One of the major questions that arises when viewing the spate of transformation that started during the mid 20th century is: how can the history of the mid 1900s be construed in one, single, wholly encompassing idea? The past 70 years since the end of World War II have seen momentous changes to numerous countries all around the world. Each country have experienced developments, both negative and positive, to the social, political, and economic state of themselves. The history of the later twentieth century can be defined with the idea of reformation. These reforms are most prominent in the political, economic, and social states of a nation. The history of the time period following World War II can be defined using the concept of political …show more content…
However, with the major reform that allowed India to become an independent nation, they would be beholden to no one but themselves-they would be able to choose their own laws and ways of life, regulate their own taxes, and run the country in any way they saw to be beneficial for themselves, instead of having Britain rule the country with the main goal of profiting off of India, not caring for the people or the colony. India could now be a democracy that could choose their own leaders with an interest in making India a better place, a major change compared to the leaders that had been chosen by the British for the past 90 years. Additionally, India had a new constitution that introduced new laws that were created to benefit the people of India, not the economy of the British Empire. Overall, one idea that can be used to define the later 20th century is political reform. The history of the latter 20th century can also be defined through economic reform. To begin, one country, or in this case, union of countries, that joined the flurry of reformation post-World War II, was the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). The USSR, or Soviet Union, was made up of a multitude of communist countries, the strongest of which was Russia. The Soviet Union went through a myriad of economic and political reforms because of ¨Perestroika.¨ Perestroika was a movement for political
During the years between 1920 and 1960, America saw change in many aspects of life. The United States was a part of two major wars and a crash of the banking system that crippled the economy greater than ever seen in this country’s history. Also the country had new insecurities to tackle such as immigration and poor treatment of workers. These events led to the change of America lives socially, economically, and politically. The people of America changed their ideas of what the country’s place in the world should be. The issues challenging America led the country to change from isolation to war, depression to prosperity, and social change. The threats to American way of life, foreign and domestic, were the changing forces to the
In Asian areas, India was prominent to serve economic balance and independence. Mahatma Gandhi believed that with economic independence, India would be have an uplift within every individual. Mahatma Ghandi spoke that their decolonization must not imitate the wrong, for example, the Nazi rule in Germany or the ones in Britian. Basically, the cause of wanting independence in India was due to the British. The consequence of leaving the British's ways is that some help/aid would now be gone and India must now find their own way of developing the country.
British imperialism, changing our lives from the start to the end, impacting the whole world, by 1920, the British Empire ruled over one quarter of the world. This one quarter also included the population of India. Basically starting because of the British East India company needing things such as indigo for cloth and cotton, the British government decided to take over and control politically, economically, and socially over India. The British Introduced the Indians to a new way of control and government and industrialised India. But the British made a government more for control rather than to improve the Indians lives and serve them.
The early to mid 1900s proved to be a whirlwind for politics and society as a whole. While there were a plethora of issues to be dealt with within the Progressive Era, one of the most noteworthy issues to discuss would be that of the working class and the businessmen of the first quarter of the 1900s. The reason why these two portions of society within the Progressive Era are the most relevant to discuss stems from the fact that during the Progressive Era there was a great gap between the upper-class (businessmen) and the lower-class (working class). It was during this time that the country was experiencing great changes to its political platform with several new types of initiatives being taken. The applicability of these reforms and initiatives during this era will be talked about.
In the end, no one can dispute that the 1920’s presented seemingly insurmountable tension between, “Old America,” and, “New America,” in terms of religion, social conflicts, and cultural values. This tension was masked in some places by the prosperity, brought on by the roaring twenties, but still remained at large. One good side effect of these tensions was brought about though, in the sense that many precedents, which are still followed
Bounded by the end of the nineteenth century and the American entry into World War I, there was change everywhere, both home and abroad; Progressive Era brought rapid changes to the nation’s economic, political, and social sectors. There was an awaken of government, the presidency and congress awake from their late nineteenth century institutional inactivity. There was a move to reform national, state and local government.
The late 19th century and early 20th century was a time of great change and reform for America. People felt disadvantaged and unequal, causing reform groups to form and government policies to be instated. These are known as Populism, Progressivism, and the New Deal. Although they are similar in some ways, they are also different.
The dawning of the 1920’s in America left a need in the citizens’ hearts to return to a state of normalcy after the devastating effects of the Great War. However, the new era of isolationism spawned a cultural revolution that can only be described as anything but “normal”. Heavy losses over seas left Americans turned off to problems occurring outside of United States borders. As the citizens’ averted their eyes from the problems of the world, they were left to focus their attention of forming the spectacular sense of moral freedom of the decade. The economy flourished as well.Wall Street became an enormous success as the introduction of credit dazzled the American people. The colossal factories which had supplied weapons and war machinery now churned out the automobiles, radios, and abundant excitement which would go on to define the era. The isolationist attitude also led away from the idea of the “whole” and people found themselves focusing on their own needs and wants, which emphasized the adolescent nature of the United States. The post-war, isolationist minds of Americans in the roaring twenties focused on the dream of total freedom as they strove towards liberation in their daily lives, and were represented by the authors of the modernist fiction era.
Over the past (almost) hundred years, society and education have both changed drastically. Typically, the things that have happened in history, such as wars, technological advances, and changes in culture, changed education as a result. Some of these changes include popular culture in the 1920s, economic factors in the 1930s, military intervention in the 1940s, Sputnik in the 1950s, and racial issues in the 1960s. One theme of education is that it has gradually become more important over the years. Before high school diplomas could be rare, and today most high school graduates go to college in the United States.
In order to understand FDR’s reformation, it is important to understand the society in which government was fighting to restore. Following World War 1, America’s economy boomed after experiencing a slight recession during the early 1920’s. Soldiers had recently returned
Change can be seen as a scary idea, but when looking back on American history, change has proven to be significantly helpful to aide the country into a better lifestyle. American reformation has been romanticized throughout history books as changes that have strongly impacted the country. The US has gone through many reformations such as Abolition, Women's Suffrage, Temperance, Religion, and Labor. Although each reformation movement was helpful to America, the Labor movement has impacted the US the most and has been the most successful. Labor had the biggest impact on American society because it led to better living environments for children, women, and immigrants.
In 1885, nationalist leaders organized the Indian National Congress who called for greater democracy which they felt would bring more power to themselves. Other Indian nationalists, took a more radical, anti-British stand. I believe this is positive because I feel that the first instance of British resistance was the first step towards independence. Negative effects of the imperialistic rule in India were that there was a rapid population growth , hence, there was a strain on the food supply, especially since farmland was turned into cash crops instead of food. They cleared new farmlands which led to massive deforestation and other environmental destruction. Also, in the late 1800s terrible famines swept India. The railroads could not carry food to the suffering areas, but overall, millions of Indian peasants sank deeply into poverty.
The 19th century was the start of many innovative ideologies that changed history. Not only have these ideologies helped shape the structure of our lives, but they have also changed the way our people and historians view the world around us. Powerful advanced ideas about science, philosophy, religion, psychology and sociology were formed during this century. It can be disputed that no other time period in the world had so many ideas about the best ways integrate themselves in the ever-changing world and have such a positive impact. On the outskirt of the Enlightenment, 19th century activists and thinkers came up with new ways to approach society, economics, and political systems. Out of all the incredible ideas that came from the 19th century Socialism and Liberalism are two of the most important. They are ideas that can still be seen in parts of today’s society and have had dramatic effects on the shaping of our world.
Historical Context refers to the moods, attitudes, and conditions that existed in a certain time. The novel is during the twenty first century. During this time, adults and gods use phones. With gods, their phones are special. For example, Hermes’ phone could transform into a stick with snakes on the bar. Both snakes help Hermes by helping and advising him. The time has a huge impact to the novel because in the twenty first century technology is more advance. If it was before the twenty first century, the entire novel would be different.
The 1950s and the 1960s had many similarities, though they had many differences as well. Their similarities and differences include: the politics, the economy, the society, and the culture of both decades. In the 1950s, North Korea moved into South Korea and began a civil war between the two parallel countries. The reason for this dispute was the border lines as well as guerrilla fighting in the South, which created a greater tension on the issue. The reason why the U.S entered the Korean War was so that the Soviet Union would not gain another nation and, in turn, more power. Like the 50s, our country was also at war with another country in the 60s. This time, the U.S was at war with Vietnam. The U.S entered the war because the