The Great Depression All these changes affects the society in different ways .The Great Depression caused many people to destruct businesses and led the government to regulate the businesses and economic affairs. All this increased regulation led to the widespread belief that the government should promise or guarantee citizens a good life‚ and high employment. After the depression‚ many people no longer trusted employers to protect workers. As a result labor unions gained more members and grater
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Industrialization produced a negative impact on society.The people in the United States industry went through a hard time working and earning money in the early 1900’s. There are 3 out of many reasons why people had a rough time‚ for example poor working conditions‚ lack of sanitation‚ and child labor. These reasons show a lot about what people are going through in the industry. The first reason is poor working conditions. Working conditions are good for bosses but bad for employes. The owners made
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How did World War II affect American Society? Kirsty Gourlay On December 7th‚ 1941‚ Japanese fighter planes staged an attack on U.S naval and military forces based in Pearl Harbour‚ Hawaii. In around just two hours‚ America suffered from approximately 3‚435 casualties including 2‚000 deaths. The shattering defeat cost the U.S‚ 8 battle ships and around 200 airplanes. The following day‚ President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. This was approved‚ and more than two years into the
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change. No longer was the main type of production up to the family and professional crafters‚ but instead up to factory owners and cheap labour. The needs of the family‚ the lord or the king were no longer the main reason to research or invent new technologies or weapons. Due to the rapid increase in production and science‚ technological changes brought to the militaries of Europe were greatly effected by the Industrial Revolution. Factory owners‚ scientists and military thinking entrepreneurs now
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American interests became more affiliated with the global economy. In the 1900s automobiles were seen as a luxury item that only the rich could afford‚ but with Henry Ford’s assembly line the price of cars became much cheaper. Changes in communication were also taking off. Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone became more widespread and the invention of radio revolutionized communication. Americans now listened to music‚ baseball games‚ news and even the president within their own home. Identity
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Second Industrial Revolution transformed technology‚ expanded industries‚ and enhanced wealth. Major technological advancements were introduced in the United States. This included advancements in transportation‚ communication‚ and workplaces. Railroads‚ trains‚ automobiles‚ and bicycles made travel much easier and allowed traveling to longer distances (Engelman). The political cartoon Columbia’s Easter Bonnet illustrates Columbia‚ representing the United
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a problem with overpopulation and whined up crashing. The Black Plague led to multiple scientific inventions‚ specifically in farming machinery‚ and also furthered education in medicine and science. If the Black Plague never occurred then the society‚ economy‚ and population today would be greatly affected. Peasants treated themselves better and worked for themselves instead of for everyone else. Peasants started buying expensive things and changed the currency exchange. The plague killed too many
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outbreak of a deadly disease‚ the bubonic plague.” (Lewis‚ 247). This disease was nothing new for Europe‚ during the sixth century Europe‚ the plague had already caused massive damage. But this time around it effected more people’s lives than ever before. (Lewis‚ 246-247).
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century help contributed to industrialization. The evolution of manufactures in Britain was one of the most helpful and extraordinary events in human history. Many historians argued what could have caused such wide scale industrialization in England (611). One theory is that the people of England finally understood that the machines powered by fossil fuels had an economic potential that could help others around the world. Another factor is that Britain’s industrialization developed in the early ages
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Ireland’s population to decline by 20%. Meanwhile‚ the United States was in the midst of its Industrial Revolution. Poor economic conditions in Ireland and strong economic conditions in the U.S heavily influenced emigration. New immigrants and industrial growth transformed American society. The Irish “began at the lowest levels of the American workforce. Men dug canals; laid railroad track; mined coal‚ copper‚ gold‚ and silver; cleaned stables; drove horses; and laid building
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