In the early 1900’s many of those who immigrated to America experienced unfair wages and working/ living conditions. Tenement houses were crowded‚ dark‚ loud‚ hot‚ foul smelling‚ unhealthy‚ and there was no fresh air (Riis‚ 1999). The people living under these conditions‚ typically didn’t have a choice because it was the only thing within their budget. Workers within the meat-packing industry worked in unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Those who had a job at the Shirtwaist Factory also worked under
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The Industrial Revolution was a time of major societal reform‚ but at a severe cost. During the 18th century in Great Britain‚ people started to move from the countryside to cities. Human labor was replaced with machinery‚ like the cotton gin‚ that changed the way goods were made. Machines and factories had to compete with each other to keep up with each other and the demand for consumer goods. For example‚ as the Spinning Jenny was invented‚ there was a surplus of thread‚ so cloth needed to be woven
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During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ there were a lot of injustices in the United States. The Progressive Movement‚ which began in the late 1800’s attempted to bring about government reforms and correct injustices in America. One example of the problem in the U.S. was over population of the American cities. More and more people began to move cities from rural areas for jobs. As you can see in Document I‚ the cities were overcrowded and the infrastructure could not hold up with the influx of
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The industrial revolution began during the eighteenth century‚ significantly altering the lives of millions and society‚ in terms of social order‚ industry‚ and technology. A combination of advantageous factors like economic‚ social‚ cultural‚ and political components over other nations allowed Great Britain to become the first nation to industrialize and prosper. Religion played an important role‚ Queen Elizabeth I had established a Protestant country; meaning it was okay to be rich. The laissez-faire
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you ever wonder how transport was created? In the industrial revolution between the years‚ 1750-1901 transport had a big influence on the society and Economy. Transportation inventions picked up in 1800 seeing the creation. Railways‚ steamboats and roads. Transportation in Britain roads were badly built and maintained. The railway’s lines were not around and instead‚ they had carriages pulled by horses. Transportation was created to get one thing from point A to point B which could be people and goods
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The Critical Period During the time after the Revolutionary War‚ the United States of America was plagued with many issues that left them wondering whether or not their country would survive as a nation. This time was coined as the critical period by John Fiske in 1888 with his book ’The Critical Period of American History’. It refers to the 1780s‚ a time right after the American Revolution where the future of the newly formed nation essentially a coin toss as to whether or not it would “make it”
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After the Civil War ended‚ the abolition of slavery created a controversy in the economic motivation of the South over work force and the penal system. However‚ during the 1800’s a new found free labor force known as convict leasing became most popular. Convict leasing allowed wealthy families who bid the highest to lease the convict and use their labor in exchange for food and clothing. The lessee could force the convict do whatever he pleased. Even though the convicts were paying the price of their
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Enlightenment period was a time of great reasoning and new ideas. It was the time of many changes‚ and certain people in society didn’t necessarily like the change. It inspired a lot of the world as we know it today. Without certain knowledge like the Copernican theory we might not have made it to the moon‚ and without Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Lock the American justice system might not have been created. Scientists and those seeking that knowledge in the Enlightenment period were met with
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We’ve all heard of what happened to Germany in the early 1900’s. They were involved in a war with several other countries‚ their economy was mere to shreds‚ and the people began losing hope. However‚ the worst thing to hit Germany in the 1900’s was the holocaust‚ ran by Adolf Hitler himself. Anyone can tell you what Adolf Hitler did to most of the population of Germany‚ and some can even explain to you a personal encounter of the horrors that he manifested. Although most of the population can do
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growing population‚ and work environment today‚ make us feel safe in the positions that we have in our job‚ but that wasn’t always the case‚ especially if you worked during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800’s. This is the time period‚ when the working conditions were terrible and millions of people found their pay inside of huge factories. Hundreds of people stood in lines in front of factories to get a job‚ for any amount of money. Many of the workers that were hired‚ weren’t skilled and received
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