Jordan G.

The 1920s were very progressive, this was the turning point for consumer culture. In my opinion, these were the years that households became a little less traditional. After reading the " The Consumer Economy and Mass Entertainment, " I gained a lot of insight into how many things changed during that year alone.  Henry Ford and Alfred Sloan revolutionized the way we do a lot of things. Ford had created the assemble line, cutting the down the  12 ½ hours it would originally take to build a car to just 1 ½ hours within two years. This allowed Ford to be able to offer an  affordable car for families.  On the other side of things, Sloan was out to make money, not just cars.  He developed a series of automobile divisions which were differentiated by status, price, and level of luxury. This would allow Sloan to create  the  nation's first national consumer credit agency in 1919 to make his cars affordable. With cars becoming the symbol of wealth, the number of cars on the road

After reading "The Struggle for Women's Suffrage" first paragraph it's hard to not feel some form of excitement. It speaks about how the American women of the 19th century had the highest female literacy rate in the world. Things were looking positive and progressive for women during that time, but as the article goes on you can't help to think they were sold a dream with the American Revolution.  Women were living a nightmare in my opinion. Women could not own property, make contracts, bring suits, or sit on juries. If women did any of these things there was a possibility that they could be legally beaten by their husbands and were required to submit to their husbands' sexual demands. Women have had to overcome laws and customs that discriminated on the basis of sex.  Many different women took on the task of trying to fight for change over the years. Some of these women included: Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton,  and Lucy Stone. Cady and Stanton wan

America Enters the War President Wilson assumed that if Germany won the war, there would be an alter in power so drastic that it would be detrimental to Europe. On April 4, 1917 war was declared on Germany. The United States military was unprepared for what was to come next. During that time the U.S. didn't maintain armed forces or trained reserves during "peacetime." The U.S. relied on volunteerism in order to fill the ranks, but this option was not meeting the status quo.  The Boy Scouts of America charge up Fifth Avenue in New York City in a “Wake Up, America” parade to support recruitment efforts. Nearly sixty thousand people attended this single parade. On May 18, 1917, Congress approved the Selective Service Act, President Wilson signed it within a week. The Selective Service Act originally stated that men from the age of 21-30 must register for military service. Around 2.5 million men were examined for the military service. The Army Medical Department found 1,533,9

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Immigration After reading the assigned chapter this week, I can see many similarities in how things were back then versus now. The U.S. economy needed immigrants for its factors and in todays' economy we really on immigrants to do some of the lower paying jobs. Many immigrants flee to the U.S. in hopes of pursuing the "American Dream," but never really get to fulfill that dream. For centuries, the United States has aimed to restrict immigration because of the fear that the "influx of foreigners would undermine the racial, economic, and moral integrity of American society." History has shown that the "American Society" only cares about Americans who have attained the highest level of civilization, which is marked by whiteness sadly.  Nativist sentiment intensified in the late nineteenth century as immigrants streamed into American cities. Uncle Sam’s Lodging House, published in 1882, conveys this anti-immigrant attitude, with caricatured representations

  The Triumph of the Right:  Two topics under the chapter "The Triumph of the Right" that I want to research would be one of the following: 1. African American Life in Reagan’s America 2. Culture Wars of the 1980s If I was to pick "African American Life in Reagan’s America" I would research some of the Black politicians that gained control of major municipal governments across the country during the 1980s.  If I was to pick "Culture Wars of the 1980s" I would want to research the Reagan Administration and the AIDS epidemic.  In the early 1980s, AIDS was introduced to the world. It was previously known as GRID (gay-related immune deficiency). The epidemic rekindled ideas about the diseased nature of homosexual bodies The Recent Past:  Two topics under the chapter "The Recent Past" that I want to research would be one of the following: 1. September 11 and the War on Terror 2. The End of the Bush Years If I was to pick "September 11 and the War