results of the Industrial Revolution were extraordinary and reflected in all sectors of human life‚ In the nineteenth century‚ technology advanced‚ reaching first the United States and later the whole of America‚ as it will be presenting in classes from number 3 to number 6. In addition‚ the consolidation of this new industrial capitalist society will confront colonialism in the American continent‚ causing several countries in America to fight for independence‚ as we will see in classes number 7 to
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American sports are American because they are a reflection of societal values and cultural norms during the rise of an industrializing America. These recreational activities became popular economic enterprises with specializing labor roles‚ set rules comparable to the standard workplace protocol in other industries at the time‚ and were intentionally “civilized” in such a way that they became more profitable for those in charge. This civilizing also meant a specialization of labor as many athletes
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Many of the events‚ situations and circumstances of the second half of the 20th century set the stage for‚ caused and made possible‚ most of the business‚ political and interpersonal scenarios we are experiencing in this country today – good‚ bad and indifferent. According to the U.S. Census of 1900‚ ninety percent of Blacks lived in the South. Three-quarters of black households were located in rural places; only one-fifth owned their own homes and most worked as farmers or laborers. If not on
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does the role of the Republican Government explain the economic boom of the 1920s? In this essay I will explain the reasoning for why it’s obvious the Republic Government led to the economic booms of the 1920s due to such policies like lowered taxation‚ tariffs and Laissez Faire to name a few. However there is evidence to argue against this point due to factors like consumerism‚ World War one and America’s abundant natural resources also leading to the economic boom of the 1920s. In some
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Utilitarianism was a movement that took off during the enlightenment at the end of the 18th century and through the beginning of the 19th century. The fact that this took off at the same time as the enlightenment is no coincidence‚ as that was when the general public began to lose trust in the church. Utilitarianism is the belief that the most correct action is always what serves the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This was revolutionary in its time because it goes against the major
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the rise of US business and economy from the late nineteenth century. The Chandler thesis of the ‘visible hand’ is a play on the metaphor of economist Adam Smith of the ‘invisible hand’ of the market forces of demand and supply‚ which were always accepted to allocate resources in a perfectly competitive market. Up until Chandler’s ‘The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business’ (1977)‚ the invisible hand which describes the self regulatory nature of supply and demand was used
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Puritan childhood was far from perfect. Childhood was looked at in negative terms during the 16th century. Young children were viewed as animalistic‚ not able to speak‚ impulsive‚ and unformed (Mintz‚ 2004). Puritans didn’t believe in childhood as being a time to indulge in play and leisure (Mintz‚ 2004). Play was viewed as a “sinful waiste of time” (Mintz‚ 2004). It was a time where Puritan children were to be prepared for the adult world of work and salvation (Mintz‚ 2004). Puritan childhood was
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The Luddites were British textile workers and weavers who boycotted the growing use of automated knitting frames and looms. The reason being‚ most of them were trained craftspeople who had spent years learning their profession. They feared that untrained machine operators were robbing them of their subsistence. When their appeals for government aid were ignored‚ a few hopeless weavers began breaking into factories and destroying textile machines. I believe that Owen would have sympathized with the
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During the 19th century new inventors helped farmers‚ important people owned big businesses‚ the economy was thriving‚ etc. On top of that‚ businesses from small to big continued to prosper causing the economy to continually rise. However‚ big businesses contributed the most with the rise of the economy‚ and also caused most of the problems. Problems and benefits were the help of industrial giants that built their businesses‚ transfer of goods by railroads‚ and workers placed under bad conditions
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The wise one once said that when in the early 20th century‚ most of the continent in Europe had imperialism. I believe that imperialism was the primary cause of the conflicts in Europe that became WW1. The definition of imperialism is one territory or country taking control over a lighter one to control them. Most people‚ historians disagree on whether the primary momentum for imperialism was cultural and economic. In early twentieth century‚ Spain’s imperial power was dwindling. Although‚ most
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