American Studies 356/History 356K Main Currents in American Culture Since 1865 Fall‚ 2010 Dr. Mark Smith TTh 2-3:30 Burdine 428 Burdine 134 Tues 10-11‚ Th 12:30-2 and by appt. 232-2150/471-7277/e-mail: mcsmith@mail.utexas.edu Teaching Assistant: Jeanette Vaught Office: Burdine 408 Hours: TTh 3:30-5 and by appt. At the end of the Civil War‚ American society became flooded with new technologies‚ ethnic groups‚ ideas‚ and customs. A society‚ which had bewildered earlier
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Free Response Question: Analyze the impact of any TWO of the following on the American industrial worker between 1865 and 1900. -Labor unions -Immigration During the late 1800s (1865-1900s)‚ the blossom of an era was developed‚ the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution provided the means and demands for more work and more workers. These demands for more work and workers were fairly high and the pressures of harder work and lesser pay became more of an issue during this time period
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1950s American Fashion In the 1950s women‚ such as Grace Kelly was considered a highly popular fashion icon and strived to inspire women to be themselves. She was an award-winning actress and also the Princess of Monaco who said an independent quote. “Women’s natural role is to be the pillar of the family.” (Brainyquotes.com). Many occurring events in this decade brought happiness and fear into America. One of these many events is the Cold War‚ it brought new styles in fashion and kept citizens occupied
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It was a myth that most Americans living during 1865-1900s achieved the American Dream. Some groups of Americans who were unable to achieve the American Dream were the native americans‚ African Americans‚ and asian immigrants because they were denied opportunity‚ human rights‚ freedom‚ equality and their safety. However‚ it was a reality that some groups such as Western settlers‚ miners‚ and ranchers achieved the American Dream as they gained wealth and property‚ had many opportunities‚ and access
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US History August 22‚ 2012 Reconstruction‚ I 1. Wartime Reconstruction‚ 1862-1864 2. Presidential Reconstruction 1865-1866 Can Slavery continue indefinitely? The Union perpetual -Lincoln wanted to win the war‚ but he did not want to destroy the old south -Congress wanted to transform the south. -Lincoln wants to abolish slavery because it would cripple the economy‚ and believed in a gradual proclomation plan Wartime Reconstruction -Emancipation Proclamation‚ 1863 -Liberates slaves
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destroyed southern economy‚ the federal government’s role in helping the 4 million freed African Americans‚ how to treat the former states of the Confederacy‚ and conflict over which branch of government should decide on how to reconstruct the south. Reconstruction is the process of readmitting Confederate states to the Union‚ rebuilding the south‚ and granting or protecting the citizenship rights of African Americans. Before Lincoln was assassinated‚ his plan for reconstruction was to make it simple for
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Life for the African Americans in the 1950’s was very harsh. Luckily‚ the cruel Jim Crow laws that segregated white people from black people are non-existent today in 2016. According to Jim Crow laws‚ black people we’re not allowed to interfere with white people in activities such as sports‚ schooling‚ and even transportation. In the 1950’s‚ if you wanted to attend a school‚ you would have to go to a black school. Black schools were often not as nice as white schools because they were very poor
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Today the American Dream is defined as the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative. The American Dream in the 1950s was to have a nice‚ affordable house in the suburbs that had a white picket fence‚ and a nice lawn; raise a good family‚ have a good paying job and a decent vehicle for transportation. The 1950s American Dream went for everyone in that time but as time passes‚ diversity is being created
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1950’s HISTORY Assessment task Bill (host): Good morning people of Newton‚ its Bill here. I am speaking to James and he’s a 1950’s baby and today we are here to talk to him and ask questions about what it was like growing up in the 1950’s. James thanks for your time. James: Thank you Bill‚ glad to be here. Bill (host): Did the British or the American culture influenced Australia in any way? James: The American culture made a huge influence on Australia such as entertainment‚ clothing and
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Week 5 Ind. 1 Tabitha Brown Everest University Heather Geisler 6-29-13 “Beginning in the 1950s‚ maintaining a non-Communist South Vietnam became crucial in American efforts to contain communism” Goldfield (2010). “Communism is a very attractive theory‚ particularly for the poor masses of a developing country” Kallie Szczepanski (2010). “Communism is a system of government‚ like democracy or dictatorship. “The main point about it is that (in theory) everyone is equal; there is no single person
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