Henry Ford built the first car. He went further by creating the assembly line which allowed him to mass produce the cars therefore making them more affordable for persons. This transformed the industry. Ever since the 1960’s‚ political‚ demographic‚ economic‚ technology‚ global and sociocultural challenges have always been affecting this industry. Political - Laws and regulations
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allowed inside the clubs. Most club owners were concerned only on money. Racial progress was not on their plan and many regulars of the clubs were not troubled about the decision to keep the club mostly all white and male. Most club owners‚ in contrast did not allow women to drink inside their clubs. They encouraged women to drink‚ but off the premises. Many women were clenching on their new-found independence by living the flapper life. “Having recently secured the right to vote‚ America’s women rose
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As factories and companies grew the amount of jobs increase causing a big uproar in population in cities. The growth in Urban areas grew so quickly by mid century close to half of the European population lived in cities. The change in demographics did have some positive effect on some individuals like those of the Bourgeoisie class‚ but more importantly the change also had a major negative effect on the majority of people during this time. Both in and out
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resulted in the deaths of an estimated 75-200 million people in Eurasia between 1346 and 1353. The cause of this plague is believed to be the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The Black Plague changed the world by creating a series of religious‚ social and economic upheavals which have long-lasting effects on European History. Researchers revealed that the Black Death originated in or around China‚ and made its way across the world via the different routes‚ such as into West Asia through the Silk
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gender and the creation of the new middle class during this era. During the Market Revolution‚ many Americans changed from producing goods for themselves to producing goods for sales. This idea was one of the most important changes that greatly affect the economy. During this time‚ people were encouraged to produce the
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amount of workers in factories. Therefore‚ more people had jobs to support their families. The rapid production of merchandises made the demand for goods even higher in factories. The more products produced‚ the less money they were‚ which increased economic activity. More people raised more money which helped them to radically improve their living conditions. As more farmers and people moved into the cities for jobs‚ the population grew more diverse which allowed more toleration for different nationalities
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According to the research‚ Slavery started and the African slaves were bought to North America in Virginia in 1619. Slavery was everywhere throughout the colonies in 17th and 18th century. So‚ The African slaves helped the new nation to build their economic foundations. There were many things came out during slavery like cotton gin‚ rise of abolition movement‚ Westward expansion‚ Civil War‚ Emancipation‚ etc. The cotton gin was important to the south economy. West expanded and in the North abolition
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as they tried to find jobs to sustain their families‚ and it lasted for about a decade. The stock market crash became known to everyone as the Great Depression‚ which started in October of 1929. The stock market prices were gradually dropping‚ and economic uncertainty finally won over Americans. The price of stock had dropping consistently throughout September‚ until October when some brokers decided to withdraw their shares. On “Black Thursday” about 13 million shares were sold. Then later on “Black
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Over the past few years our country and the rest of the world has experienced an economic crisis. For the United States‚ it’s been one of the worst economic recessions since the Great Depression during the 1930’s. The recession was caused by many downfalls but the majority was caused by the collapse of the housing market. In the years before the crisis‚ the behavior of lenders changed dramatically. Lenders offered more and more loans to higher-risk borrowers‚ including undocumented immigrants
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committee led by the mayor of Philadelphia‚ Mayor Clarkson who put Bush Hill‚ the best hospital into operating order. There patients’ spirits began to improve. French doctor named Dr. Deveze volunteered to be the full time physician at the hospital. He did not believe in Rush’s cure. At first the committee was unsure about hiring a French doctor because then it could offend the American doctors. The way that Dr. Deveze handled his patients was carefully and gently. (Yellow Fever Attacks Philadelphia‚
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