D B Q PAGE 353 Write a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A–H and your knowledge of the period to answer the following question: To what extent is it justified to characterize the industrial leaders of the 1865–1900 era as either “robber barons” or “industrial statesmen”? DOCUMENT A. Q: How is the freight and passenger pool working? W.V.: Very satisfactorily. I don’t like that expression “pool‚” how- ever‚ that’s a common construction applied by the people to a
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The impact of the automobile between 1900 through 1945 was immense. It paved the way for a future dependency on the automobile. To paint a better picture‚ imagine life without an automobile. Everyday life would be dull‚ cumbersome‚ and tedious. An individual’s mobility would be very limited. Basically‚ the life without an automobile could not be fathomed. The importance of the automobile is often taken for granite. Society may not know what appreciate the impact of the automobile and effects it has
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"Explain how freedoms for African Americans were socially‚ politically‚ and economically limited from 1865 to 1900?" Although the Thirteenth Amendment had outlawed slavery‚ it was clear that the Black codes were stilled a problem to many freedmen. The Black codes‚ which passed soon after the Civil War ended‚ helped maintain a cheap source of farm labor and sustained the social hierarchy. These codes made it illegal for African Americans to carry weapons or vote. They could not serve on juries
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Chris Camacho 4th Period APUSH 12/12/12 Fruitless Unions from 1875 - 1900 Late 19th century America was a time of both industrial prosperity and poverty among workers. It was run by grasping corporations and proprietors. Workers found themselves alone‚ amidst the rest of the nation‚ merely individuals under the control of the lavish Rockefellers and Carnegies. Entire families found themselves working 10 hours a day‚ 7 days a week in unsanitary conditions just to have enough money to pay for
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Americans in America 1865-1960’s Georgia Root HIS204: American History since 1865 Mark D. Bowles March 18‚ 2013 History of African Americans in America 1865-1960’s African Americans in America in history have gone through many hard times trying to just progress out of slavery and obtain freedom and have equal rights. In this paper I will attempt to explain what some of the important events of the time revealed about the role of African Americans in broader American society in‚ respectively
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I. Background information on industry and workers A. Between the period of 1865-1900‚ industry exploded in growth B. There were many contributors that included government action‚ labor unions‚ immigration‚ and technological changes. 1. Government action tried to help the workers by decreasing corporations ’ control over employees 2. Labor unions tried to increase benefits and make working easier 3. Immigration helped by having a cheap‚ abundant labor source for businesses to use 4. Technological
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Literature Review- Rise Of tattoos In Today’s Society By‚ Tim Dawson Tattoos are becoming extremely popular in today’s society. They seem to be everywhere from professional athletes showing them off to even TV shows all about getting tattoos. They are becoming a norm in society or are they already the norm? Are they still considered rebellious? This will all be explored as this literature review will look into the history of tattoos‚ tattoos on the rise‚ health risks of tattoos‚ and why teens
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Nativism in the 21st Century Since its creation the United States has been a welcoming home for the lost souls of the world‚ looking for a place where they could grow and prosper‚ free of prosecution and judgment. Everyone came for a fresh start‚ the freedom and liberty that was unattainable in other countries. The statue of liberty greeted everyone coming into Ellis Island with open arms as the inscription on her pedestal read “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to
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The movement in organized labor from 1875 to 1900 to improve the position of workers was unsuccessful because of the inherent weaknesses of unions and the failures of their strikes‚ the negative public attitudes toward organized labor‚ widespread government corruption‚ and the tendency of government to side with big business. After the Civil there was a push to industrialize quickly‚ and the rushed industrialization was at the expense of the workers as it led to bigger profits for big business and
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The rise of American cities occurred because of many reasons. Some of the reasons as to why American cities rapidly grew was because of an increase in industries‚ which attracted immigrants from all over the world. Many cultural changes occurred because of these developments‚ including an increase in education‚ job opportunities for women and also an increase in poverty. In the collection‚ The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans As Told by Themselves edited by Hamilton Holt‚ early 20th century
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