Early 1900s: A Comparative Analysis

The 1920s was nicknamed the “Roaring Twenties” because every action had a voice. Every event or amendment was supported by some type of individual or group. Certain individuals made opportunity for American citizens, such as Henry Ford. Because of business leaders like him, Americans once confined to their city of work, can now live miles away. This era was full of trial and error. Trial and error can be supported by the fact that a new amendment repealed a past amendment. America was shaped politically by Congress, stereotypes, and mass production. The 1920s wouldn’t be the same without the leading automobile industry, “New Women”, and the Eighteenth Amendment.

Overall, in the 1900s workdays were long, pay was small and workers were worked hard. Now, work days are shortened, the pay is higher, and working conditions are much more ideal.

The definition of socioeconomic status; The social standing or class of an individual or group. It is often measured as a combination of education, income, and occupation. (American Psychological Association.) I’m going to compare and contrast the education, occupation, income and poverty during the 1900’s and compare that these things in today’s world. Some things were better back then and some things are better now. I will also be comparing the poverty rates from the 1900’s to the 2000’s.

The 19th century was a time of huge industrial growth. Industrial giants like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller used monopoly expansion practices called vertical and horizontal integration to take over the business world. Both of these practices involved taking control of supplies and other companies. This included buying family-run farms, businesses, and other traditional income sources, which meant many americans couldn’t support their families anymore. This caused unemployment, and then an increase in dangerous and underpaid factory jobs, which led to the inventions of processes like the Bessemer steel process or the assembly line, made to speed up production and increase revenue. Factories, sweatshops, and other labor jobs were flooded with men, women, and children, all trying to support their families. As the majority of americans worked night and day, moving paycheck to paycheck, the Carnegies and Rockefellers

There were many reasons that a positive change was needed in the US during the early 1900’s. The use of child labor went up during the industrial revolution. People needed to feel some newness in the 1900’s. They were so used to restrictions. During the progressive era people fought to change issues such as racism, women not having rights and child labor.

There were many several features of Australian society around 1900 which influenced both the living and working conditions of Australians. These included death, electricity and water supplies, sanitation, impact of Aboriginals, social status, patriarchal society, wage and payment, the development of urban areas, education system (including literacy levels) and methods of transportation. Source A: Source A highlights the death rates of males and females in society during 1899-1900. This source shows that the most deaths recorded were from children under 1-year-old and the least being 4-5 year olds.

During 1870-1900 the Unites States of America was filled with a lot of immigrants. These immigrants came from all over the world, mainly Europe. These immigrants were seeking to live a better life and move away from their country hoping to have more opportunities in America. Most of the immigrants moved to the cities and worked extremely hard to make a living for themselves. Immigrants didn’t have it is easy; most of them was not treated equal because the Americans treated them as being inferior.

Back then, there was new technology that opened many job positions which were given to the people; in which that overcame everything. There was a big difference from 1865-1900 because there was a lot of new and advanced technology that was created. The first thing that was built in 1866 was by Alfred Nobel which was dynamite. There many other inventions which were iron and steel production, railroad refrigerator cars, and elevators.

The excess of the 1920’s caused the Great Depression to hit that much harder. Imagine going from first to last. Imagine going from greatest to least. Imagine going from having everything to nothing. I recently lost my job, and it was unbearable to face my wife. I was so fearful, and had no idea what I was going to do. How terrible would it be to know that there is nothing else out there? There are no jobs waiting for you. No one is looking to hire.

The surprising way people lived in the 1930’s was much more different and basic than life now. This is true because in the 1930’s almost all people lived the same looked the same and bought the same things. Even though life was basic in the 1930’s it was also a hard time to live in for example, At the beginning of the 1930’s, more than fifteen million americans fully one quarter of all wage earning workers were unemployed (https://www.history.com/topics/How life has changed since the 1930’s

Good analysis, but I wonder how much of our perspective is based on a relative interpretation. Even though it appears to us that the road to the legal world is a great deal more challenging today than in the 1800’s, but perhaps it’s just what we perceive. Truth be told I took on the same viewpoint as you, that todays process is harder. On the surface it appears we are correct in our assumption. However we have no set basis for comparison, its like comparing apples and oranges. There is a lot more to becoming a lawyer today but at the same time, today everything is centralized making process that much easier. For instance, instead of caring tons of casebooks everything now can be downloaded on to mobile device for quick reference.

The period from 1877 to 1917 can be argued as either the end of Victorianism or as the birth of modernism. The Victorian era was based on many religious ideals that contrasted greatly with ideas from the modern era. During this time period, many Americans lived prosperously in the suburbs. Here, they built Victorian homes of extravagant design and lived a somewhat poised lifestyle. Men would go to work to support the family, while women were very reserved at home with the children. On the other hand, the birth of modernism brought forth reform and progress throughout American society. As society became increasingly industrialized, many sought after newfound freedoms, including African Americans, women, and immigrants. Victorianism faded away

The period surrounding the late and early 20th century was the most dramatic era in modern history. It was a period where Western ideals were pushed by motivated empires with ambitions of wealth and expanding territory and, while impossible to distinguish the most influencing factor that led to the Westernization of nations on a global scale, it is easy to determine key points that played important roles in world history. With Western cultures emerging with both technological and military advantage over secluded and obsolete empires, it was only a matter of time before the West inspired and impacted subjugated nations to build an empire of their own. Countries such as Japan, Russia, as well as Europe’s scramble for Africa are prime examples of existing legacies from the imperialistic era of the late 19th century and onto the early 20th century. A balance of imperial expansion and their eventual collapse were the key components utilized by Western nations to modernize and westernize the world between the periods of 1850 and 1950.

The first half of the 19th century was a time of sweeping changes. With transportation, and factories increasing, North America was in for a major upgrade. While all of those things are going on, the two regions that made up the growing nation was the North and South. These two sides were very different in their approach of lifestyle which would soon lead to conflicts. Two issues stood out more than others as the North and South headed towards civil war. One reason increase of tariffs and taxes the Congress placed on the south to ship goods to other countries. The other was the idea of keeping slavery in the country. The tariffs placed economic inequality between the northern states and the southern states.

The beginning of the twentieth century marked a significant event not just in the changes of ideology, technology, but also the way artists approach art. Communism and Fascism were on the rise and technological advances held strong since the industrial revolution. However, “The need for a wholesale new approach to art in the nineteenth century arose as the traditional forms of art were borne down on by new conditions and experiences.” (21) became apparent. To satisfy this need artists took many different approaches, but three most significant they approaches this issue involve: the rejection of traditional art, protesting status quo, and the "non-western" approach. Although each approach is rapidly different from the other, they share the same bond of testing the boundary of art and at times ignoring it completely. This resulted in artwork becoming more powerful, meaningful, and influential.