Ryan Feldmann U.S History‚ 1st hour 2/21/2013 Leisure activities of the Progressive/Gilded era During 1894‚ through 1915‚ Americans began to have more leisure time than their predecessors.* The main reason for this was industrial employers decreased working hours‚ and cut the work time on Saturdays in half.* Vacations began to be offered to workers as a gift from their employers‚ although most vacations at this time were unpaid. The workers soon became overworked. During the time of shortened
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‘“The word “progressive” came into common use around 1910 as a way of describing a broad‚ loosely defined political movement of individuals and groups who hoped to bring about significant change in American social and political life”’. What progressivism was a reform movement that took government action to solve the problems in American life. The work to change many categories like education‚ public health‚ labor‚ economy and etc. “Progressives included forward-looking businesses men who realized
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known as Arts and Crafts" (110). In the nineteenth century‚ the Progressive reform era promoted simple architectural styles. As the era progressed society changed living styles. But did they keep them conservative or radical? "The Bungalow’s appeal was also related to dramatic changes overtaking women in late nineteenth century" (111). The supporters of the Bungalow style of architecture were radical because of the progression or era‚ and simplicity that proceeded throughout society. Progression
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Imperialism is the idea of spreading out a country for the best of only their people. Most people are familiar with Japan and how they imperialized‚ but Europe was imperializing at a much higher rate. With imperialism‚ the country tries to expand because it needs supplies or even just space due to over population. During the late nineteenth‚ and early twentieth centuries‚ countries especially in Europe needed more land due to over population‚ and the need of supplies. During the late nineteenth and
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The Effect of the Industrial Revolution on Imperialism in Africa in the 19th Century During the 19th Century‚ European powers colonized the majority of Africa. Before this‚ the Industrial Revolution had just occurred and was coming to a close. The Industrial Revolution caused imperialism in Africa mainly through Economic motives. However‚ military and technological innovations also played a vital role in imperialism in Africa in the 19th Century. Economic motives created by the Industrial Revolution
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During the Progressive Era‚ the theory Social Darwinism was a belief conceived by many individuals. This theory was created after the philosopher Charles Darwin’s theory of survival of the fittest. Social Darwinism is a theory stating that every individual must compete against each other in order to achieve success. This theory message states that a person should take any necessary action to earn the highest income possible. Followers of this theory‚ including Andrew Carnegie‚ used this theory as
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years there are different eras‚ like during the years 1877-1900 we had The Rise of Industrial America which had five sub-eras of events and during the year 1900-1929 we had the Progressive Era to the New Era which had four sub-eras of events. The changes in America were pretty astounding but the focus is the American South. During The Rise of Industrial America there were five sub-eras: Development in the West‚ Populism and Agrarian Discontent‚ The Gilded
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procedures used by the government and other large organizations in order to administer policies and programs. It allows an organization to operate efficiently by dividing labor among employees who are experts at accomplishing specific task. During the Progressive Era before World War I‚ was the true beginning of the federals government growth. In the United States‚ bureaucracy started as a very small collection of individuals.
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on top. Whether culturally superior‚ or monetarily superior‚ or even having an extensive empire‚ every country wants most or all of these in their arsenal of advantages. Countries who strive to be the cream of the crop tend to turn towards imperialism. Imperialism‚ being the domination of cultural‚ economic‚ or political life of another country‚ is a very attractive course to take for the forming imperialist power. While some may argue that the controlling power could aid the development and prosperity
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The Progressive Era was a time of social activism and political reform for the United States. This era started to bloom in the 1890s‚ and women took this opportunity to push for their rights. Women that took the leap to secure the nineteenth amendment include Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Frances E. Willard‚ Margaret Sanger‚ and Carrie Chapman Catt. These brave women made themselves heard‚ when men turned their ears away from them. Although it took these women and many more until 1920 to pass the nineteenth
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