In 1873‚ the late nineteenth century was named The Gilded Age‚ thanks to Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner. This reflected the time’s combination of dazzle and wealth along with poverty and inner corruption. Most historians define this period by it’s negatives‚ due to a lack of powerful presidents and cheap history. These people‚ Twain and Warner included‚ weren’t wrong about The Gilded Age’s corruption. However. there were also some of the most influential years in American history during this
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In 1914 Europe found itself erupting into the first World War. Although nobody really had a reason for fighting‚ everyone was excited and proud to fight and win for their country. Europe consisted of mostly aggressive‚ imperialistic countries who all had the same idea of a war that would only last a couple months‚ but this is a war that wound up lasting a total of four years. Because this was a European War‚ America did not intervene until three years into the war. Although the fighting was taking
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opportunities‚ New York City became a symbol of freedom and economic mobility to the earliest immigrants coming from all over Europe and Asia in the 1800’s. Whether it was due to religious persecution‚ land and job shortages‚ famines or rising taxes‚ these immigrants were just looking to obtain a better quality of life for themselves and their families. Nearly 12 million people passed through the gates of Ellis Island and settled in New York City. Due to the fact that most immigrants hardly knew english
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A sample of men’s clothing from Mindanao during the late 19th century or early 20th century. The clothing style and fashion sense of the Filipinos in the modern-day era has been influenced by their native ancestors‚ the Spaniards (the Philippines was a colony of the Spanish Empire for around 300 years)‚ the Americans (the Philippines was a territory of the United States for about 50 years)‚ and even the Japanese (Japanese soldiers occupied the Philippines during World War II)‚ as evidenced
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How did the conflict between labor and business play out in the late 19th century? In the late 19th century‚ a conflict between labor and business grew as businesses began to cut wages‚ ignore the poor condition of their employee’s working environment‚ extend the hours in a workday‚ and laid off thousands of employees. From this conflict‚ massive strikes‚ organized refusals to work‚ and unions‚ groups formed together to improve working conditions‚ came into action. A notable strike known as the Homestead
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first lunch boxes weren’t for kids at all. In the late 1800s‚ blue-collar workers carried their lunches to work in metal pails‚ which protected their food from the rigors of the workplace. In fact‚ your lunch pail illustrated your place on the economic scale -- a lunch pail meant you couldn’t afford a hot noontime meal. This didn’t stop children from wanting to emulate their working parents‚ however. Soon enough‚ kids fashioned their own lunch pails from tin boxes that were originally used to hold cookies
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The 19th century in Europe is characterized as one of the most peaceful centuries there was. Currently we are living in America in the 21st century and the violence rate as raised drastically‚ every time you turn the television on there has been a shooting‚ certain amount of people dead or a terrorist attack. The news today only talks about violence and our “president” ignoramus actions. During the 19th century in Europe they had two key principles to obtain relative peace‚ they are legitimacy and
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Karla Estrada History 1301 Fall 2014 Extra Credit SWCT The Salem Witchcraft Trials began in the 1690’s in Salem‚ Massachusetts and then later spread to other parts of New England. These trials resulted in the execution of about 20 people‚ most of them women‚ and innocent people. Hundreds of other individuals including men‚ women‚ and children were accused; dozens were kept in prison without trials‚ and a couple even died in prison. A wave of hysteria spread all over Massachusetts‚ when
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produce all the necessary materials and money. After the civil war‚ America embarked on a journey of economic expansion and unification for the nation. In the late 19th century‚ government policies‚ technological advancements and population changes contributed to the rise of industry in America. Many government policies were created in the 19th century to encourage expansion and growth for America. Three very influential policies were the Homestead Act‚ the Pacific Railway Act and laissez-faire. The homestead
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What is the function of literature? Literature should convey timeless truths‚ thus distracting the masses from their immediate commitments‚ nurturing in them a spirit of tolerance and generosity. Education should be done through literature: “the pill of middle-class ideology was to be sweetened by the sugar of literature” (23). 2. Literature gives people a pride in their national language 3. Literature provides cheap education for poor people‚ that is why English literature first developed in
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