Working class women during the 1800s-1900s most often had no choice but to work to help provide for their families. Female wage earners were mainly unmarried women‚ single mothers‚ or African American women. Often women’s wages were believed to be secondary to the earnings of the men in the household; even though women’s earnings were also vital to the family’s survival. “In 1890 three-quarter of white working women were unmarried.” (297) These women either worked in domestic service for richer families
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Asian Discrimination in America When the wave of Asian immigrants came to California in the early 1900s‚ they were everything but welcome. Like other immigrants‚ they wanted a better life in America. At first‚ many Japanese immigrants found jobs in farming‚ which they were already experts in. This gave them the ability to send their children to public school‚ enabling them to have a better life. Everything was great until white landowners saw Asians‚ specifically Japanese‚ as a threat to the economy
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evolved more quickly following several inventions that may seem simple or obvious in retrospect. One of America’s biggest eras of change was in the early 1800s. Jobs were moving from farms to factories. Transportation was turning certain cities into hubs of industry. The dependence on slaves was increasing on the Southern plantations. During the early 1800s‚ new technology and industrial methods changed the way people in America made a living. Key inventions that impacted American industry included
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Devin Schoellkopf Mid Term Exam Part 5 Africa in the mid to late 1800s was still uncharted territory according to European countries. They all wanted the resources Africa had to offer‚ and were willing to do whatever it took to get them. Eventually after thousands upon thousands of deaths‚ Africa would be divided up into different colonies. There were many different causes of death in Africa‚ from diseases to people killing each other. Many countries wanted in‚ more people wanted them out. Africa
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The varying degrees of sexual independence in Philadelphia during the early 1700s-early 1800s were representative of the social and political issues of the period. Pre-Revolution‚ colonists successfully decimated the strict boundaries of British common law in regard to marital divorce and expanded the desire for personal freedom to a powerful platform: sex. Philadelphia’s shifting sexual parameters reflected the overarching gender‚ class‚ and racial growing pains felt by a newly formed nation. The
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The industrial revolution in the late 1800’s was a positive development for the U.S. because there was a large growth in technology and in city’s. The industrial revolution was the growth in technology‚ a shift from small scale manufacturing to large scale factory production. One of the biggest inventions of the 1800’s was the light bulb‚ invented by Thomas Edison in 1880. It was his invention that led to long lasting light bulbs. Another invention that was created was the typewriter which was
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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 work place and in the home as women strived to become more independent. In the early days‚ factory girls were not popular‚
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Democracy and Fascism in the Early 1900s Japan Wants an Empire During the 1920s‚ the Japanese became more democratic and international treaty agreeing to respect China’s borders. Japan’s parliamentary system had weaknesses but there were strict limits on the power of the prime minister and the cabinet. Civilian leaders had little control over the armed forces who only report to the emperor. When the Great Depression struck Japanese people blamed the government and soon the military gained support
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Women in the late 1800’s were treated as second class citizens through the standards of equality‚ expectations‚ and usefulness. Freedom for women has been a long and tedious fight‚ but has had some success overtime. Women are still not treated as completely equal to men‚ but hopefully someday that will change. Women were treated as inferior to men and were not given the same equality that men were. Women did not have the right to vote. All men could vote at the time‚ even the different races.
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During the late-1800’s after the civil war in western America‚ americans from the east settled in occupied Native American land‚ looking for new opportunities. The Americans moved west to mine for gold‚ silver‚ and copper‚ and wanted to farm. Many people have mixed opinions on whether or not this was a land of opportunity or not based on the many different outcomes from it. Although this time was not a good opportunity for the natives because many were killed or removed from their land and were
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