Industrial Era Between the 1860’s and 1900’s the United States became the significant industrial nation. This was the turning point in American history. There was a major impact on the industrialization after the Civil War. Economic growth and businesses began to boom. The Industrial Era was significant because of who was involved‚ impacted‚ and most of all how it happened and why. In 1869‚ the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads met in Promontory‚ Utah. This transcontinental railroad
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The 1920s What was happening in America in the 1920s with fashion‚ government/politics‚ society‚culture (Harlem renaissance)‚ and more? The first thing on the topic of government is on January 16th 1920 the federal volstead act closed all bars and taverns in the United States‚now it was illegal to sell any “intoxicating beverage” with more than 0.5% of alcohol in it. Another big thing in 1920 that happened was‚on august 18th‚ the 19th amendment was added to the Constitution which
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Sources One‚ Two and Three what impact did the Jim Crow laws have upon the legal and social lives of African Americans living in the Southern States? (300 words) The Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in the American south until the mid-1960s‚ which made black Americans socially and legally inferior to white Americans. These three sources show how these practices impacted their daily lives. Source one is the recollections of a black man about social strictures he was expected to follow unquestioningly
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Pericles was born in Athens in about 495 BC to a family of wealth and position. His father‚ Xanthippus‚ was also a statesman‚ and his mother‚ Agariste‚ was a member of the politically powerful Alcmaeonid family. Pericles was one of the best known statesmen that Greece ever had. He studied under the Sophist and master of Music Damon‚ and the philosopher Anaxagoras as well as Zenon of Elea. Pericles was a very patriotic man as well as dignified and upright‚ that was why he got so much recognition
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writings‚ the need for reform in order to save the Catholic church’s stronghold on religion caused the Council of Trent to be formed‚ and with it ultimately led to the ideals and rules that the reformation brought. Throughout Luther’s lifetime‚ the church had been committing acts which as he thought‚ were not appropriate for a religious group to do so. Amongst these acts which Luther took arms against were simony; the selling of indulgences and other holy items‚ nepotism; the practice of giving important
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Yet‚ its goal was to continue playing that distant role‚ that role of economic support and manipulation while its allies held the lines until the very last moment when America could come in and continue the battle. The United States would not be ready to wholly intervene‚ even though it was already a player‚ until the final moment‚ the moment when Britain and all that the pre-war world stood for needed
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The 1960s is sometimes referred to as the "decade of protest" for good reason. There were a very high number of protests regarding a range of issues. The biggest movements at the time would have to be The Civil Rights movement and the anti-vietnam war movement. The 1960s started off with a new President‚ John F. Kennedy. After campaign and finally winning his presidency Kennedy began to try and create what History.com calls‚ “The most ambitious domestic agenda since the New Deal: the “New Frontier
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During the 1500s there was widespread hatred for the Roman Catholic Church. The German people resented the Church for their ecclesiastical corruption and there was huge amounts of anti clerical anger. It was Luther who was at the forefront of the Reformation and his anger‚ caused by the selling of indulgences during his visit to Rome‚ which sparked the Reformation in 1517. For this reason corruption of the Catholic Church was a very important cause of the Reformation in 1517. One of the key
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from the Queen of England he was on his way to worldwide recognition. The only person in his way himself William Young Jr had so many things to offer his botany‚ but he let the royal lifestyle get in the way. John Bartram his mentor was even envious of his mentees success. Getting royal backing was a once in a life time opportunity that botanist only dreamed of getting. With the backing of the crown botanist and scientist alike were free to travel world discovering what the new world had to offer.
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century‚ it was a man’s world. The career field was dominated by powerful and famous men‚ until one woman stepped into the scene. Amelia Mary Earhart was a female aviator that forever changed the world’s view on women in the working world. Born on July 24‚ 1897 in Atcheson‚ Kansas‚ Amelia grew up with a supportive family and a lifelong desire of adventure. Her family moved to Chicago‚ and she graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1915. And from then on‚ began her road to fame. Earhart was one of the
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