The consolidation of serfdom accompanied the growth of estate agriculture, particularly in Poland and Eastern Germany. j) In the 16th century, European economic expansion and population growth resumed after the great declines of the late Middle Ages. k) Prices for agricultural commodities also rose sharply as gold and silver flowed in from the New World. l) Polish and German lords had powerful economic incentives to increase the production of their estates. (1) Lords seized more peasant land for their own estates and demanded more unpaid labor.
America’s Foreign Policies The United States was rapidly changing after the Civil War. The U.S. moved from an isolationistic country into a more imperialistic country in order to establish itself as a world power. Industrialization brought about the need to establish trades with many foreign countries as business and industry boomed. Our country responded quickly and uniquely to foreign policy under the leadership of Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson (Unit 8, Lesson 1, Expansion in the Pacific). During the late 1890s, it was clear to the United States that expanding our foreign trade was necessary in order to open competitive markets to sell the goods being produced.
From the time period of 1870 to 1900 the growth of big businesses in the United States had a major impact on the economy, politics, and the response of Americans of Americans to these changes. These businesses grew significantly in number, size, and influence and had an ever-lasting effect on Americans and their surrounding community. Industry and its new technologies have had an amazing impact on reducing the costs of the goods necessary to life, such as food prices, fuel and lighting prices, and the cost of living (Document A). The standard of living of most Americans should have increased, as more wages would be left over to spend on luxuries. Aware of the extra-money available to working families, the different pieces of a Big Business have acted in such a way to suck that extra-money from the poor families.
8. a) What groups made up most of the membership of the “Sons of Liberty” early on? b) What role does Zinn suggest Patrick Henry played in opening up membership to the Sons of Liberty to the “lower orders”? 9. What is Paine’s argument for Separation from Great Britain? What are Adams’ concerns?
The quantity of those involved in buying and selling increased exponentially and in response, the development of modern day concepts such as businessmen and entrepreneurs arose. This coupled with greater internal trade and the encouragement for state legislatures to involve paper money in the expanding economy, resulted in an aspired consumer revolution that deteriorated
By the early 1800s, the number of immigrants increased drastically. America was becoming a melting pot of different ethnicities including Germans, Swedish, Bohemians, English, French, and Polish. After the civil war, coming into the United States was made easier due to the innovations in steam-based engines for ships, allowing for larger ships to bring in immigrants in mass numbers. (Diner, 2008: 1) This exponential increase in immigrants was considered a threat to the nation’s security, which resulted in forcing government legislation to place regulations on immigration. In 1912, the National Origins Act was passed which restricted the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States and assigned slots according to quotas based on origins.
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The G.I bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act) provided veterans with money, college tuition, and low interest loans so that they could buy homes. This contributed to the economy because soldiers returning home had money to spend. Another reason for the economic boom was new technology being invented that people wanted to buy. * In general the prosperity level of all sections of society increased. This brought about basic changes in lifestyle of Americans.
The American Industrial Revolution changed many lives of many American during the 1800’s and early 1900’s. She was becoming one of the most important industrial nations during this period through aggressive political negotiations, economical and military power. Americans were discovering better ways of manufacture of goods, making transportation more reliable and creating communication more accessible to the general public. The population began to grow at a rapid rate and technological advances promoted the growth of industries in rural areas throughout the US. New technologies allowed business owners to reduce labor and the hours in the movement of materials from one point to the other.
• Explain the impact of immigration on British society in the years 1951-79 The British society have transformed very much since 1945. A main cause of change has been the major growth in the population of immigration, matched by rising expectations about lifestyle, but it was the massive social, political and economic changes at home that truly transformed British society during the 1950’s to the 1970’s. The impact of finance in the 1950’s was very high as there were changes of job acceptance; there was a need for cheap labour this therefore limited racial disagreement, as jobs needed to be covered in order for the economy to be stable. Violence and tension rose because of an increase in racial tension, as black people were not always welcome