Towards the end of the 19th century and early 20th century‚ Chicago was one of the most desirable cities for immigration. It had railway access and ports and its slaughterhouse and industrial business provided for unskilled workers. Most immigration to Chicago started in or near the 1830s to 1850s. In the 1840s‚ large amounts of Irish immigrants came to Chicago because of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland. Large numbers of Germans‚ Irish‚ Swedes‚ Norwegians‚ Canadians‚ Czechs‚ Poles‚ Greeks‚ and
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important as Americans to have this knowledge. I will be telling you about 13.2 and 14.6 because these two sections were important in today’s world some examples of these sections are president Jackson vetoing bills and lots of people having to overcome stereotypes. First‚ I will be addressing the essential question of chapter 13 “What did it mean to be an American in the early 1800s?” To be an American in the 1800’s was to show patriotism for your country. Two reasons the early 1800’s was an important
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The disability rights movement is the fight for equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities. In the 1800s‚ it was considered generous that the disabled were segregated from society. Many were regarded as freaks or aberrations‚ and were consequently locked up in asylums and sanitariums. In the early 1900s‚ the Eugenics Movement began to grow‚ which specifically targeted people with disabilities. A multitude of disabled people were forced to undergo sterilization‚ in an attempt to prevent
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The US was never completely isolated from the rest of the world‚ therefore engaging in imperialism in the early twentieth century had some justifications. The trade made the US an active member of world affairs. It was during the period of the 1890s that the US foreign policy became influenced by imperialism. During that decade‚ the US became the most important industrial power in the world. The US military‚ especially the Navy‚ was growing and expanding in other areas of the world where we had not
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the turn of the century‚ numerous changes occurred in the United States‚ both positive and negative. These conflicts formed the modern America‚ and were crucial to the advancement of the nation. Without the events that took place in this time period‚ the country would not have advanced so greatly. They essentially shaped the nation into what it is today. With all of these major changes that happened many years ago‚ historians wonder; how did late 19th century and early 20th century conflicts shape
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Women of the 19th Century By: Kristian Koeppen Women of the 19th century Women of the modern era might be surprised what their 19th century counterpart’s role in society might have been. Women in the 1800’s were not treated with nearly as much respect as they are nowadays. Modern day women have many advantages that women of the 1800s did not have‚ in the way of career opportunities‚ and
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They did not go to college as often as their male counterparts. Word began to spread of a place where anyone of any social class could live and work for a high wage. Soon girls from all over began to migrate to these factory towns know as Lowell cotton mills. The industrial age in America was an innovative time in American history. Sparked by first the growth of the planters which then led to manufacturing and factories‚ all this new growth lead to strains and changes in relationships in both the
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in the late 19th century and then heightening during World War II. During this time‚ women entered the workforce in order to compensate for the loss of working class men‚ who were drafted overseas in staggering amounts. It was at that moment in history a tremendous change in the roles of women occurred‚ that is until men returned home from the war and once again expected women to re-mold to their domestic duties. However‚ revolutionary leaders in women’s rights continued to empower women even though
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During the early 1900’s many women were recruited to work in occupations that were often reserved for men. The working positions that women were exposed to during this time period allowed them to perform tasks‚ than men were often deemed ‘capable’ for. Some examples of occupations that women often worked as included railroad guards‚ firefighters‚ and clerks. The American government was constantly trying to persuade the message that women were needed during this devastating time. In fact‚ women proceeded
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Sociology Unit 1 Discussion Chapter 1 How did prejudice and discrimination affect the development of sociology in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? When researching prejudice and discrimination‚ I am often perplexed by my inability to separate or distinguish between the two. Prejudice is usually seen through discrimination and where one is found‚ the other is always lurking nearby. Consider this excerpt from the “questia” website; Prejudice is an unsubstantiated prejudgment of an
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