During the late 19th century to the 1930s‚ workers and managers fought each other for control of the work routine‚ wages‚ and hours in the American industry. Trade unions‚ craft unions‚ and strikes were many of the main forces at work during this time period when people were fighting for better working conditions. As the government was struggling to stay out of free labor‚ they also felt the need to impose as the laws in place may not be helping capitalism in America. The government‚ in response
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and military policies of a decaying Spain and the emerging regional power of the United States at the end of the nineteenth century‚ however‚ placed Puerto Rico‚ along with Cuba‚ at center stage in the Caribbean. Out of all the colonies under Spanish rule‚ the island of Puerto Rico was the only one to never obtain its own independence. The final quarter of the nineteenth century carried dramatic radical‚ social‚ and financial alterations to the island‚ setting the tone for the advancement of its domestic
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During the 19th century in the United States‚ male and females of Asian descent had migrated into the country‚ which created a huge impact to America. In 1848‚ the Treaty of Hidalgo was signed by Mexico‚ which ended the Mexican-American war resulted with Mexico giving up the territory of California to the U.S.. By March 15‚ the news spread that plenty of gold was found within California and caused many men from different countries to explore the territory to find precious gold such as China. China
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I: Reviewing the Chapter Checklist of Learning Objectives After mastering this chapter‚ you should be able to 1. explain why the United States suddenly abandoned its isolationism and turned outward at the end of the nineteenth century. 2. indicate how the Venezuelan and Hawaiian affairs expressed the new American assertiveness as well as American ambivalence about foreign involvements. 3. describe how America became involved with Cuba and explain why a reluctant President
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First wave feminism started in the late 19th century and carried on until the early 20th century the main focus of the movement was to give women more of a voice in the world and to end suffrage and give women the right to vote. It was first recognized as a movement at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 were people like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth had a massive impact in the movement. Martha Rampton a professor of history and director of the Center for Gender Equity at Pacific University
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1. Why did the nineteenth-century southern economy remain primarily agricultural? (pp. 330-36) Slaves made it possible for the people in the southern warm climate areas to make a profitable living off the land. Plantation owners were able to maintain the slave labor‚ which kept their costs down. Planters kept investing in cotton and slaves. The cotton grown by the planters in the south was the largest exporting crop at the time. The planters were getting rich off of their cotton crops. Having slave
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The family wage economy is the area and amount of production it took to provide a family with enough money to survive. During the 19th century‚ most working class families relied on every able bodied member of the household to contribute to the overall wage of the family. Due to this‚ they were driven by a greater need for cash over specific labor within the household. This meant that as soon as children‚ male or female‚ were capable of working‚ they would be expected to work within the household
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and 1914‚ more than 400‚000 Italian immigrants left the United States these were usually single men. This caused anger toward those immigrants who lived the American Dream‚ only to return with American made money to their homelands. During the 19th century‚ the population in Europe experienced an enormous growth but the job market couldn’t meet the needs of that growth. By the end of the 1800’s major cities like New York and Chicago were comprised of a large percentage of immigrants. When immigrants
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triumphs of Australia in the 19th Century was the idea of a “working man’s paradise”. It was crucial in the formation of Australian laws‚ culture and identity. The idea of having enough time and money to support yourself and your family was new‚ appealing and what the people needed. However‚ this is not what all people got. The fight for rights was a long and arduous one‚ but only European males were triumphant. Even if they worked as hard as their counterparts; women‚ Aboriginals and immigrants failed
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family living in Boston in early 19th century. The selections written by Mary and Henry‚ give a glimpse of their marriage and lives through a reverse of wealth‚ a loss of a child and time spent apart while Henry goes to India to regain their wealth. Henry’s trip is extended because of the war of 1812‚ and we can see Mary’s attitude change of the distant relationship and her roles as a wife. Throughout history wives have had many different roles in the family. Today women are encourage to have careers
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