1920’s vs. 1990’s The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. For the first time‚ more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929‚ and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society.” People from coast to coast bought the same goods (thanks to nationwide advertising and the spread of chain stores)‚ listened to the same music‚ did the same dances and even used the same slang
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The 1800s is characterized with the rise of industrial America. As technological advances were introduced to industry‚ unskilled labor also rose in accordance to the rise in factories. However‚ this rise also introduced several labor unions such as the Knights of Labor‚ which organized a series of protests and riots. The labor unions had good intentions‚ aiming to lower the average work hours for workers‚ as well as increase their wages. However‚ their methods which involved riots and protests‚
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Zoe Bautista Mrs. Montgomery American Lit 11 15 March 2016 Decades: 1990s With the fall of Communism in the beginning of the 1990s‚ America’s economy saw its longest economic expansion in history. From 1991 to 2001‚ the improving economy‚ new jobs creations‚ and the success of the stock market were big factors that lead the nation to prosperity. Overall‚ people had a positive outlook on life and were hopeful about the future. Many Americans were confident in the direction the country was growing
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Jeffersonian vs. Jacksonian Democracy Both Jefferson and Jackson were fighting for the interests of farmers against the commercial and mercantile interests of the country. Jefferson was portrayed as a man of the people‚ but he remained a wealthy planter who tended to associate only with other elites. His mannerisms were much more upper-class. Jefferson talked about limited government yet his actual practices as President differed. He maintained the bank of the US‚ authorized the Louisiana
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Democrat and republican both groups in which society have picked a side to support. Yet‚ not all people are either. Nonetheless do some know what exactly a democrat or republican is and where they stand on issues. Republicans are more conservative and believe answers are from the people. They want the government to be less interfering with issues. Also‚ republicans are more into property rights‚ then in well fare rights‚ but also hold economic equity above equality. In another words‚ they believe
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The public’s outcry for change prompted the Progressive Era presidents to take action toward radical reforms. These radical reforms addressed issues from trust busting to constitutional amendments. The Progressive reformers and the federal government improved social‚ economic‚ and political conditions in the United States. Social changes came into effect once light was shed on the poor conditions that many minorities faced. Muckrakers‚ like Upton SinClair and W.E.B. Dubois‚ highlighted
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Background Info: The Cold War between the US and the USSR was a long‚ complicated era of fear‚ tension‚ and animosity. Right after World War II‚ the U.S and the USSR started having ideological and political disputes over territories and ammunition. This became a full blown Cold War when Berlin was blockaded by the Soviets but was aided by America with an airlift. As Winston Churchill‚ prime minister of Britain‚ had said‚ an iron curtain had descended between the East and the West‚ communist and noncommunist
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Chapter 24: The New Era 1. The 1920s experienced a sharp rejection of the reform-mindedness of the two previous decades because of business influence. The urgency for political and economic reform that had moved the previous generation faded in the 1920s. In post-war America‚ the progressive reforms of the early twentieth century were viewed as being too burdensome on the economy. The reform effort was redirected toward improved transportation‚ education‚ and public services. The old-time progressive
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1. Mayflower Compact - 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America - Set up Plymouth colony. 2. The Pilgrims - Separatists who believed that the Church of England could not be reformed–Plymouth colony 3. The Puritans - Non-separatists – Wanted to purify the Church of England - Massachusetts Bay Colony 4. William Bradford - A Pilgrim‚ the second governor of the Plymouth colony‚ 1621-1657.
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Dequan Hurey July 16‚ 2012 Chapter 1 Vocabulary 1. Marco Polo – traveled to China and stirred up a storm of European interest 2. Francisco Pizzaro – conquers Incan Empire of Peru and begins shipping tons of gold/silver back to Spain. This huge influx of precious metals made European prices skyrocket (inflation). 3. Ponce de Leon – touches and names Florida looking for legendary Fountain of Youth 4. Montezuma – Aztec king‚ thought Cortez might be the god Quetzalcoatl who was due
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