During the late 19th Century and early 20th century‚ the United States had two opposite types of ideologies which were Imperialism and Isolationism. The Isolationism ideologies resonated with most Americans because they felt that the United States should not get involved with international affairs that have no benefit. While some people argued that this was an opportunity to become a superpower and that we had an obligation to help our allies‚ the majority of the public and U.S. president Woodrow
Premium
During the 19th and early 20th century‚ western Europe was the dominant force in the world. Western influence spread like a wildfire‚ filled with ideas of industrialization‚ western cultures‚ practices‚ and political structures‚ and brilliant technology. Merchants‚ diplomats‚ and many others travelled around the world to share their influence and knowledge. The West’s neighbors‚ Russia and China‚ and also Japan soon felt the presence of the West trickling further into their countries than it previously
Premium Europe United States Asia
"Robber Barons" Long hours‚ dangerous work conditions‚ and low wages are just a few words to describe the treatment of workers at the turn of the 20th century. This was all in the hands of some powerful industrialist we refer to as "robber barons". There can be no mistaking their motives: wealth. It portrays men like Vanderbilt‚ Rockefeller‚ Pullman‚ Ford and cruel and ruthless businessmen who would stop at nothing to achieve great wealth.They cared little about the lives and treatment of those
Premium Robber barons 19th century Gilded Age
Sexism and racism both prevailed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Even through World War II and the Civil War racial injustice and inequality were not overcome. Female sociologists had to hide their work under their sewing or whatever they were working on when someone visited their home. Females were not educated and were considered inferior in their writing skills and thought processes. Female sociologists started out for social reform trying to stop lynching and to improve the conditions of workers
Premium
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
Premium Jazz Blues Funk
On March 14‚ 1923 Diane Arbus was brought into the world and would ultimately become a photographer that would change the way the public viewed portraits.1 Her talent for capturing raw images of the everyday life of New Yorkers would change the view of photographing within the 20th century. Her photography changed the course of modern photography forever. Before Diane Arbus was a well-known photographer‚ she was identified as being the wife of Allan Arbus‚ an actor‚ who helped encourage her to do
Premium
A History of 19th and 20th Century Russia A society’s understanding of its history is crucial to a society’s perception and definition of itself. During the 1980s the Soviet Union underwent a cultural revival‚ whereby the Russian people‚ prompted by Mikhail Gorbachev’s invitation to glasnost (more openness)‚ began critically re-examining Soviet and pre-revolutionary history. As the nation engaged in oral discussions and literary readings to study their past‚ they started to reassess the Soviet
Free Soviet Union Russia
Identify and describe the philosopher’s contributions to the field of philosophy. The 20th century philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce was the first to use the phrase "The Beloved Community" but Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ who followed the Fellowship of Reconciliation made the “term” popular by devoting himself to its meaning on a deeper level. This term eventually encompassed the imagination of people regarding the idea of goodwill the world over (Schulke & Fernandez‚ 2012). Dr King’s objective
Free Nonviolence Civil disobedience Martin Luther King, Jr.
The leading causes of death have changed considerably over the 20th century. Heart disease‚ cancer‚ cerebrovascular disease‚ chronic obstructive lung disease‚ and unintentional injuries have been the 5 out of 10 leading causes of death since 2000. By the year 2000‚ tuberculosis‚ gastroenteritis‚ and diphtheria have fallen off the list of the top 10 diseases in 1900 and deaths from influenza and pneumonia dropped from first to seventh position on the list. The increase in crude rates for heart disease
Premium Myocardial infarction Health care Hypertension
It was at first shocking to see that the practice of eugenics survived so deep into the 20th century‚ but it was also surprsing to see that there is still no concrete resoltuion. Many techinical and ethical issues are raised by this case. To start‚ the main ethical issue here is the fact that eugenics were actually carried out. As described by the background of the case‚ the eugenics were done through sterelization‚ and targeted young African American women on welfare. The targetting of this demographic
Premium United States Race African American