As a progressive‚ Jane Addams committed herself as a social servant to the community in an attempt to fulfill the promise of democracy to everyone rather than a small elite group. Addams’s dedication to communitarian purposes as opposed to individualist gains can be attributed to her upbringing and her remarkable respect for her father‚ John Huy Addams. Although John Addams was extremely wealthy‚ his neighbors appreciated and respected him because of the benefits he brought to their community‚
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American citizens saw these immigrants and their foreign values and behaviors as a threat and thus sought to “Americanize” and assimilate them into the mainstream American society. However‚ Americanization in the eyes of the native-born was different from how immigrants understood Americanization. There were formal institutions for learning English and the American government system but the new immigrants learned just as much about the American way of life on the factory floor from their co-workers‚ on the
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The nineteenth century was a time full of significant innovations. During this period‚ technology made huge strides in both transportation and communication. With the beginnings of the post office and the technological advancements in printing‚ trains‚ and more‚ it is safe to say a communication revolution occurred. Many people place heavy credit on the improvements in printing technology causing this revolution‚ but I think it is much more than that. Although some credit is definitely deserved‚
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Andrew Carnegie was one of the wealthiest men of the 19th century. Born in Scotland and migrated to the United states‚ Carnegie was a true self made businessman. After coming to the States Carnegie got a job working for $1.20 a week‚ and from there he went on to create Carnegie Steel Corporation and making millions. Andrew Carnegie grew up in a family that believed in self learning so Carnegie new the importance of knowledge from a young age. This helped drive him to pursue his dreams and make money
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Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? Andrew Carnegie was one of the wealthiest United States businessmen of the nineteenth century‚ an entrepreneur‚ and a philanthropist. After many years of thoughtful planning and hard work‚ Carnegie Steel Company was a dominant force in the steel industry. Also‚ it just so happened to be a large part of shaping the United States of America into what it is today. Mr.Carnegie’s legacy‚ business‚ and actions were all very controversial. However‚ due to the fact that Mr
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that led to economic growth in the beginning of the nineteenth century. These reasons are divided into six contributing factors: Capital‚ Cotton Textile Production‚ Manufacturing‚ Transportation‚ Population and Urbanization‚ and Westward Expansion. Each factor had an unprecedented contribution to America’s economy and helped pave the future of the country’s economic success. Following the end of the War of 1812 against the British‚ trade resumed between the latter and America. During the War of
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Feminism The feminist movement can be broken into 4 waves; first-wave which spans from the nineteenth century to the early twentieth century‚ second-wave which spans from the early 1960 ’s through the late 1980 ’s‚ third-wave which started in the early 1990 ’s and extended into the twentieth century‚ and the fourth-wave which started in the early twentieth century to our present time. Each wave is connected and provides a foundation for the next wave to build from. The first wave
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wages a constant flow of skilled workers flooded to the factories. Before long‚ the mass production and practices of raised wages concepts used by Ford created a huge economic system which became known as Fordism.
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The nineteenth century is marked with many advances‚ particularly in the realm of industrial growth. Great Britain was the first country to begin its industrialization process in the late eighteenth century where it has since grown steadily with the gradual introduction of new technologies. This industrial growth led to social and demographic changes that started to rapidly increase during the Second Industrial Revolution during the later years of the nineteenth century. With the large increase in
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The US was never completely isolated from the rest of the world‚ therefore engaging in imperialism in the early twentieth century had some justifications. The trade made the US an active member of world affairs. It was during the period of the 1890s that the US foreign policy became influenced by imperialism. During that decade‚ the US became the most important industrial power in the world. The US military‚ especially the Navy‚ was growing and expanding in other areas of the world where we had not
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