Prior to the age of industry‚ 1865-1920‚ products were made by hand. Most businesses were owned by one or two people. The industrial revolution was the time period when products were made by machine rather than by hand. There were many causes of the growth of industry. In addition‚ there were many effects of the growth of industry . the age of industry was a turning point in american history. There were many causes of the growth of industry. One cause is new inventions‚ the new inventions increased
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Black American’s faced a series of disadvantages in the early 1950’s.They ranged from having to use different restrooms that white people all the way up to fearing for their lives in case the Ku Klux Klan showed up. Another problem which was a significant disadvantage was the Jim Crow laws‚ named after a black character in a program in that year. This rule forbids a lot of things to Negroes and blacks like white and black people swimming together or playing cards together. It forbids trivial things
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men rely on women to do so much for them but they could not respect women? Women did not get the respect that they deserved. It was hard for women during the 1800s being that a lot of the major wars were taking place during this time. As men and women it specifically says in the bill of rights “that we are granted with many different freedoms” (First Ten Amendments) but to only get no respect in return. Men have no room to talk being that they get the respect they deserve while women get the side
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Cars and 1950’s: They Go Hand in Hand Cars‚ during the 1950’s this new invention was amazing‚ it was thought of as a thing of the future. Cars and new fangled inventions were all the rage. However people didnt quite see the bad side of the car industry.No technology has had a greater impact on American everyday life than the automobile. Where we live‚ how we work‚ how we travel‚ what our landscape looks like‚ our environment have all been profoundly shaped by the car. Detroit was at
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America Televising the Holocaust During the 1950’s The events that took place during the Holocaust began to make its way to film during post-World War II America. In the 1950’s‚ the film The Diary of Anne Frank‚ and the Judgment at Nuremberg and the TV show This is Your Life gave the American audience an understanding of the disturbing events. The objective‚ of most TV and film writers that chose to portray the Holocaust‚ was to get the American audience to connect with the Jewish people. Through
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Life in the 1800’s and 1900’s changed. The industrial revolution happened. Mass production became popular and the owners became rich. The way of life for the poor was horrible while the rich were living happily. Many new patents came out changing the way people did things. Workers suffered they wanted to change the working conditions especially for kids. People did not trust the government or have faith in it. Andrew Carnegie was the first to introduce mass production. He mass-produce steal
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The decade of the 1920’s was a period of American prosperity‚ new technology‚ and a new role for women. As World War I came to an end‚ society began bursting into many different things. The twenties were a time when people laughed more often than cried‚ partied more often than worked‚ and dreamed more often than faced reality. Athletes were looked up to as heroes‚ authors helped people escape into a different life‚ and women dressed as flappers and started voting. The Harlem Renaissance‚ the model
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how‚ and why Americans have undergone changes will help us understand the effects it had on the economy‚ society‚ and politics. Most striking‚ however‚ is our examination of the advancements and changes in transportation —during the 1870s and the 1950s— and their significant role in racial issues‚ suburbanization‚ and the economy. Being aware of the importance of breakthroughs in transportation
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start at conception‚ however starts when the child is born. My opinion on this issue is that abortion is a private matter and is a decision that should only be left to the mother without any interference from the government and society. In Canada women are lucky enough to have the privilege of having the rights to their bodies however there are a lot of questions and concerns regarding this issue. Abortion should also be seen as the start of women’s control and rights when it comes to matters regarding
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DBQ Project Final Draft Women in the late 1700s had practically no rights. In 18th century America‚ the men represented the family. Women couldn’t do practically anything without consulting their fathers‚ or if they were married‚ their husbands. Then‚ in the early 19th century‚ Republican Motherhood began to take a stronger place in American society. Republican Motherhood reinforced the idea that women‚ in their domestic sphere‚ were much separate from the public world of men‚ but also encouraged
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