However, the accelerated progression of the country’s economy and affluence wrought consequential effects. Businesses monopolised entire industries through vertical and horizontal integration, the increase in industry attracted workers to already densely populated cities, and working conditions for the lower-to-middle class were often poor. With the unprecedented increases in population, cities were ill-equipped to support the sanitary and safety needs of the occupants. Post-Civil War demands triggered manufacturing expansion. Soon the new economic process was largely controlled by the utilisation of iron, as well as electric and steam power.
New Imperialism Between the years 1870 and 1920, European imperialism accelerated due to political, economic, and social forces. Imperialism is the domination over undeveloped countries using these forces. The Industrial Revolution helped advance the European nations through technology. Other nations were able to control over many other less-developed areas around the world. Imperialism began in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s affecting many countries, for example, China, India, Africa, and South America were all affected by imperialism.
He is completely alone with his thoughts since he cannot share his idea that "imperialism was an evil thing" with his countrymen. Dillard is a carefree tom boy that also lives alone in her thoughts only her thoughts are sassy, as she states that she would have died happy if the man
Sheila endlessly talks about herself and a guy named Eric throughout the whole boat ride with the boy, never bothering to ask him questions. This behavior shows how Sheila is selfish and doesn’t show attraction towards the boy. The boy shows courage and pride when he decides that choosing Sheila over his passion of fishing isn’t worth it. Being true to himself and not pretending to be otherwise is the best
The war changed the United States in various ways; there were return wages and jobs were available leading to the growth of labor unions. The status of women and minorities were greatly affected .There were shifts towards equality and most of the civil rights were also affected. Despite this, everyone’s dream was victory in war and for this to happen they had to unite (Alan 72). The United States participation in the war at increased after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It immediately went to war against Japan, Italy and Germany.
He thinks of her as “part of the great loneliness being carried up the driving current” (366), meaning that she has always been a solitary individual one with wild. Despite the fact that Lipsha hardly knew her and only recently found out he was her son, he still sees her as part of nature. He even remarks about how he is glad June had given him up, as her other son “suffered more than Lipsha Morrissey did” (367), signifying her substandard
The era following World War I witnessed the burgeoning of a new lifestyle that characterized the 1920’s. The Great War, now famously known as World War I had brought America to the forefront of the global outlook. The war time excesses in production transformed into prosperity during the next decade which would watch America seek continued isolation despite the mounting global challenges. The Great War and the ensuing Versailles Treaty had left Europe in a rather deprived and devastated state where the Europeans continued to seek cultural and economic assistance from their cross-Atlantic neighbors. With new job opportunities, progressive ideas, an air of liberalism had engulfed the American continent.
Both the upper and lower classes were changed and they both had different experiences. Economic theories were developed as a direct effect of the revolution, economic theories such as capitalism and communism. Each theory benefited different social classes and each theory had its flaws. The industrial revolution caused the growth of cities to skyrocket. The majority of people in Europe lived in rural areas before the revolution and after the majority of people lived in urban areas.
The Odyssey Long years after the Trojan War the Greek hero Odysseus still hadn't arrived to his home and wife in Ithaka. Many thought he was killed in battle. The auther of The Odyssey informs us differently though. According to Homer, the author, Odysseus is a sex slave on an island where the goddess is Kalypso. The god of sea, Poseidon, does not like Odysseus and intends to keep him captive..
The Keynesian economic policies were to allow the government to increase their control over the American citizens. The New Deal was the social-welfare liberalism, which allowed the federal government to grow at an astronomical rate. The New Deal had a powerful impact on the unemployed, African Americans, women, Native Americans, and other racial minorities. Though the New Deal expanded to the environment, which in Tennessee resolved the severe flooding by building dams and creating electricity for the residents. As the economy was needing revamping, the New Deal redefined writers and artists.