In the late 19th century and early 20th century when new imperialism started to rise, European powers started to colonize other parts of the world. The opening of the Suez Canal in the 1800’s gave European Imperialist leaders the ability to colonize parts of Africa for a stronger government and greater national wealth because of the newer and shorter route that was able to be taken straight through Egypt. The imperialist powers saw Africa as an easy target to gain their nation's own economic wealth…
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After the birth of the United States of America, there evolved a division of leadership split between two political parties: the Federalist Party and the Democratic Republican Party. In 1800, a so-called revolution took place which removed the Federalists from political significance, giving the Democratic Republicans sole control of the government. This single- party era from 1801 through 1817, was known as the Period of Good Feelings. Despite the period’s name, not all Democratic Republicans shared…
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The women's suffrage movement in the 1800’s challenged traditional gender norms, which both reshaped society and sparked cultural changes that transformed the way people view women’s roles in society and their rights. The social aspect of the women's suffrage movement in America was centered around striving for women to have more of a voice and not have that basic human right taken away from them. Unfortunately, men’s opinions about women wanting to have a say in society were negative due to the…
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Political Cartoon Report – Post-Civil War to WWII “The Bosses of the Senate” by J. Ottmann Lith. Co. after Joseph Keppler Lithograph, colored, 1889-01-23 This often copied cartoon is an essential work of art for many history textbooks and lessons about Congress. Joseph Keppler was an Austrian immigrant who sailed to America in the middle of the nineteenth-century. He was a humorous illustrator who sought to exploit the dishonesty of politics in this time. The cartoon depicts corporate interests…
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The Progressive era was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States. The era lasted thirty years and helped to solve some of the major issues that were presented during the time. There were many social activists during the period. Their goal was to fix some of the issues in our country. There were many problems presented in American life during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Some of the problems were child labor, immigrants, and issues in the legislative…
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A new era of immigration started in the early 1900’s. People from all over the world were arriving in the States through Angel Island and Ellis Island. Even though these two facilities processed millions of immigrants, the treatment and rates at which people were allowed into the country made these two facilities entirely different. Ellis Island processed mainly European immigrants who entered New York; while Angel Island processed mainly Asian and Pacific Islander immigrants through California.…
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characters and their popular stories world-wide, The Greek Gods and Goddesses that we’ve watch in multiple movies and cartoon shows growing up, originated from this beautiful country. The most recent highlight from Greece is Sparta, the Hollywood movie 300, which showcases the historical connection between Greece and Persia. Greece finally became an independent nation in the 1800’s, joined the European community in 1981, and became a member of the economic/monetary union at the beginning of 2001 before…
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We see the biggest development of this in WWI when the government purposefully developed such media for their own people and for their enemies. These drawings of cartoons and sayings such as “Uncle Sam Needs You” made our people even more intrigued in the pursuit of war. Propaganda was a part of media that developed a lot of attention and some was not all good. After reading the motivational words that the propaganda…
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These include Daniel Drew, James Fisk and Jay Gould. With notable exceptions such as Carnegie, the wealthy elite cared little for the masses. They were on a mission to build a new society and no price was too high to pay for progress. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h872.html Major Issues in the Gilded Age 1. Currency: Specie Resumption Act Acts, Bills, and Laws, 1875 The Specie Resumption Act was a triumph for the "hard money" forces over the "soft money" advocates during the second Grant administration…
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From Coast to Coast: A comparison of immigration patterns between San Francisco, New York, and Jacksonville History Zizhao S Wang Candidate #____________ 05/27/14 WC: 4,038 1 Abstract Research Question: What are some similarities and differences between the immigration patterns of Chinese Americans in San Francisco, New York City, and Jacksonville? For this essay, I conducted my research mainly through books and interviews. Originally, I was planning on using mainly census information, but after…
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