This shows that the ordinary people didn’t gain anything from the unrest in 1973/4 as it caused major inconveniences in the home highlighting that it was an issue. However it can be argued that the miners- NUM did gain from the industrial unrest of 1973/4. This is because the government backed down to the miners and they gained a 21% wage increase, which was nearly three times the amount of what the employers had originally offered. The fact that a key reason to the strikes was that they wanted a pay increase shows that the NUM was successful in what they set out for which is highlighted by the fact that they then went to strike again. This largely shows that the NUM largely had something to gain from the industrial unrest as they were essentially successful in what they set out for and proved to be more powerful than even the government.
Particularly vulnerable groups were the old, who had no means of acquiring money. The young, were dependant on their parents’ financial status and good will, if they were not orphans. Seasonal workers were vulnerable due to the cyclical nature of their employment. Anyone who suffered from illness either long or short term fell into poverty because there were no sickness benefits. Women were another vulnerable group because they were always paid at a lower rate than men.
Franklin Roosevelt was a former president that did well under pressure with profundity. President Roosevelt reigned during the complexity of World War II and the intensity of the Great Depression. Although a strong man and president, Roosevelt was not invincible. President Roosevelt contracted polio, a virus that can lead to paralysis and death. This viral infection caused President Roosevelt’s legs to become paralyzed.
Eventually, the workers despised he and his terrible partner, Henry Clay Frick, which they all went on strike, on his successful Homestead mill. Frick called upon Pinkerton soldiers, which were no match against them, seeing that they all won. Even so, Carnegie couldn’t get rid of all the bad blood that was placed upon him, so he started to give away his millions, after selling his steel company for half a billion dollars, to several investors. All of this continues to match he to his current era, because most had to work to rise to the top, and he did just the thing. He also matched with his era because it was rapidly growing, putting people out of business, like he
Firstly, Stalin had told Trotsky (who was a major rival to Stalin at this time) the wrong date for Lenin’s funeral. This meant that Stalin was able to praise the work and criticise one of his biggest rivals, Trotsky. Stalin was also able to make a speech at Lenin’s funeral and this gave Stalin the perfect opportunity to get his point across to the public an make his beliefs known. This made Stalin seem like the leading man and Lenin’s preferred successor. By doing this, Stalin increased his popularity and gained support from the whole public, as the whole nation was mourning the death of Lenin, who was a man loved by many in the USSR.
The Vietnam War affected millions of veterans and showed the United States that even though they had the most powerful and best military in the world they could still lose a war. Many veterans all across the United States came back from the war with hatred and psychological problems. America’s society had changed after the war, people were not willing to go to war any more and America as a society saw the tragedies that occurred in
These three events had the biggest impact upon the USA. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was a very surprising moment in 1968. The news of his death had an effect on almost everyone. After his death his message seemed to sink deeper into people’s thoughts and hearts after his death who agreed with them. For the most part blacks and whites would put their differences aside, but some blacks grew very angry and riots
Outsourcing of jobs from the United States to other countries has been a growing matter over the past few decades. With the economy at a low, many industries and CEOs are wanting to expand their markets and factories overseas to developing countries that thirst for any job they can get their hands on. These workers are paid a substantial amount less to do the same work that normal Americans would do for a lot more. This is where the issue has many unemployed Americans buzzing. Most minimum wage workers that have lost their jobs to outsourcing absolutely cannot stand the idea whatsoever.
The War in Iraq Isn’t it interesting how the media portraits the war in Iraq? It’s always the negative points and never the good ones. There is so much disbelief and lying about our military and government that it is disgusting! Everyone believes that this war is pointless and stupid, however it needed to be done to make an example! The United States is the strongest government in the world and the media puts it down so very hard.
They’ve been cheated, exploited, and they despise the ones who have caused them their hardships. Giant industries really had an enormous amount of control at the turn of the century in the United States; the greed of the powerful ones has turned the American Dream into a nightmare for an ordinary worker. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair seemed to really want to expose the evils of capitalism, and the suffering of the wage earners. After reading this book I also learned how the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906 came about. It’s amazing how long it took them to finally sign off on those acts because of how horrendous the working conditions were.