...The industrialization had many negative effects in society. people who owned businesses wanted to make more money, so they started hiring children, even though they had a very low pay for their jobs. While some might argue that industrialization had positive consequences for society because more jobs became available it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization negative effects were the child labor being employed, the unequal pay for workers, and the damaged environment from pollution. Children had always worked, especially in farming. But factory work was hard. A child with a factory job might work 12 to 18 hours a day, six days a week, to earn a dollar. “C: And what time did it come on? B: I was about 13 years old when it began coming, and it has got worse since; it is five years since my mother died, and my mother was never able to get me a good pair of stays to hold me up, and when my mother died I had to do for myself, and got me a pair” (Document 7). Children would start working at the age of 6 years old; in fact, children sometimes worked up to 19 hours a day, with a one-hour total break. Children aged 11-18 be permitted to work a maximum of twelve hours per day. The Lewis Hine Photograph shows, “That in the image children need to have their clothes wrapped up because they can either get their clothes stuck in the machine” (Document 8). Many children at the age from 11-18 were able to work on machines. The treatment of children in factories has...
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... In the late nineteen hundreds and the early twenty hundreds immigrants from around the world would attempt to come to the United States. Many people were against immigrants coming into the United States while some people were for immigration. Immigrants that tried to come to the United States had a very difficult time because of the restricts.While immigrants are giving to the US while they are here, the US made it difficult for immigrants to come in. As said from UShistory.com “immigrants contributed more to taxes than they cost in the country and they increase the income of the United States residents”.While people in the US say that Immigrants are taking away from the US they are actually helping the US with giving people more money. Immigrants have to hold a house, get food and clothes to there family, but they also have to pay taxes. Which means that they will need a job to get money. Most Immigrants start off having the government help them, but after a while they do not need the anyone’s help. Which means that they are not taking money away from the US because as said in the quote immigrants will end up paying more taxes. Which is like the Immigrants paying the US back in small amounts. Next, most immigrants that come to the United States come here for education or for safety, but to get in the US you have to take a reading test. In the picture in document D, there is a sign that say’s “free Education free land…”. For the immigrants that come to the US some are coming...
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...During the late 1700s, the Industrial Revolution began in England, changing the standard of living in many ways. There were many changes, for the positive and the negative, on the social and economic life of the people of England. These changes influenced many new inventions, products, and practices that help shape the way society is, socially and economically, today. However, the path to change for the better often has many negative consequences for the people of the time. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because of the influential factory system and economic stability, it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were the unsafe and unsanitary working conditions, the tremendous air and water pollution, and the frequent, contagious illnesses and diseases. During Industrialization, the working conditions for factory workers were very harsh. The factories were very dangerous at the time, as they did not have proper safety precautions, and because of this many people “[became] deformed in person as a consequence of this labor” (Document 7). These workers often were prone to accidents that would cause them to become crippled, possessing disabilities like “weak ankles, and crooked knees” (Document 7). While some people can argue that it is good that these people have jobs and that this type of accident could possibly be uncommon, these deformities were actually very common within this...
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...Americans across the country denounced their resistance to the Vietnam War due to the deprivation of illusion associated with the loss of many innocent lives without purpose . President Lyndon Johnson used his best efforts in persuading the nation that the Vietnam War would “restore world order” and keep communist efforts “at bay” which would enable them to have independence (Document H). However, many Americans believed that the U.S. should leave Vietnam. The dissension over the war continuously grew because American politicians continued to support the war despite widespread American resentment for the war. Women began to truly fight for their rights during the 1960s. Women were discontent with the simplistic lives they were handed to live...
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...without the consent of the colonists. As the Molasses Act was ending in 1764, Prime Minister George Grenville decided to renew if under a different name, The Sugar Act. Knowing that the colonists did not following the Molasses Act, this one would be strongly enforced. As the price of Molasses dropped so did the need to smuggle and this began to hurt the already impoverished colonists. One of the many ways colonists began to show their anger was to boycott British goods. They also began purchasing from other countries, which began to outrage King George. The Currency Act of 1764 passed by Prime Minister George Grenville prohibited the use of all paper money. This affected all colonists and in turn made their debt overwhelming. However, the Prime Minister did not stop there and passed the Stamp Act. This Act required all paper goods to have the British Seal affixed to it in order to be a legal document. The colonists were outraged and began to violently riot. While the previous Sugar Act affected trade, this new act affected colonist directly. There was no representation for colonists and as they began to voice their concerns, Parliament felt that it was “superfluous.” This once again irritated the colonists and they began to develop organized protests. The amount of colonists that united was growing and their pressure against stamp agents had many backing away from implementing it. What became known as the Stamp Act Congress represented all but four colonies as they...
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...Industrialization brought much change to America. It created many jobs and new forms of transportation. It created a wider range of goods and significantly decreased their price. Many positives resulted from the industrial revolution. However, there are negatives in any situation. The negative affects of the industrial revolution outweighed the good. Cities quickly became overcrowded and health concerns quickly came about. Children were forced to work in factories with extreme hours and very unsafe conditions as well as adults. The quality of life quickly took a turn for the worst. One of the most significant effects of industrialization was that it led to urbanization of countries. (Document #6) Citizens in rural areas began to move to cities to take the new jobs offered in factories. Workers wanted to reside closer to their work. The city of London grew from a population of two million in 1840 to five million forty years later. (Hobsawm, Industry and Empire 159) Cities overcrowded and this led to poor sanitization and health. Poor sanitization resulted in disease. Cholera, tuberculosis, typhus, typhoid, and influenza were among the most seen. (Environmental Impact of the Industrial Revolution) Child labor was among the negative acts of industrialization. As new factories opened, employers were quick to hire children as a low cost source of labor. Workdays would often be 10 to 14 hours with minimal breaks during the shift. However, not all the children were in bad conditions...
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...Was Sparta’s society as strong as their military? Sparta was a city-state in Ancient Greece. They were known for their strong military and highly valued strength but dismissed education.They had more Helots (slaves) than citizens and made them do everything but fight. Even with their strong military they only lasted 300 years. Because of this, their weakness in society outweighed their strengths in the military. They lacked education, beat young boys to the point of death, and abused the Helots. First off, the Spartans lacked a formal education. In document D it says, “[The Spartans] learned to read and write for purely practical reasons.” They focused almost entirely on obedience, bodily fitness, and courage. Spartans weren’t allowed to leave the city-state for reasons other than war. Back then, that was one of the few ways to get an advanced education. They didn’t even write down their own history. The only invention that became memorable was the phalanx, soldiers with large shields that would lock arms forming a barrier. With little education, their society suffered greatly. Second, young Spartan boys were beaten to the of death during training. This was called ‘The Flagellation’. In document D it explains that ‘The Flagellation’, “as to which one of them could endure being beaten for the longer time and the greater number of blows. And the one who was victorious was held in the special repute.” The first to collapse disgraced his family. Sometimes the boy would die during...
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...Absolutism of monarchs was a very popular trend in the 16th and 17th centuries. Peter the Great, Louis XIV, and the Sultans of the Ottoman empires greatly demonstrated this notion with their complete control over their subjects. This was a revival of this same idea that has existed in the Medieval era with with kings with complete control of several provinces and had knights who defended them. Absolutism was a time of complete tyranny in Europe during this time due to the selfish and vanity of the rulers, the complete dependence on the rulers, and the chaos that resulted in or because of their reign. These absolutist leaders were very prideful putting others down and setting themselves up above them. King James I said "the state of monarchy is the supreme thing upon earth" setting his reign in England above everything else (Doc 2). Some monarchs see their subjects as people who just follow their commands. This allowed for no room to give the monarch advice to help the country if their was another way to help it. Louis XIV of France thought this way saying "The head alone has the right to deliberate and decide, and the functions of all the other members consist only in carrying out the commands given to them" (Doc 3). This mentality can lead to distrust in the eyes of the people. Without trust there cannot exist good leadership. In tyranny there is complete dependence on that leader. There are too many things going on in a country/empire for absolutism to completely work towards...
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...There are a few reasons Islam spread across the Arabic/North African World. First, Document 7 states, “The passion to go to heaven in the next life may have been operative with some, but the desire for the comforts and luxuries of the civilized regions of the Fertile Crescent was just as strong in the case of many”(Document 7). This passage relates that Islam spread not only for belief in going to heaven, but riches and money were a great factor to conversion and expansion. The Abbasid Dynasty was a trade hub of the world, bringing a great deal of people concerned with money rather than the faith itself. Second, Document 1 states, “ Believe or else pay tribute, obey the Lord and His apostle, and he will defend you”(Document 1). This texts...
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...Racism cannot be confined to a specific time period. It is believed to have started way before the slave trade which occurred during the early 1500s to late 1800s. Therefore, they have no correlation with each other. Many people believe that the existence of slavery is due to racism. However, if slavery was due to racism African people wouldn’t make their own people slave and sell them to other people. African people were selling their own people to the colonies to make profits. The main purpose of slavery was to increase their productivity and make more profit. Most importantly, the main purpose of slavery was to make more produced with cheaper labor. A quote that supports this idea is, “It is clearly shown that the production of cotton depends,...
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...There is no doubt that the Founding Fathers and colonists had multiple reasons for turning against the British government. They believed that the British were treating colonists unfairly. The British passed many tax laws that were detrimental to the colonists. Unfair Taxation, the intolerable acts, and most importantly the king did not address the concerns of the colonists. I can understand the point of view of the colonists, they had no say in how the taxes were collected and spent. Furthermore, acts such as the stamp act of 1765 taxed common goods such as newspapers, pamphlets, and cards. Moreover, Parliament was not willing to give colonists which considered themselves British subjects a seat in parliament. Consequently, in order to try and get parliament to listen, many riots, boycotts, and protests such as the Boston Tea Party occurred. It is easy to see why the colonists thought that taxes were unfair. However, some people believed that American colonists paid fair taxes since the government supported and defended the colonists. But, the British government, had Laws which taxed common goods and controlled their trade. Which in turn, caused the colonists to become alarmed and think that these laws threatened the right to govern themselves. Equally important, the intolerable acts were passed in Massachusetts as a consequence of many protests and disturbances that occurred. Britain thought that the riots were just isolated incidents in Massachusetts. Thus, the acts were...
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...In the 1800’s, slavery was a crucial dispute in the United States. It was the hopes and dreams of many that the Civil War would completely abolish slavery. Even though slavery was made illegal in 1865 after the Civil War ended, African Americans did not acquire freedom during the era of Reconstruction. African Americans did not attain independence partially because of disenfranchisement. For example, it was obligatory to pay a poll tax if they had the desire to register to vote. In innumerable cases, the tax was not affordable for African Americans anyhow. Additionally, African Americans would have had to take a literacy test. This discriminatory examination was made to purposely fail African Americans, generating the idea that they couldn’t vote. According to document J, “she had to take a literacy test and pay a poll tax of $1.50, a sum worth about $25 today.” Lastly, the Grandfather Clause exempted voters from those registrations if their grandfathers had voted, undoubtedly eradicating blacks. Disenfranchisement during the era of Reconstruction was one considerable justification why African Americans did not procure liberty. In addition to disenfranchisement, African Americans did not achieve freedom because of the Ku Klux Klan. Created in 1866, former Confederate soldiers promoted a racist arrangement that used violence to impose rule, calling it Ku Klux Klan, or KKK for short. In document K, it stated, “At least 10 percent of the black legislators elected during the...
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... Sanah Ahmed US History Which philosophy made the most sense for America in the 1960’s- Dr King or Malcolm X? Many people of color have been discriminated against and have struggled for equality. They have been harmed as a result of superioristic views of some white people. Nevertheless, the 1960’s was an important era because it sparked advances for civil rights. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were two influential people that tried to get rights for equality but in very different ways. Where Martin Luther King spread change through nonviolence, Malcolm X believed in gaining equality through the idea of separatism and by any means necessary. Dr. King’s philosophy made the most sense for America during the 1960’s because it enacted change through nonviolence. He lived in Atlanta, Georgia and faced segregation first hand due to the Jim Crow Laws. This caused Dr. King to become more determined to preach for equality. By nonviolent protests and bans on white companies, Martin Luther King enabled Americans to slowly change their social, political, and idealistic views. Martin Luther King and Malcolm have contradicting beliefs on how to gain equality but they have one common goal: to make the lives of African Americans better and to be free. African Americans hope to one day not be judged by the color of their skin but by their intelligence and character. Many do not believe that this will ever happen. However, Martin Luther King, in the 1960s, inspired his fellow African Americans...
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...1. The Gold Standard was the equivalence of the county’s currency in exchange for gold. For example, in 1933, the United States price of gold was $20.67. Domestically The Gold Standard regulated the quantity and growth rate of a country’s money supply, and internationally it determined exchange rates for participating countries as well. Because these exchange rates were fixed, this cause the price levels around the world to move together through an automatic balance-of-payments adjustment process. If one country was able to increase its production rate, this would cause a drop in prices, which would lead to more exports and the transfer of money from one country to another. The Gold Standard assured long-term price stability, but it also caused prices to be very unstable in the short-term. This is because of gold discoveries occurring around the world at unpredictable times. Many counties also did not follow the “Rules of the Game”, which caused the Gold Standard to be un-credible at times. 2. In 1834, the United States switched to the gold de facto and in 1900 the United States Congress passed the Gold Standard Act. The gold de facto, replaced a bimetallic system, which included the use of gold and silver. Gold was used throughout the years domestically, with examples like in 1933 when Roosevelt nationalized gold owned by private citizens and abrogated contracts in which the payment would be in gold. The Gold Standard broke down during WWI, when the value of gold was at half...
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...“In 1607, a group of merchants established England’s first permanent colony in North America at Jamestown, Virginia” (Nash, p. 52). Everyone who settled along the Atlantic seaboard had different reasons and faced many obstacles as well. They suffered from disease, native tribes, and settlement of the new world. The first settlement was Jamestown. Their goals were to prosper in wealth and in their future. The Virginia Company of London sold stocks and traded with people overseas. However, disease hurt their prosperity and they ended up with no profit. A group of indentured servants were used in exchange for free passage to America because of tobacco. The causes of malarial fever, dysentery, and malnutrition killed many settlers, as well as servants....
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