Liberal Social reforms Timeline: 1890: already hours of work reduced, working conditions improved, houses healthier with plumbing, free education (mandatory for all children), all male householders had the right to vote, wages had risen. POVERTY STILL AN ISSUE 1900s: Why did poverty become a political issue? Seebohm Rowntree's Book, “Poverty: a Study of Town Life” + the books of Charles Booth highlighted the grinding poverty. Boer War (1899) – young men were rejected from the British Army for being unfit, showing that the British workforce wasn't as effective as possible (like America or Germany). Labour Party – a collection of socialist groups were gathering momentum as a political threat, the Liberals were forced to react and try to appeal to those who supported the Labour party.
Knowing this, Truman tried to do as much as he could to help such as desegregating the armed forces, the acts of fair employment in the civil service and the fair deal programme which included building houses in urban areas. However many of his attempts failed due to under funding, lack of support and poorly conceived housing. Ingrained racism wasn't stopped either as Truman was not comprehensive enough to deal with the racism that existed at all levels of American society. Nevertheless Truman did accomplish some change as due to his power in government he was able to appoint Blacks into important American roles, including Bunche as a UN ambassador and Hasie as a federal judge. This shows that Truman helped improve the status of black people by making people aware of the racist situations and showing how some black people can be put in a higher position and prove they're just as smart as other Americans.
It brought out how bad and dangerous the working conditions were for many Americans at that time. There were no laws in place to 1) Provide for a safe work environment. ( thanks you OSHA ) 2) Provide a minimum wage 3) Set decent working hours with overtime pay. 4) Regulate child labor. ( many victims were as young as 13, and some just 10 years old) The fire helped the garment Labor Union in its efforts to bring about better working conditions for workers in that industry.
One of the first successes the government made was dealing with social reform. This was due to a new legislation they passed that forced employers to grant one days rest per week for every worker. This was beneficial because people were not constantly working, getting run down and ill. This also meant they had more time to spend with their families. The government also outlawed the employment of children under 12.
Although the technical reason as to why the Prohibition Law was passed was because 66% of the Constitution voted for it, one of the main reasons why Prohibition happened was because of its mass support. By 1920, thirty-three out of forty-eight states had passed Prohibition laws, making approximately 63% of the total population of America 'dry'. The main support for Prohibition came from moral crusaders in the South who were very anti-urbanization like the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance in Boston and the
The 1960s-1970s was a time period that was very important to American Society. It helped in many aspects but also destroyed in other aspects. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, President Lyndon B. Johnson was put to charge. His administration did a few things effectively and vice versa. President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration effectively made the :Great Society” and then tackled the growing issue of poverty through this program but unfortunately could not help the gender discrimination of this time period.
(Bellis.M) • It became a hit making many farmers and other industrialists millionaire. (Bellis.M) • Advance use of Cotton Gin (wikipedia) The biggest cotton plantation at that time was three times the size of Manhattan. (Bellis.M) • Cotton Plantation in America (wikipedia) Revolutionary Cotton Gin ● Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin not only revolutionized the way that cotton was produced but also transformed a weak southern economy in less than a decade and continued doing it till mid 19 th century. Many other countries adapted the same technology and benefitted heavily from
The invention of new tools and machines decrease the workload for farmers, making them better efficient. For example the wooden cradle that was invented in 1830. The wooden cradle is a tool that can cut four times more wheat than his counterpart the sickle. Because of the introduction of Cyrus McCormick’s reaper in the 1840s, farmers can now triple his wheat production. “It brought about an end to tedious handiwork and encouraged the invention and manufacture of other labor-saving farm implements and machinery” (Shaping Invention, page 374).
Describe the mobilization of the American economy for war, and the mobilization of manpower and woman power for both the military and wartime production: In 1942, the War Production Board was established to manage war industries and the Office of War Mobilization controlled raw materials. Almost 15 million men and 200,000 women served in the armed forces, as well as farmers. These enlistments left huge employment holes in the economy. About 6 million women took up jobs in all types of work. With depression related unemployment over, the bracer program brought around 100,000 workers from Mexico to labor in agriculture and railroads.
Assess the view that Industrialisation led to the decline of the extended family and the rise of the nuclear family. Industrialisation is where the country begins to start producing items using factories. This allowed extended families to become wage earners that meant they were able to work for someone else other than their selves and their families which allowed their money to become much more secure as they were getting a fixed amount whereas if they worked from themselves it could be better or worse. This was important as extended families consisted of the children and their parents but also grandparents or aunts and uncles and their children. So having a large family meant everyone had to contribute financially which was much easier as it was less risky and also required the family to become smaller as the children couldn't work due to geographical mobility.