member of the Knights of Labor who was tried and hung for his involvement with the riot. This event linked the Knights of Labor to an unacceptable level of violence in the minds of the public. The American Public‚ feeling that the Knights of Labor did more harm than good‚ reacted with a feeling of mistrust. Reflecting the public ’s opinion is a sarcastic cartoon that appeared in Puck Magazine in 1886. The divisions in skilled and unskilled workers also caused racial tensions. The different grouping
Premium Trade union Employment Strike action
essentially establish the court system and judicial branch of the United States government‚ signed into law by President George Washington. This legislation established the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary‚ shaping the judicial branch of the US government. The act also created the U.S. Supreme court‚ with six justices and a chief justice‚ and established the Office of the Attorney General. Overall‚ the Judiciary Act of 1789 provided a framework for the judicial branch‚ ensuring a system of
Premium
19th Century China Drawing on what I’ve learned from class discussions and individual research‚ the 19thcentury in China brought a lot of failure and hardships. It was a time of unhappiness and rapid decline giving it a theme of “national humiliation”. There was a lot of corruption and rebellion during this period of the time. Around this time China experienced economic regression when foreign interests invaded the country. With the majority of the world expanding and advancing‚ China found itself
Premium Qing Dynasty China
During the 19th century new inventors helped farmers‚ important people owned big businesses‚ the economy was thriving‚ etc. On top of that‚ businesses from small to big continued to prosper causing the economy to continually rise. However‚ big businesses contributed the most with the rise of the economy‚ and also caused most of the problems. Problems and benefits were the help of industrial giants that built their businesses‚ transfer of goods by railroads‚ and workers placed under bad conditions
Premium Industrial Revolution United States Economics
Although very few stars are compelling enough to define the era in which they lived and in which they created their most outstanding work‚ Marilyn Monroe undoubtedly defined the 1950s. Marilyn Monroe‚ born Norma Jeane Mortenson was burdened with a difficult childhood. In 1926‚ she was born into a broken home with an unsuitable mother‚ Gladys Baker. Norma Jeane was put under the care of foster parents‚ and after many attempts‚ Gladys Baker got her daughter back in 1933. At this time‚ the young
Premium Marilyn Monroe United States Life
Sexuality like all other aspects is an important aspect of life‚ though it has been neglected at broader level. It surfaced broadly in the late 19th century till then it was regarded as taboo. Sexuality gained so much importance in modern era as it emerged as phenomenon that helps to express a personality partially with respect to sexuality. In this modern era‚ sexuality classified peopleas per its own categories. Sexuality is shaped as per the social‚ religious and cultural structure of the society
Premium Sexual intercourse Human sexuality Psychology
There was a great deal of Imperialism in the 19th century‚ led by mostly westerners from Europe. Imperialism is the act in which one nation extends its rule over another. Imperialism had a substantial effect on the 19th century throughout the entire world by bringing upon changes to many different countries‚ for better and for worse‚ especially to Africa. Prior to the nineteenth century‚ westerners did interfere with many of the affairs of nations outside of their boarders‚ so signs of imperialism
Premium Colonialism Africa
The Market Revolution describes the enlargement of the marketplace that happened in the early 19th-century brought on by the building of new roads and canals to allow remote communities access to each other for the first time. Influenced by the successfulness of the Erie Canal‚ states spent millions of dollars on transportation systems that propelled economic growth. Funded by private developers and state governments‚ thousands of miles of roads and canals permitted manufacturers‚ craftsmen‚ and
Premium Industrial Revolution United States United Kingdom
time they had always been an isolated country. The U.S wished not to get more involved in foreign affairs as it forced its own country issue such as stock market crash and more. However ‚ by the time of the Lead-Lease Act‚ the U.S was providing defensive aid for the allied forces as their governments were mre democratic. -Roosevelt spent many of his fireside Chats convincing the U.S to depart from its policy of isolationism. The U.S sent help to the Allied forced that it wouldnt exactly say thet
Premium United States World War II President of the United States
until the late 1800’s when the United States was faced with the opportunity of building a colonial empire. By 1890 the United States‚ like Europe‚ had began to expand its influence onto islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific areas. They entered in other countries’ affairs claiming that it served the interests of all peoples and were motivated by Idealism. In reality‚ the United States was mostly after its own self-interest. The Spanish-American War‚ the United States’ Open Door policy‚ and the
Premium United States Political philosophy World War II