What effects did the American Revolution have on society today? The effects on America from the revolution were liberty‚ freedom‚ and self government. It made a huge impact on the society today. The Americans would not have as many rights today without the war. Pros of the American Revolution we have freedom‚ liberty‚ and a self-government. Because of the people who fought in the war had a lot of dedication and motivation. If we would not have had the war‚ we would not have influenced England to
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success of the automobile industry and the expansion of middle class‚ pushing consumerism into the spotlight of Western society. Population increased significantly‚ resulting in a generation of “baby boomers”. Cold War against Soviet Union‚ while pushing forward rapid technological developments due to the space race‚ brought along many other underlying influences to the American society‚ such as the Red Scare and McCarthyism. However‚ not everyone was enjoying the social progresses. Cumulating discontent
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parts of the country into a national market economy. Industrial growth transformed American society. It produced a new class of wealthy industrialists and a prosperous middle class. It also produced a vastly expanded blue collar working class. The labor force that made industrialization possible was made up of millions of newly arrived immigrants and even larger numbers of migrants from rural areas. American society became more diverse than ever before. Not everyone shared in
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In many ways‚ colonists and Europeans acted as agents of change to early America. At the time when Columbus arrived‚ and in the years following‚ the American continent was a type of natural paradise compared to the highly inhabited and structured countries of Europe that explorers had come from. While the abundance of resources did influence the way in which Europeans treated the land‚ the predetermined economic mindsets carried over from a more resource-deprived Europe worked simultaneously to promote
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who have been called robber barons were Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. Both started with very little in life‚ but went on to achieve fortunes. These tycoons built industry empires that impacted American society‚ not only for allowing economic business growth but also affected our society by giving back through charities and philanthropic work.
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an “elite” person‚ I believe it is a person who was born into money‚ grew up with it‚ had a higher education than most‚ and went on to succeed in everything they did. That being said‚ there are two definite sides to whether or not elite people have the ability to represent people of lower levels of society. I believe elite people are very much able to be representatives of people from other strata in society‚ but I find that it is often harder for them to do. The negative side of an “elite” person
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African American slavery has a dramatic impact on slaves and it changed all time periods in American society throughout America’s history. From the 1600’s when slaves first arrived from Africa‚ through the Civil War‚ Great Depression‚ Civil Rights Era and up until today‚ slavery’s impact has been felt in America. Slavery was brought to America as early as 1619‚ but we chose to keep it here for over 200 years‚ longer than any other country who also adopted the ways of slavery. Our economy flourished
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the indigenous Native Americans has been prevalent. The opening quotation emphasizes the idea that our fathers grappled over what to do with the Indians since the founding of our country. Post colonial era Native Americans were discriminated against in a battle defined by “the white man versus the red man”. As American settlers and institutions expanded westward‚ the Indians were pushed aside not only by containing them in reservations but were often disregarded as Americans from the “civilized” and
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current American society is the police. The police are sworn to protect America and its citizens and yet they have been brutalizing and suppressing certain groups of Americans. We have been taught that police are combatants of danger and defenders of justice and we are intended to accept this as fact. As information arises that is contrary to this belief‚ many are not willing to veer from the traditional opinion or willing to question whether or not they actually agree and instead rely on what is known
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were at the boiling point. The United States underwent dramatic change in social and political ideology after FDR implemented the New Deal. This essay argues that the New Deal positively modified social‚ political‚ and labor beliefs of the American society. Social life prior to the New Deal can be described as very tense. White Males were considered the superior gender and the provider for the family. Meanwhile‚ white females were seen as less than equal and the keeper of the household. The
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