Urbanization DBQ Throughout the history of America‚ urban cities have grown throughout the country and have influenced virtually every economic‚ social‚ and cultural movement between the Civil War and WWI. During the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era‚ which‚ combined‚ lasted from the 1880s to the 1920s‚ there was a large influx of immigration and urbanization which drastically changed the country. However‚ there are certain factors that caused this monumental growth in our country. This rapid growth
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established in New York City. They dressed in a specific way and used monikers or nicknames. Another early gang were the "Forty Thieves". Their gang leader was Edward Coleman and they formed in 1826. New York City’s early gangs had an easy time of it because of the government corruption. They plundered stores and private homes without being charged by the police. Gangs formed around similar ethnic backgrounds. After The Civil War there were Jewish‚ African American‚ Italian and Irish gangs in New York. Chinese
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to rule themselves‚ have equal opportunities‚ and wanted to have their own lives and be happy. These were the main reasons for the colonist to fight for their freedom the Declaration of Independence promised them. Freedom from England’s tyranny is what the colonists wanted so they could have a say in the government. Comparative Studies in Freedom from Democracy Webb states “‘The most fundamental concept of democracy...secure the rights of the people‚’” (document C) because the colonists
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political tensions in the 1930’s‚ and the german rearmament. The three most important causes of WWII are the Treaty of Versailles‚ the German invasion of Poland‚ and especially the political takeover in 1933 of Germany by Hitler and his Nazi Party and its aggressive foreign policy. One major event leading up to World War one was the signing and agreement of the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany
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What factors have led to increasing incarceration rates? How has this affected the United States economically and socially? Life‚ as we know it today‚ isn’t the way it was before because of the increase in incarceration rates within our nation; especially among our minority groups. When minority groups are mentioned‚ it’s aimed towards people that are different from the social majority. Incarceration is the state of being confined in prison; imprisoned. There are various factors that have led to
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Prohibition During the 1920’s to early 30’s the Eighteenth Amendment was established to end the production of alcohol in the United States. This was a fourteen year long reform that caused a rise of crime and violence in America. Many passed this Amendment thinking that many would benefit from the absence of alcohol. For example The Anti-Saloon League of America. This was an organization that originated in Oberlin‚ Ohio in 1893 and believed in temperance. Their goal in the 1900s was to rid America
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lieutenant‚ and was stationed at Camp Sheridan‚ in Montgomery‚ Alabama. While there he fell in love with a seventeen year old named Zelda Sayre and she agreed to marry Fitzgerald but she postponed their wedding until he proved that he could make money. He was able to convince Zelda in marrying him after earning some fame and money from his novel “This Slide of Paradise” in 1920. When his most famous novel‚ “The Great Gatsby” was published in 1925 he portrayed Jay Gatsby as himself‚ where Gatsby is
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refused to and caused the tsar to be overthrown. “One thing from the revolution of the 19th‚ 20th‚ and now 21st centuries is that it’s much easier to overthrow a government than it is to construct one.” (Doc 2‚ P.1) After the end of the 300-year-old Romanov dynasty‚ there was celebration all over the streets of the Russian Empire. The only problem was‚ who should take the place of the tsar? There was no clear resolution to that problem. The Russians were in the middle of war‚ which difficult for
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In the 1920s also known as the Roaring 20s‚ reading became more and more popular as people became literate. After World War Ⅰ they had time to read‚ write‚ and enjoy all of their new leisure time. Leisure time was enjoyed mostly by the upper class who were stuck in their materialism and wealth. The obsession with money and power was a popular theme in the literature of the decade. Americans valued only money and reputation which changed the way the nation was viewed. After the war America’s youth
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Jacob Slaght Pol. 5 T. 6-9pm My time period for the group presentation was the 1920s and 1930s‚ the boom and bust era. I chose this time period specifically because I always thought of it as the emergence of our modern day culture and lifestyle. I’m also quite fond of the 20s like the TV show Boardwalk Empire. This is a drama set in Atlantic City where the political leadership profits from corruption and bootlegging in the time of prohibition and organized crime. It is also a part of the reason
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