attempt to prevent genetic imperfections. This clear violation of their civil rights
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1. What are the significant political‚ scientific‚ and intellectual developments that occurred during the first half of the twentieth century (1900-1950)? (10 points) In the first half of the twentieth century‚ there were many significant developments that were political‚ scientific‚ and intellectual. The political developments that occurred in the twentieth century are fascism‚ liberal-democratic capitalism‚ and communism. Communism came into play during the Russian Civil War. Fascism took place
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