communities[edit] New Harmony as envisioned by Owen Utopian socialism was the US’s first Socialist movement. Utopians attempted to develop model socialist societies to demonstrate the virtues of their brand of beliefs. Most Utopian socialist ideas originated in Europe‚ but the US was most often the site for the experiments themselves. Many Utopian experiments occurred in the 19th century as part of this movement‚ including Brook Farm‚ the New Harmony‚ the Shakers‚ the Amana Colonies‚ the Oneida Community
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From the 1870’s to the early 1900’s‚ Americans invested heavily into Mexican infrastructure‚ to include‚ oil fields‚ mines‚ plantations‚ and railroads. Around the early 1900’s‚ Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz started nationalizing these Mexican resources due to the growing fear of American interests in Mexico. Angered American investors started placing their support in Francisco Madero‚ a pro-constitutional political opponent of Porfirio Diaz‚ which eventually forced Porfirio Diaz to resign in 1911
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A Longer Life In today’s society people are living longer‚ healthier lives as compared to the yester years. Now the average lifespan of the everyday American has risen almost 30 years since the 1920’s and continues to rise due to the built up immunities to old diseases‚ widespread education causing more doctors to be in the office‚ technological advances leading to the medical advances we are constantly using today and tomorrow‚ the media output of disease breakouts‚ and the personal knowledge
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amendment was passed‚ women became more confident‚ stopped feeling like property‚ and realized that they could do more than just being a homemaker. Since men had left to go fight in the second World War‚ women needed to take over the work force. As the men began to return back to the states‚ some women refused to give up their current job. This resulted in women making up 23.6% of the American labor force. This jump primarily included single women‚ as only 10% of married women worked outside the home
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leadership. The Great Depression has had a lasting effect on America and had influence in decisions later in history and also showed the extent of power a president could have through a time crisis. Many factors caused The Great Depression. During the 1920’s America’s economy was in full swing and it was extremely unusual to not have some money invested in the stock market because people could become millionaires effectively over night. This was actually a blessing and a curse ‚ because there was no physical
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Effects of the Cold War in the Mid 1900’s In the mid 1900’s the term Cold War would be used to describe the relationship between the United States and the USSR. With the United States possessing a powerful weapon known as the atomic bomb; the USSR would not be long behind them after World War II with their own atomic bomb. During this time period the USSR and the United States relationship would dissolve because of the United States holding back information at the Yalta Conference. The Cold War
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In the early 1900’s clothes were a status symbol. Fashion was more important than comfort. Fashionable ladies enjoyed the grand occasions surrounding the federation of Australian colonies‚ and later the openings of new federal parliament‚ in Melbourne where royalty was going to be in attendance. Society matrons were lucky that the extravagant magnificent dresses of the Edwardian era coincided with Australians own premier events. Women liked to have a pinched waist‚ a big bust with no cleavage showing
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The Great Depression was an important event in United States history. It affected all Americans‚ and has a lasting legacy on our economy today. Prior to the Depression‚ in the 1920s‚ the United States had transformed from an economy based on the needs of World War I‚ to an economy based on what consumers wanted. With this transition‚ the U.S. began to produce more home appliances and electronics‚ rather than weapons and supplies. Because people were buying products‚ the stock market and the economy
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There were times when women were seen as people who take care of household chores and bear children. They were not allowed to participate in politics‚ military‚ official jobs; the status of women has changed over time. Many women are responsible for this change in the society where women are treated equal to men these days. One of such community is the Mexican women during the 1920s. Many of these women leaders were responsible for bringing the other women out of their homes to accompany men in all
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References: Arnold S & Hurn C. (1966). The Experience of Modernization. University of California‚ Berkeley. Sociometry. Vol. 29. No. 4. Pp. 378-395 Bright‚ w. (2000). Cultural anthropology Today. CRM Books‚ Dehmar. California. USA. Pp. 155-156. Chaughry‚ A. (2004). Rural
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