domination of the "political machine" over the affairs of government in the urban cities of the north became an undisputed fact of local politics. Their power flowed from creating a form of government that sought to perpetuate the position of its leaders by engaging in a bartering process with voters. The political machine existed during a time of mass migration to our urban centers from both immigrants and those in search of work. It played upon the ethnic composition of the new electorate‚ and their
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• Lesson 26 The Growing Economlc Crisis of the Late Nineteenth Century Objective • To understand progressive steps taken by big business to bring order and stability to chaotic businesses of the late nineteenth century Notes ~ ~ ~ • • • ~ • ~ • • • • • Social Darwinism soon proved to be a philosophy for economic chaos. In the laissezfatre climate of the time. suppliers had to seek a monopoly to avoid being wrecked by competition. In their view‚ the government should protect individuals. businesses
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documentary photography‚ travel photography. (Please note that this question requires you to consider early reactions – i.e. nineteenth century material.) The invention of photography in the nineteenth century exposed the unknown to the general public. Suddenly‚ parts of the world were becoming more accessible to different classes and generations through this new visual means of communication. Where people had previously relied upon the drawings and descriptions of explorers‚ they could
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In this historical study an analysis of the reformation ideology of the urban slum will be defined through the clearing out of the lower classes in New York City’s Five Points Tenements during the late 19th century. The 19th century “slum” was a negative social and economic development that was based on locating immigrant workers in New York City into low-income tenement projects‚ which was an attempt to accommodate the massive influx of low-cost labor from Europe. The Five Points is an important
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In the time of the late nineteenth century‚ the telecommunication revolution‚ or globalization‚ was beginning to make its start in American history. Communication and transportation was becoming faster with the new advances in the technological world. This made large businesses grow‚ creating large fortunes from the new railroad business However‚ the farmers if America took a hard hit ti these advances. Food prices were decreasing‚ and farmers were producing more crops than the economy could consume
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The role of the railroads in the American economy in the late nineteenth century. Before the civil war and well into the industrial age all but a few manufacturers operated on a small scale and mainly for nearby markets. The American economy had no need for mass marketing and large-scale enterprises. Most goods were moved by water‚ a mode of transportation quite adequate at the time. With the arrival of the locomotive from Britain in the 1830’s that was certain to change. With a population swell
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creative innovation; massive industrial productivity‚ and a near monopoly of military force. Historians disagree sharply about the causes of the gigantic burst of energy that was late-nineteenth-century European imperialism. Some believe it was primarily cultural: the zeal of missionaries for converts‚ of engineers for new rivers to bridge‚ and of soldiers for glory. Others attribute imperialism to economic drives. They point to French occupation of Tunisia in 1881‚ where French bondholders feared
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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 role of women in the early nineteenth century was to go to work and take care of the house and children. According to Harriet Hanson Robinson’s article‚ she discussed how women had to work in factories and were in poor working conditions.The working condition were unbearable. The factory owners believed that women would be obedient and listen to whatever they tell the women to do. The women organized a committee to go on strike to show the men that they are not weak and should have the same
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In the late 19th and early 20th century‚ American cities faced challenges which arose from the effects of industrialization and urbanization. During this time‚ three groups were active to do what they thought was best for themselves and society. These groups were immigrants‚ political machines‚ and reformers. Political Machines put an effect on the government and the society in the late nineteenth century. Did these political machines have more of a positive or a more of a negative effect on the
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