Change is relevant within every time period, however, very substantial changes took place in the Americas following the War of 1812. Future success of the American society was to be dictated by the support the federal government supplied to domestic manufacturing and infrastructure to make drastic improvements economically. The imposition of high tariffs, advancements in transportation and the development of the cotton gin are among the most important changes made in the United States during this time.
Automobiles. Telephones. Lightbulbs. These were some of the major technological innovations created during 1865 to 1920. These creations impacted many Americans, even to this day. The groups of people that were most changed by these new innovations were factory workers, middle-class urban residents, and midwestern farmers. There were many effects that these creations had on these groups of people. These innovations allowed travelling and the transporting of goods to be easily accomplished, made communication between others simpler and more efficient, and allowed for better and safer ways of lighting to be established.
The invention of the locomotive automobile and the airplane influenced the United States to build other types of transportation. They helped give ideas to enhance the past forms of technology into something greater. In the article "On the Go" It says Karl Benz came up with the first true automobile. Benz probably wouldn't of been able to make the automobile without the influence of the locomotive.
The first world war modernized the world due to mechanization in all areas of warfare with the advancements in land, naval, and aerial warfare.
Everyone spent money on improving their everyday lifestyle. Advances in technology let America boom with new products. Farms began to grow more crops which made the cost of food cheaper and easier to supply for America. New hits were being released on the radio for everyone to hear and buy. Americans began to rely on the radio to get hourly updates on their news, sports, and entertainment needs.
“The Great War proved how confused the world is. Depression is proving it again” stated Anne Sullivan, an inspirational teacher of the early twentieth century. World War One, was the first major war that America engaged in. During the war, farmers produced an abundance of food for the war, which economically helped the farmers. However, crops and livestock prices declined after the war was over, and they plummeted when the stock market crashed in 1929. Economic problems were not the only problems farmers faced. They entered a decade of drought, never before experienced in America. What they did not lose in the economic collapse, they lost because of the drought and an environmental disaster, the Dust Bowl, a severe dust storm that damaged farmers’ land and property. Fortunately, when Roosevelt became president, he quickly implemented legislations
Differences between World War 1 and 2 is how it began. World War 1 started when the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which created an dramactic reaction from Europe. When World War 2 broke out it was because Germany start began invading
Has it ever come to mind that the world would be drastically different without the invention of the automobile? The Automobile is the most technological advancement in the world. The invention of the automobile has affected life in many ways, not only creating big bustling cities such as New York, as well as changing entertainment in modern life, not to mention how it changed the American society as a whole.
After WWII, society took a drastic change for the better in America. America had just gone through the Great Depression, which was the deepest decline in America’s whole history and everyone was affected. Numerous people lost their jobs and where no longer able to afford basic necessities like a house, food, and water. Many could no longer support their families and had nothing. This was all in result of the market crashing, sending the economy into a downward spiral. Shortly after, WWII came around and it pulled the economy back up by providing jobs for people. Not only did it provide jobs, but it also changed the way people lived and the ideas of consumerism. People now had more money to spend on things they wanted, rather than barely being
World War I saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction thanks to grueling trench warfare and the introduction of modern weaponry such as machine guns, tanks, and chemical weapons. The spark that ignited World War I was struck in Sarajevo, Bosnia where Archduke Franz Ferdinand, nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was shot to death along with his wife by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. On July 28 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and the tenuous peace between Europe’s great powers collapsed. Within a week, Russia, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Serbia had lined up against Austria-Hungary and Germany, making it the start of World War I. The U.S later joined and due to the war the industry in the U.S grew, the women’s movement progressed, and the government adopted new diplomatic policies
There were many factors that cause to change the American society. In 1920s the American economy began to become strong and the automobile introduced a new way of life to America and pushed America forward. In addition, the American people enjoyed the highest standard of living and they were able to afford luxury items. The motor car industry was the new form industry and it used the method of mass production and assembly line. Henry Ford was a pioneer who produced a car for ordinary family and manufactured the first Model T and reduced the prices by mass production. Therefore, the market became as important as production, and the automobile maker began to advertise for new vehicles and eager the customers to buy a new cars. For this reason
Economic growth in the United States of America between 1840 and 1860 was mainly due to advancements in technology that allowed many things to be done better, faster, and cheaper. These advancements helped push the economy to its potential by introducing new methods of agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation. These new methods brought about an economic uprising across the country.
A devastating time for all the countries involved, World War II lasted from September 1, 1939 –May 8, 1945. By the end of World War II over 60 million people out of approximate world’s population of 2.3 billion were killed in the war. Out of these 60 million killed 10% were Jew. Germany was under the leadership of Adolf Hitler,under the leadership of Hitler he managed to put millions people into concentration camps. Germany’s economy after World War 1 was terrible and people were poor and unemployed. Also, Germany had to give up their land and were banned from having armed forces. Adolf Hitler promised the people of Germany he would make Germany great again but he managed to cause destruction. On September 1st 1939 the Prime Minster of Britain declared war on Germany after
Transportation, without any form of it, we would just be stuck. Decades before the Transportation Revolution, all that was available for travel was horses, and after that was just carriages. Everyday Americans continued to work toward a better America, and one day a man named George Stephenson invented the first locomotive. Invention of this was definitely beneficial in many ways, but it also had its downside, years passed and more railroads popped up making it more and more clustered everyday. However, the beneficiality of the Transportation Revolution outweighs the negatives, this revolution allowed more jobs to be created which resulted in a better economy and this also allowed for Manifest Destiny to be completed. Therefore, the Transportation
World War I, commonly known as the Great War, is easily the most notable war in history. Taking place around Europe, the Great War left behind an astounding loss of 9 million soldiers and an additional 21 million injured rendering it, undeniably, the largest war in terms of casualties. Such immense war brought about vast changes economically, politically, and socially still lasting to this day. The consequences of World War I comprise economic decline of participating nations, wide political changes regarding new governments, and damage to society. Economic decline was prompted by the financial cost of the war, and political consequences consisted of the formation of new nations due to the collapse of old empires. Moreover,