Many of the events‚ situations and circumstances of the second half of the 20th century set the stage for‚ caused and made possible‚ most of the business‚ political and interpersonal scenarios we are experiencing in this country today – good‚ bad and indifferent. According to the U.S. Census of 1900‚ ninety percent of Blacks lived in the South. Three-quarters of black households were located in rural places; only one-fifth owned their own homes and most worked as farmers or laborers. If not on
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The 20th Century United States The 20th century was a time of considerable transition for the United States. Going from the countries lowest point in history‚ to becoming the strongest nation in the world‚ left Americans and their leaders confronted with many difficult decisions. The decade of depression that had preceded World War II had produced enormous changes in US politics and the American political and economic systems. Beyond politics‚ Americans also faced challenges in their day
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American Women in the 19th vs. 20th Century For many of the American history‚ women were not considered equal to men and were denied equality in many areas in life. In the 19th century women had no legal identity‚ apart from their husband. Married women could not hold property in their own names‚ make contracts‚ sit on a jury‚ write a will‚ or vote. Nor did women have the same opportunities for education and careers that men had. Yet‚ many women found ways to show their intelligence‚ courage‚
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Jazz Influence on the 20th Century Jazz is considered one of the most influential types of music in American history. Some of the greatest artists in the world have contributed to the success jazz has had not only on American history‚ but throughout the world. Jazz music has come to serve as the base of many music styles in the United States. This paper will explain the history of jazz‚ where it all came from‚ and the effect it has had on the American culture in the 20th century. To
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Imperialism changed the world in many ways as we lunched into the 20th century. When talking about imperialism i mean the social change on people’s behaviors and territory in the world. Often times people confuse it with the opening of more jobs and business and even though that was also a change but there was many more important things what happened such as the education that was happening. People become much more educated on the justice system and the division of labor. Imperialism also was the
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like time that is a nonexistent concept in physics that humanity could not live without; so is nationalism. It is a human invention that evolved out of the need for people to identify with one another within groups that they belong to. By the early 20th century the facets of nationalism have changed and so are the definitions. Today one can basically differentiate between “positive nationalism” of the kind that brings people of same and/or similar ethnicity and language into a national union; and
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Until the 20th century it has been understood that the framers of the constitution were “for the people”. Revisionists of the 20th century are painting an entirely different picture. They “argued that the Constitutional Convention was dominated by an elite and that the Constitution itself is an instrument written to protect elite interests.” (Fisk 2014) This could not be further from the truth. The framers are responsible for creating the first ever republican government‚ did not grant nobility
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had ever seen. Adolf Hitler was determined to rid Europe of the people that he had such a vendetta and hatred for. There had previously been acts of genocide in other countries‚ but none on the same scale as the Holocaust. The first genocide of the 20th century occurred in Turkey when two million Armenian people who were living in Turkey got eliminated and forced out or were massacred between 1915 - 1918 ( “Armenian Genocide” ). In 1994‚ in the African country of Rwanda there was another terrible
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Prejudice in the 1930-40’s . A wise man‚ Robert Staunbach said “Discrimination is a disease.” Many people consider the 1930’s to be a terrible time of prejudice‚ especially to some violent extremes. Between racism‚ sexism‚ and social prejudice‚ discrimination levels were about the highest America has ever seen. Prejudice in the early twentieth century was a very big problem because nobody was treated likewise. Men and women‚ Whites and Blacks‚ they were all the same‚ but at the same time‚ all were
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What were the effects of nationalism in the later 20th century? Nationalism united people against western/foreign interference and influences‚ as evidenced in the Iranian Revolution‚ the establishment of Islamism‚ and the Organization of African Unity. In 1979‚ after several years of civil resistance‚ strikes‚ and demonstrations‚ the people of Iran overthrew their US-backed leader‚ Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi‚ because of his unjust rule and his ties to the States. Mohammad Reza Shah was put into power
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