Although Latin America has faced many social‚ political‚ and economic issues within the last three centuries‚ inequality remains one of the most important‚ historical‚ and omnipresent aspects of the region’s culture. As Europeans took over Latin America during the time of colonization‚ they implemented many elitist social structures that have held strong and are evident today (Harris). Income inequality is the most visible and greatest disparity that the region faces; yet inequality between gender
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The Effects of Industrialization on U.S. Society from 1865 - 1900 In 1865‚ America was just coming out of the period of Reconstruction following the damaging Civil War‚ and by the early 20th century‚ it was on the brink of the first World War. In between those events‚ the Second Industrial Revolution‚ also known as the Technological Revolution‚ occurred. It was marked by advancements in mechanization that made manufacturing more effective‚ and in turn made industrialization more widespread. This
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The postwar expansion that followed the War of 1812 came about in part because American manufacturing was able to grow through reduced competition and increased demand. This was because Europe was‚ at that time‚ engaged in its own struggle with Napoleon seeking to unify the continent while his enemies sought to prevent him. This had the effect of forcing European manufacturers to focus on wartime goods and so the market for other manufacturing was left open for the Americans to fill. This was made
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Operation Bootstrap was an advancement arrangement actualized in Puerto Rico after World War II (1939–1945) that accomplished fast industrialization of the island’s monetary structure. Faultfinders‚ however‚ fight that the arrangement achieved steep agrarian decrease and disengagement‚ huge scale displacement‚ and expanded financial reliance. Puerto Rico‚ a province that the United States took from Spain amid the 1898 Spanish-American War‚ had until World War II a horticultural economy tormented
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Introduction The industrialization after the Civil War influenced U.S. society‚ economy‚ and politics in many ways. The paper will discuss a few different groups that were affected by the Revolution. Also‚ it will discuss the effects the Industrial Revolution played on the average working American. I. Parts of the Industrial Revolution A. There were two major transitions towards Society during the Industrial Revolution 1. Individuals left the farming world to work in factories
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The industrial revolution was an era of mechanization. During this era‚ in 1854‚ Charles Dickens (1812-1870) wrote Hard Times to comment upon the change within society and its effect on its people. Dickens points out the flaws and limitations of this new society in his eloquent and passionate plea on behalf of the working poor (Charles Dickens Hard Times‚ 2000). The novel shows presents to readers the authors perspective of life during the nineteenth century and makes comments on the central theme
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manufacturing was often done in people’s homes‚ using hand tools or basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered‚ special-purpose machinery‚ factories and mass production. The iron and textile industries‚ along with the development of the steam engine‚ played central roles in the Industrial Revolution‚ which also saw improved systems of transportation‚ communication and banking. While industrialization brought about an increased volume and variety of manufactured goods and an improved
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Chapter 3 -5 test notes I. Industry and transportation - the development of technology began to transform life in the United States in the early 1800’s. The industrialization of the United States changed the nation for decades. Improving roads There was an effort to improve overland transportation. Some states operated turnpikes(roads in which users had to pay a toll to travel on) The money from the tolls was supposed to go toward improving the roads and to ease travel. The country’s
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Before Industrialization‚ it was a time of great distress for people. Towns had to shut down at night because it was impossible to light the night with the kerosene lamps and candles they had. People had to stay in town because they couldn’t go anywhere because cars were too expensive. People had to risk their lives in month-year long journeys across the U.S. in search for jobs. But after Industrialization‚ all those worries that people had went away. Industrialization had a positive impact on the
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amount of biodiversity in forests is severely at risk due to the increasing deforestation over the past four decades. It is estimated in the biological community that approximately 50‚000 species are completely wiped out annually as a result of urbanization‚ land clearance‚ logging‚ and other human techniques. Dr. Edward Wilson‚ a Harvard professor‚ predicts that half of all of earth’s species could be extinct in about 50 years‚ unless the deforestation rate decreases. In 2011‚ Conservation International
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