20th century Overview The twentieth century saw a remarkable shift in the way that vast numbers of people lived‚ as a result of technological‚ medical‚ social‚ ideological‚ and political innovations. Terms like ideology‚ world war‚ genocide‚ and nuclear war entered common usage and became an influence on the lives of everyday people. War reached an unprecedented scale and level of sophistication; in the Second World War (1939-1945) alone‚ approximately 57 million people died
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Unit 12: Industrialization‚ Urbanization‚ and Immigration Part I: Industrialization #1: How was the “2nd Industrial Revolution” different from the “1st Industrial Revolution?” First IR * Late 1700s to 1865 * Textiles‚ clothing‚ leather products * Regional (concentrated in Northeast) Second IR * 1865 to 1900 * Heavy industry (steel‚ oil‚ electricity‚ industrial machinery) * National (started to include South‚ West) #2: Why did the US economy grow so rapidly
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In the 19th century‚ America had a basic economy and small industry. It was also a new country‚ with few customs and traditions. It had not had time to acquire any‚ because it was still so new. America has grown a lot since then‚ and a lot of the steps we have taken to get to today’s bustling economy and immense industry took place in the nineteenth century. Commerce and industry contributed to America’s nineteenth century identity because it provided the framework for a larger economy in the
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The late 18th century and early 19th century is marked with revolution and change. This change was not restricted to just the political and economic landscape of that time‚ instead there was a large cultural response to the revolutionary ideas of the time. These cultural responses can be seen in the art of this time period. We will focus on one major artistic style of the era; and Romanticism. We will also briefly discuss Neoclassicism which preceded Romanticism. We will look at what these styles
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The progressive era was a time starting at the end of the 19th century until the beginning of World War 1 when people banded together to reform social‚ political‚ economic‚ and moral issues. Workers were moving from farms to the city and would often live in crowded slums where diseases were common. The goal of the progressive era was to create a better environment for these workers and end corruption within the government. In addition to this‚ they wanted to pass more regulations for businesses
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420 14 February 2011 In the early 20th century‚ immigrants from Europe flooded Ellis Island in droves in search of “streets paved with gold” which they believed to be found in the United States. The majority of these immigrants settled in New York City to live in tenement housing and find work in the “30‚000 factory floors and sweatshops that were located in Lower Manhattan. Each year‚ 612‚000 workers‚ mostly immigrants were turning out one-tenth of the industrial output of the United States.
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technology‚ the late 19th century could appropriately dub itself as an industrial revolution. Rapid transformations of the work-place worsened working conditions and prompted the common laborer to join forces with others in order to create labor unions. Although these unions were fueled with excellent intentions and driven by exasperated motivation‚ these organizations did little to improve the working conditions during this particular time frame. It wasn’t until the 20th century that tangible changes
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The music of the early 20th century was heavily jazz and blues. The bases of jazz music were influenced by the field hollers‚ hymns‚ and work songs from African Americans in the 1800s. Until 1901‚ improvisation‚ the style of Dixieland‚ created the genre of jazz‚ where every performer is playing different rhythms and tunes at the same time. Cornet player‚ Louis Armstrong‚ changed the Dixieland style and gave the idea for players to perform separate solos at different times. In the 1930s‚ Swing was
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Connecting Industrialization to Imperialism During the times of the 19th and 20th centuries‚ global development was at a steady to rapid increase. To provided background on the subject‚ industrialization and imperialism were a vital part in world history. Originated in Britain‚ the industrial revolution marked an new era as it (What todays people observe and obtain from texts‚ articles‚ and other sources is that both industrialism and imperialism play large roles in the advancements of the different
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that promoted the development of industrialization in the United States during the late nineteenth century. New power sources facilitated American industry’s shift to mass production and also suggest the importance of new ways of organizing research and innovation. In 1869‚ about half the industrial power came from water. 2. Discuss the development of the railroad business during the last half of the 19th century in the United States and explain how the railroad companies manifested the structure
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