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The Typewriter
Prior to the nineteenth century, almost all letters, business records, and other documents were written by hand. During the 1860s, three American inventors created the Typewritter. Typewritters revolutionize businesses around the world. -
The Newspaper
Newspapers had been a vital source of information for people living in the city.Magazines appeared weekly or monthly and contained helpful articles, advertising, and fiction..Magazines such as McClure's, Cosmopolitan, and Munsey's. -
The Telephone
By 1880 there was already one telephone for every one thousand people in the United States. Doctors estimated that they saved thousands of lives every year because they were summoned by telephone to treat emergencies. -
Voting Restrictions
In many southern communities, whites were concerned that if African Americans were allowed to vote, they would gain to much political power. As a result,during the 189 0southern states began using seeral tactics to deny the vote to blacks. Some states required to own property or to pay a poll tax. -
Growth of Public Schools
By the time of the Civil War, more than half of the nation's white children were attending the nation's free public schools. Most of the children atteded school for a few years and learned how to read and write. By 1990, 31 states required children between the ages of 8 to 14 to attend school. This had a powerful effect. More than 72 percent of america attened school. -
BASEBALL: BIRTH OF THE MODERN GAME
Baseball historians and statisticians say that attendance at baseball games expanded during the 1900s. In 1901 attendance was 3.6 million.By 1910, the first decade of play by both the American and National Leagues,attendance had doubled to 7.2 million. -
New forms of Entertainment
Some of the news forms of enertainment were Movies,The Circus,Amusement Parks,Sports and Music. This is what entertained many people in the 1900's -
Jim crow laws
By the early 1900s, Jim Crow laws dominated almost every aspect of southern daily life. The seperated blacks and whites in schools,parks,pubilc schools hospitals, and on transportation systems. -
The model T automobile
The Model T was introduced to the public in October 1908. Henry Ford was founder of the Ford Motor Company. The Model T production lowered its price and made it the first automobile average Americans could afford. The revolution was in the process of making Model T. They changed the process of the Model T assembly line. The workers didn’t have to move from car, the car moved to them. This is how the method of selling goods changed during the 20th century.
