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Western Settlement
A massive migration of white settlers into the Old Northwest, the Old Southwest and the Far West. Between the years 1800 and 1820 the American population nearly doubled and by 1830 a quarter of the people lived west of the Appalachians. Westward movement was made easier by government efforts to push Native American peoples even farther west. A series of new states were admitted to the Union: Indiana in 1816, Mississippi in 1817, Illinois in 1818, Alabama in 1819 and Missouri in 1821. -
Spoils System
The Spoils System was an event/ act also known as the "patronage" system. The spoils system involves political activity by public employees in support of their party and the employees’ removal from office if their party loses the election. A change in party control of government necessarily brings new officials to high positions carrying political responsibility, but the spoils system extends personnel turnover down to routine or subordinate governmental positions -
Booker T. Washington
Born into slavery in Virginia in the mid-to-late 1850s, Booker T. Washington put himself through school and became a teacher after the Civil War. In 1881, he founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama (now known as Tuskegee University), which grew immensely and focused on training African Americans in agricultural pursuits. A political adviser and writer, Washington clashed with intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois over the best avenues for racial uplift. -
Booming Cities
Many people moved to cities in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many immigrants lived in cities. People who lived on farms also moved to the city. Machines were used on many farms. Fewer workers were needed. People moved to cities to find jobs. Cities grew very fast. By 1910, almost half of all Americans lived in a city. -
Bessemer Process
The growth of railroads during the 19th century in both Europe and America put great pressure on the iron industry, which still struggled with inefficient production processes. Steel was still unproven as a structural metal and production was slow and costly. Soon enough after, the Bessemer process was invented to speed up the system. It was a very successful invention and made millions of dollars. Although, it did have its down sides to it. The gas/ chemicals that were released were dangerous. -
Philanthropy
Philanthropy, which generally refers to an affection for mankind, is manifested in donations of money, property, or work to needy person or to socially useful purposes. During the industrial revolution people like, Andrew Carnegie, was a philanthropist because of how successful and wealthy he was. He donated money to those in need basically as good deed and for good karma. -
Jane Addams
Jane Addams was the second woman to receive the Peace Prize. She founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 1919, and worked for many years to get the great powers to disarm and conclude peace agreements. During World War I, she chaired a women's conference for peace held in the Hague in the Netherlands, and tried in vain to get President Woodrow Wilson of the USA to mediate peace between the warring countries. -
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt was a self made multi-millionaire who became one of the most wealthiest man alive because of his inventions. Due to past hard working experience with his father as a kid. Later in life as an adult, he went into a business of his own and became one of the largest steamship operators. In the 1860s, his focus was the railroad industry, where he built another empire and helped make railroad transportation more efficient. When Vanderbilt died, he was worth more than $100 million. -
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Transforming The West
Government played a significant role in the expansion of farming, as did railroads, science and technology, eastern capital, and hard work. These were combined with farmers being part of a global economic system. Farmers reached the conclusion that something was terribly wrong with the system, and bankers, grain elevator operators, and the railroads were to blame. -
Transcontinental Railroad
In 1862, the Pacific Railroad Act chartered the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies, and tasked them with building a transcontinental railroad that would link the United States from east to west. Over the next seven years, the two companies would race toward each other from Sacramento, California on the one side and Omaha, Nebraska on the other, struggling against great risks before they met at Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869. -
Morrill Land College Grant
This was a law passes by Congress to transfer substantial public acreage to the state governments, and sell the land to use those funds to finance public education. (Led to many land-grant institutions). Became a major boost to higher education in America. This act was first created by a congressman from Vermont names Justin Smith Morrill, he wanted to make sure that education is available to all social classes such as the agricultural, home economics and/or mechanical education. -
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Becoming An Industrial Power
The iron and textile industries, along with the development of the steam engine, played central roles in the Industrial Revolution, which also saw improved systems of transportation, communication and banking. While industrialization brought about an increased volume and variety of manufactured goods and an improved standard of living for some, it also resulted in often bad employment and living conditions for the poor and working classes. -
Spanish-American War
Cuba won independence during the war between Spain. It lasted for Three liberation wars, 10 Years Wars, Little War, and Spanish- American War. Spain had control over Cuba and wanted to become independent from the U.S. After all, Cube eventually gained independence from Spain with the protection of the United States. -
King Labor - Working/Labor
During the becoming an Industrial Power King of Labor played a major part of working. It was the first important national labor organization in the United States in 1869. The organization was meant to protect its members from employer relations. In conclusion, memberships grew quickly and they reached approximately 700,000 members by 1886. -
Emilio Aguinaldo
Emilio Aguinaldo was a military leader and one of the youngest presidents of the Philippines.He is known for achieving the independence of the Philippines from Spain.After all, He passed away from a heart attack in Quezon city but will forever be remembered as a great leader for the Philippines. -
YMCA
The "white" point of view emphasized that Anglo-Saxon and Protestant ideal remained superior to Southern and Eastern European immigrants' lifestyles and Catholic and Jewish religious practices. YMCA meaning the Young Men's Christian Association. -
Laissez Faire
"Laissez Faire" is French for "leave alone" which means that the government leaves the people alone regarding all economic activities. It is the separation of economy and state.There are two ways that a government typically is tempted to interfere with the economy. The first is through the initiation of force, and the second is through socialized industries. Neither of these activities are aligned with the proper role of government, and are both unacceptable. -
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Imperialism
Imperialism is the process where one state extends political, economic, and social control over another. However, by the last half of the nineteenth century, European imperialism had grown more complex and varied. Economic changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution created an environment in which capitalists and realized the huge profits that could be made by overseas trade. The Industrial Revolution forever changed the pace at which raw materials were consumed and goods were produced. -
Red River War
This war took place in Oklahoma, Texas. There was conflict on the southern plains between the U.S army and the native tribes over land. The southern plain tribes were upset over illegal white settlement & buffalo devastation. The U.S army thought it would be smart to invade illegally, so really that triggered the war between them. The tribes fought back in defense of their homelands but unfortunately were crushed in 1875 by the U.S army. The natives lost and were completely wiped out. -
Killing of the Buffalo
These animals were being shot and killed by white Americans that were hired for their hides and also for "sport". By 1875, over 9 million were killed. The natives were drastically affected because they used these animals for their main food source. They used their hides for shelter and homes. They also conserved their bones to use them as tools. By the number of buffalo decreasing rapidly, the natives had no supplies for anything to survive. This caused a battle between natives & whites. -
Farmer's Alliance
The Farmers' Alliance was an organized agrarian economic movement among American farmers. The Northern or Northwestern Alliance sought to protect farmers from industrial monopolies and promote regulations on commerce and tax reform. Branches of the farmers' movement formed the Ocala Demands in 1890. -
Grange Movement
The Patrons of Husbandry, was founded in 1867 to advance methods of agriculture, also to promote the social and economic needs of farmers in the U.S The financial crisis of 1873, with falling crop prices and increases in railroad fees to ship crops. Both at the state and national level, Grangers gave their support to reform minded groups such as the Greenback Party, the Populist Party, and, eventually, the Progressives. -
Battle of Little Big Hor
The Battle of Little Bighorn,1876. In late 1875,Sioux and Cheyenne Indians defiantly left their reservation, outraged over the continued intrusions of whites into their sacred lands in the Black Hills. They gathered in Montana with the great warrior Sitting Bull to fight for their lands. Determined to resist the effort of the U.S. Army to force them onto reservation,Indians under the leadership of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse wipe out Lieutenant Colonel George Custer and much of his 7th Cavalry. -
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The Gilded Age
A time of great social change and economic growth in the United States. The Gilded Age saw rapid industrialization, urbanization, the construction of great transcontinental railroads, innovations in science and technology, and the rise of big business. Progressives passed legislation to rein in big business, corruption, free the government from special interests, and protect the rights of consumers, workers, immigrants, and the poor. -
Phonograph
During 1877, the phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. The phonograph played back sounds and could be record. Sounds caused vibrations while it travels down the horn causing the diaphragm to vibrate. After all, the phonograph was expanding and became a success. -
Light Bulb
Thomas Edison was an American inventor who invented the light bulb in 1878. During the Booming of Big Business in 1865 Industrialization was increasing. However, it was invented so humans could work day and night. After all, the light bulb invention was a success and has expanded today. -
Exodusters
The Exodusters is a label for freed African Americans who came from the states near the Mississippi River after the Civil War and migrated to Kansas during the Reconstruction era. They fled the Southern U.S to get away from the racial oppression such as the KKK, Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws, and liked Kansas because that state was always a free state. Their name is the "Exodusters" because the Exodus, the book of the bib;e that tells about how the Jews were escaping from slavery in Egypt. -
Vaudeville
During the mid-1880s the vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment popular in the United States . It was made up of series of separate unrelated acts groped together on common bill. After all, the vaudeville developed from many sources and has became the most popular type of entertainment. -
Tenements
Typical housing arrangements were big buildings with numerous amounts of rooms for large families to live together. These large buildings were called tenements. More and more people, such as immigrants, began moving into the city looking for a better life than what was left behind. Cities became extremely populated and tenements were overcrowded. These immigrants lived in very intolerable conditions. -
Nativism
Nativism, in general, refers to a policy or belief that protects or favors the interest of the native population of a country over the interests of immigrants. In the United States, greatest nativist sentiment coincided with the great waves of 19th-century European immigration on the East Coast and, to a lesser extent, with the arrival of Chinese immigrants on the West Coast. -
Assassination of President Garfield
President Garfield was the 20th president who was assassinated by Charles Guiteau . Its known that President Garfield was killed because Guiteau was denied for a government job. After all, President Garfield death was guiteau motive revenge against an imagined political debt. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. Those on the West Coast were especially prone to attribute declining wages and economic ills on the despised Chinese workers. Although the Chinese composed only .002 percent of the nation’s population, Congress passed the exclusion act to placate worker demands and assuage prevalent concerns about maintaining white “racial purity.” -
Oil Business
John Rockefeller was an American Oil Industry business magnate and Industrialist. Instead of drilling oil he concentrated on refining however, in 1867 the Rockefeller, Andrew & Flagler company grew by incorporating local refineries.Before you knew it Rockefeller formally founded the most famous company name standard Oil company Inc. After all John Rockefeller became very successful and has developed more than just an oil company. -
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody was an American scout, bison hunter, and showman. In 1883, Cody staged an outdoor extravaganza called the "Wild West, Rocky Mountain, and Prairie Exhibition" for a fourth of July celebration in Nebraska. Cody realized he could evoke the mythic West more effectively if he abandoned cramped theater stages for a large outdoor exhibitions. The result was Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and his shows brought in a crow of 20,000 people every time. -
Great Upheaval
The Great Upheaval of 1886 was a wave of strikes and labor protest of every parts of different nation. The revolts lasted until the end of the Revolution it brought many workers of the union and other revolts about the quality of work. After all, the economic theory determined wages and prices for goods and services. -
Haymarket Riot
Haymarket Riot was an outbreak of violence in Chicago of booming that took place at a labor demonstration. Many had lasting effects on the labour movement in the United States. Despite a lack of evidence against them, the riot had immediate and long term effects. -
Dawes Severalty Act
The General Allotment Act of 1887, known commonly as the Dawes Act, was introduced by Henry Dawes, a Senator from Massachusetts. Simply put, the Act broke up previous land settlements given to Native Americans in the form of reservations and separated them into smaller, separate parcels of land to live on. More importantly, the Act required Natives to live apart from their nations and assimilate into European culture. -
Kodak Camera
During 1888, George Eastman invented the flexible roll film Kodak camera. The development of the Kodak camera was awkward heavy and time consuming.In conclusion, the Kodak camera has been a success and is still a success today and has developed more over the years. -
Wounded Knee
In order to make way for white settlement, the U.S. government ordered large numbers of Native Americans onto designated reservation lands in the late 1800s. The Great Sioux Reservation was established by treaty in 1868 and broken up into smaller areas in the 1880s. Many Lakota Sioux were living at Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota by 1890. -
Bicycle Craze
During the 1890s, the bicycle craze was any of several specific historic period and became apart of plenty of individuals lifestyles. It increased the bicycle enthusiasm, popularity, and sales. In conclusion, the Bicycle Craze has expanded over the years and has improved over time. -
Vertical Integration
Vertical integration can be contrasted to horizontal integration, the merging together of businesses that are at the same stage of production, such as two supermarkets, or two food manufacturers. Merging with something further back in the process. The benefits of vertical integration come from the greater capacity it gives organisations to control access to inputs. Some of the best known examples of vertical integration have been in the oil industry. -
Cowboys
Most cowboys were young and are hard-working men in need of quick cash. The years of cowboys only lasted twenty years between 1880 to 1900. This time period was the years before railroads were established in the West there was no efficient way of getting large herds of cattle to the East and the market demand for beef. By 1900 the arrival of farmers, the establishment of barbed wire fencing, and the increasing number of railroads made the use of cowboys unnecessary and physically impossible. -
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a protestant Christian para-church and an international charitable organization structure in a quasi-military fashion. The organization reports a worldwide membership of over 1.5 million, consisting of soldiers, officers, and adherents known as Salvationists. It's founders Catherine and William Booth sought to bring salvation to the poor, destitute and hungry by meeting both their "physical and spiritual needs." -
Andrew Carnegie
In 1890 the American steel industry’s output surpassed that of Great Britain’s for the first time, largely owing to Carnegie’s successes. The Carnegie Steel Company continued to prosper even during the depression of 1892, which was marked by the bloody Homestead strike. Scottish-born American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the most important philanthropists of his era. -
Ghost Dance
During this time period many Native Americans started the ghost dance movement. It was a movement which incorporated selective aspects of the ritual with their own beliefs. It was the resistance to white rules and shaman envisioned on the flood of washing away all whites. After all, it became very popular among western Native Americans it was the dead sprites that protect them from the bullets. -
World's Colombian Exposition
The world's Colombian exposition was an event that consisted of hosting a fair to celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus voyage to the America's. Chicago was chosen in part because it was a railroad centre and in part because it offered a guarantee of $10 million. The city decided to build more buildings and really make the are more urban like. The Columbian Exposition’s gross outlays amounted to $28,340,700, of which $18,678,000 was spent on grounds and buildings -
Panic of 1893
The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States that began in that year. This panic was marked by the collapse of railroad overbuilding and shaky railroad financing which set off a series of bank failures. Many of the western silver mines closed and a large number were never re-opened. A significant number of western mountain small railroads, which had been built to work the mines, also went out of business. Many people abandoned their homes and came west. -
American Railway Union
The American Railway Union was one of the largest labor unions during 1893 in the United States. The union was launched at a meeting held in Chicago and won a victory on the Great Northern Railroad in the summer of that year. In conclusion, the union quickly met with success before its demise and over time the union triumphed. -
Yellow Journalism
Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts. During its heyday in the late 19th century it was one of many factors that helped push the United States and Spain into war in Cuba and the Philippines, leading to the acquisition of overseas territory by the United States. -
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Progressive Era
An era of intense social and political reform aimed at making progress toward a better society, the Progressive Era reformers sought to harness the power of the federal government to eliminate unethical and unfair business practices, reduce corruption, and counteract the negative social effects of industrialization. During the Progressive Era, protections for workers and consumers were strengthened, and women finally achieved the right to vote. -
Archhduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia in 1896. He was soon assassinated by a Serbian named Princip Sarajevo (known as being apart of the black hand) in 1914. In conclusion, today it known that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked a series of actions that led to the beginning of WWI. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike gold rush was in areas such as the Yukon Region, Klondike region in Canada, and Alaska. The estimated amount of prospectors that set out on their way to find gold was about 100,000. Only 30,000 arrived at Klondike. This event is also known as the last great gold rush. Gold was discovered in many deposits along the Klondike River, although it did take a while to reach the outside world for people to find because of harsh weather conditions. Many quit their jobs to become gold diggers -
Election of 1896
During the Election of 1896, voter turnouts were unprecedented. However, during this time the Populist party formed when farmers experiences several problems they addressed a list of problems that farmers were experiencing. Many saw William McKinley defeat William Jennings Bryan as one of the most dramatic and complex in American History. After all, The populist party gained national attention and played a huge role in the election of 1896. -
William McKinley
William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897 until his assassination in September 1901, six months into his second term. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
The Battle of San Juan Hill also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War.This fight for the heights was the bloodiest and most famous battle of the war.It was also the location of the greatest victory for the Rough Riders, as claimed by the press and its new commander, Theodore Roosevelt, who was to eventually become first vice-president and then president, and who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2001 for his actions in Cuba. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was an agreement made in 1898 that involved Spain relinquishing nearly all of the remaining Spanish Empire, especially Cuba, and ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. The treaty was signed on December 10, 1898, and ended the Spanish–American War. -
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901. It was initiated by the Militia United in Righteousness, known in English as the "Boxers", for many of their members had been practitioners of martial arts that included boxing. They were motivated by proto-nationalist sentiments, and by opposition to Western colonialism and the Christian missionary activity that was associated with it. -
Philippine-American War
The Philippine–American War was an armed conflict between the First Philippine Republic and the United State. The Filipinos saw the conflict as a continuation of the Filipino struggle for independence that began in 1896 with the Philippine Revolution. The conflict arose when the First Philippine Republic objected to the terms of the Treaty of Paris under which the United States took possession of the Philippines from Spain, ending the Spanish–American War. -
Social Darwinism
Social Darwinism was a various ways of thinking and theories that emerged during the 19th century.The Social Darwinist viewed on human social and economic issues, Charles Darwin wanted to gradually change and incorporate view from other theorists. Charles theory of natural selection and Herbert theories justified imperialism, racism, and social and economic policies. After all, the Social Darwinisms held the life of humans in society that were struggling. -
Precinct Captains
The Precinct Captains were officers that were elected in the American political party system. The office will direct links between a political party and the voters. The political machines controlled the activities in different cities. In conclusion, Precinct Captains worked hard to ensure their candidate was elected. -
Rober Barons
"Robber Baron" is a derogatory metaphor of social criticism originally applied to certain late 19th-century American businessmen who used unscrupulous methods to get rich. This term appeared as early as February 9,1859 when the New York Times used it to characterize the unethical business practices by Cornelius Vanderbilt. -
Child Labor
Although children had been servants and apprentices throughout most of human history, child labor reached new extremes during the Industrial Revolution. Children often worked long hours in dangerous factory conditions for very little money. Children were useful as laborers because their size allowed them to move in small spaces in factories or mines where adults couldn’t fit, children were easier to manage and control and perhaps most importantly, children could be paid less than adults. -
Western Romanticism
To understand such change and its impacts on the life and art of our times. The revolutions in our view of what it means to be human grow from the the industrial revolution, and the intellectual work of Romantic artists, poets, and philosophers and Victorian scientists, particularly, Darwin, Marx and Freud. -
Political Machine
Politicians no longer ran in small cities because of urbanization they were running in large cities. They started building political organizations called machines in the early 1900’s to guarantee their success in municipal elections. Machines provided dreadful neighborhoods with new roads and systems and helped immigrants find jobs. They took over much of the politics and were led by a boss that controlled government jobs and services through loyalty and corruption. -
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes created by Alfred Nobel. The first award went to Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross in 1901. Theodore Roosevelt won it in 1906 as president. -
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment was the condition for the United States to have the right to lease or buy land for naval bases. As the United States took over the island of Cuba they protected them and was very resentful. -
Roosevelt Corollary
President Theodore Roosevelt’s assertive approach to Latin America and the Caribbean has often been characterized as the “Big Stick,” and his policy came to be known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. -
Meat Inspection Act 1906
During 1906, the Federal Meat Inspection Act was passed by congress to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food. However, inspection was needed to help prevent diseased meat from reaching consumers and to ensure that meat processed.After all, the Federal Meat Inspection Act has improved and has changes appetites of the American People today. -
Gentlemen's Agreement
The Gentlemen's Agreement was made by the effort of President Theodore Roosevelt and was an agreement between the United States and Japan in grew tension between the two countries over the immigration of Japanese workers. In addition, the Gentlemen's Agreement was never written into a law passed by Congress, but was an informal agreement between the United States and Japan. It was nullified by the Immigration Act of 1924, which legally banned all Asians from migrating to the United States. -
Muller vs. Oregon
The Muller vs. Oregon was a law that limited women to ten hours of work in factories and laundries however, Muller challenges after he orders female employee to work longer hours. A huge impact was the progressive Reformers to equal-rights feminists. After all, the Muller vs. Oregon helped women expand the reach of work -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford was the captain of the industry and a American automobile manufacturer who created the Ford Model T car in 1908. He became one of the richest best-known person in the world due to his manufacturing the first automobile. After all, Ford has sold over millions of cars and became a world-famous company head and also help build America's economy during the nations vulnerable early years. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Evident in extensive U.S. interventions in the Caribbean and Central America, especially in measures undertaken to safeguard American financial interests in the region. In China, Knox secured the entry of an American banking conglomerate, headed by J.P. Morgan, into a European-financed consortium financing the construction of a railway from Huguang to Canton. -
Election of 1912
During 1912, the election the nominates were Woodrow Wilson, Taft, and Roosevelt. Wilson had a strong progressive platform known as the "New Freedom" program. Taft and Roosevelt ends up splitting the Republican vote which made Woodrow Wilson to win the election. After all, they captured 901,551 votes it was the highest percentage in party history. -
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
During 1912, former President Theodore Roosevelt help reform and generally centered in urban areas which begun in the early 1900s. Roosevelt Corollary was the extension of the Monroe doctrine which claimed that the U.S. could interfere in Latin American affairs. After all, Roosevelt brought a lot of new energy to the white house and was a young and physically robust. -
17th Amendment
During 1913, President Woodrow Wilson decided to pass the 17th amendment. The 17th amendment was established the direct election of Senators by the people.Under the 17th amendment there are 2 senators from each state, they should qualify requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures. In conclusion, the 17th amendment has made major successes of the Constitution. -
Allied Forces
After the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, countries begin to form allied powers. Great Britain, France, Serbia Russia, Japan, Italy, the United States and several others were all allied powers during World War I. After all,the Allied power were defense agreement among other nations. -
Gavrilo Princip
Gavrilo Princip a South Slov nationalist who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his consort, Sophie, Duchess von Hohenberg (née Chotek), at Sarajevo, Bosnia, on June 28, 1914. Princip’s act gave Austria-Hungary the excuse that it had sought for opening hostilities against Serbia and thus precipitated World War I. In Yugoslavia—the South Slav state that he had envisioned—Princip came to be regarded as a national hero. -
Ludlow Massacre
The Ludlow Massacre was an attack of striking coal miners and their families by Company guards at Ludlow, Colorado. This attack was between the Miners and company, over two dozen individuals dead during this time event in 1914. They fighting for higher wages and workers safety. However, Ludlow Massacre is now a ghost town and erected a granite monument in memory of the miners and their families who died that day. -
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World War I
World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France were all drawn into the war, largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations. Western and eastern fronts quickly opened along the borders of Germany and Austria-Hungary. -
Great Migration
The first large movement of blacks occurred during World War I, when 454,000 black southerners moved north. Over 3,348,000 blacks left the south for northern and western cities. The economic motivations for migration were a combination of the desire to escape oppressive economic conditions in the south and the promise of greater prosperity in the north. Since their Emancipation from slavery, southern rural blacks had suffered in a plantation economy that offered little chance of advancement. -
Sussex Pledge
During WWI the Sussex Pledge was a promise made by Germany to agreeing to give adequate warning before sinking Merchant and passenger ships.After all, by the United States pleading a deal with Germany it helped prevent a lot of trouble. -
National Park System
The National Park System is a federal government that manages all national parks in the United States. The role that the system plays is to establish a dual role of preserving the ecological and historical integrity of the places entrusted to management. In conclusion, the National Park System continues on today and has reflected its political, social and economical parts in a successful way. -
Vladimir Lenin
The Vladimir Lenin was a Russian communist revolutionary of political theorist during 1870. He has served as the head government of Soviet Russia and of the Soviet Union. After all, he took the key role in RSDLP and lead the Bolshevik Faction against Julius Markov's Mensheviks and has been very successful after then. -
Treaty of Versailles
During 1919, The Treaty of Versailles was the peacemakers that representative of the new German Republic to the palace of Versailles outside of Paris. The treaty however, was sign on the anniversary of Archdukes assassination. It crippled up the Germany economy and were indeed of reparations. However, Germany could not rebuild their army and give up their colonies and took full responsibilities for WWI. -
Cars
During the 1920s car ownership became very popular. The car were more cleaner and had assembly line. During this time period Ford Model T was very well known. The use of the explosion in the car ownership 20-45 percent of income. After all the development of car have became very successful are are continuing to grow today. -
Working Safety
During the 1920's, workers Safety became a greater emphasis on occupational safety and health. Workplace injuries and death were common and labor conditions were nothing less than grueling. The government regulations were nearly nonexistent and had yet to emerged as a significant force. In conclusion, the working life during the time period has improved over time. -
Silent Films
In early modern theater, films had no synchronized sound. In silent films , the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, mime and title cards with a written indication of the plot or key dialogue. The vast majority of the silent films produced in the late 19th and early 20th century no longer exist, 70% of American silent feature films are believed to be lost. -
Louis Arnstrong
Considered to be one of the most influential jazz artists in history, Armstrong was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star and comedian. He is known for songs like "Star Dust," "La Vie En Rose" and "What a Wonderful World." His career spanned from the 1920's to the 1960's. -
Black Power Movement
A political movement meant to achieve a form of Black Power in the United States. In the 20's the Great Migration (blacks leaving the South to go North) sparked a cultural phenomenon called the Black Renaissance in Harlem. A major part of the movement was the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, formed to protect black individuals from police brutality and white supremacist. -
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1920's
More Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society.” People from coast to coast bought the same goods, listened to the same music, did the same dances and even used the same slang! Many Americans were uncomfortable with this new, urban, sometimes racy “mass culture”; in fact, for many–even most–people in the United States, the 1920s brought more conflict than celebration. -
Volstead Act
The Volstead Act was a specified that o person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport,furnish or possess any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act. However, I did not specifically prohibit the purchase or use of intoxicating of liquors. In conclusion, the Volstead Act was enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment. -
19th Amendment
During 1920, Congress enforce an article by appropriate legislation. Seneca Falls was on of the first women convention marking beginning of the women's right movement. After all in August of 1920 the requisite number of states had ratified by and the 19th amendment became a guaranteed women the constitutional right to vote. -
Albert Fall
Albert Falls was well known individual during the 1920s and was under President Warren G Harding infamous for his involvement in Tea-Pot Dome scandal.They leased oil preserves and accepted leases without bidding. After all, Albert Fall was reserved at the Teapot Dome to private oil companies and was able to convinced to accepting bribes. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 was a United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from the country. The Act legislation that blocked Japanese immigration and set quotas for other nations based on the 1890 census: favored immigrants from northern and western Europe. After all, the immigration Act was purpose slowing the flood of immigrants entering the United States. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. It began after the stock market crash, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. Consumer spending and investment dropped, causing steep declines in industrial output and employment as failing companies laid off workers. By 1933, when the Great Depression reached its lowest point, some 15 million Americans were unemployed and nearly half the country’s banks had failed. -
Thomas Shipp
Thomas Shipp was a young African American man who was lynched during 1930 after being taken from jail and beat by a mob.During the 1920s thousands of lynchings and burning was going on by whites due to whites being upset of the great migration. In conclusion, after dedicating his life to civil rights activism in 1991 he was pardoned by the state of Indiana. -
The Wizard of Oz
Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz include treatments of the modern fairy tale (written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900) as an allegory or metaphor for the political, economic, and social events of America in the 1890s. Populist Movement, in U.S. history, politically oriented coalition of agrarian reformers in the Middle West and South that advocated a wide range of economic and political legislation in the late 19th century. -
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World War II
World War II stopped the world between 1939 and 1945. Although the fighting reached across many parts of the globe, most countries involved shared a united effort aimed at ending the aggression of Germany, Italy, and Japan. they had vastly different motives and objectives, and their level of cooperation was primarily one of distracting the attention of each other’s enemies rather than of attaining any specific common goals. -
Civil Rights
During 1950, Civil Rights became a major fight for equal rights for blacks in the United States. The civil war had officially abolishes slavery but however did not end discrimination against blacks especially in the south. In conclusion, the civil rights movement has came a long way to gain equal rights and treated as African Americans in the United States however vestiges remained.
