From WWI there was not just causes, there were impacts from how it infected the United States. In the following documents; Great Migration, Serbia/Austria- Hungary, Flu, and Labor, this is how WWI impacted the United States. In Doc. 1 Great Migration, lasting from 1916- 1930, was between African Americans moving North to West due to the way the African Americans were getting treated. Due to the Great Migration, there were push and pull factors towards their movement. Push factors towards the African Americans were the terrible conditions they faced and the treatment of hate crimes. Pull factors towards the movement was the idea of a better life. The African Americans should be treated with respect so they moved because they were poor and treated awful. Also the economic …show more content…
Gavrilo Princip was a Serbian Man who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. According to the textbook, on June 28,1914, a Serbian man assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the city of Sarajevo. The archduke was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. Then Austria declared war on Serbia. One by one, the other nations of Europe joined in then WWI began (191, Dalek). Then in Doc. 6 Flu, towards the end of the war, a flu hit the world. The unique thing about this flu was there was no cure. Most victims of the flu were young adults. A theatre in Chicago attempted to prevent the spread of the flu pandemic by co-operating with the Department of Health. This flu killed 20-50 million people (550,000 Americans). Finally Doc. 8 Labor impacted the US. There was an issue between labor and business in post-war US. Well labor divided Americans after the war when there was a number of strikes from the nation. Labor was also an issue when federal regulators kept workers wagers low during the war to maximize businesses’ potential to make weapons. Workers expected a wage increase but did not get one. Businesses maximize their potential to make
“Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”, three common goals immigrants came to America seeking with hopes of the promise to prosper and gain success. However, during the Gilded Age it seemed as though these were attainable only for the select few, while others left the land they knew to spend their lives toiling away in pursuit of the American dream, many never understanding how unattainable it really was. While the Gilded Age was a time of an industrial boom and a growing economy, those working by the sweat of their brow to make the success of this time possible, were not actually ever grasping this wealth, but rather putting right back into the pockets of the wealthy. The Gilded Age compromised the American Dream by limiting the chances of the immigrant working class, and thus creating a cycle of missed opportunities keeping the immigrants from progressing much further then when they came to America to begin with.
In 1914, with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife from Austro-Hungarian Empire caused an enormous war called World War I, that killed and injured about thirty million lives. It also destroyed the economy later on. World War I changed combat tactics in a whole new way, where people would die in a blink of an eye. Commanders and soldiers did not know about the capabilities of their new arsenals. The new industrialized developed weapons devastated the battlefield with blood, mountain of corpses, and small craters. Some of the weapons that were used were machine guns, poison gas, mortars, and tanks. Soldiers described the battlefield as a nightmare. This was the start of a new era arising through warfare. A very dangerous way to bring great change to the world but was not intended. World War I brought great changes to the world but, considering the countless deaths, it was the worst war ever, an inhumane war.
During 1910-1970 the great migration was taking place, which was the movement of southern African American’s to the north/northern cities. The great migration was an event that seemed as if it was unstoppable and that it was going to happen. In the South African American’s faced racial discrimination, sharecropping, bad working conditions, low wages, racial segregation and political detriments. This is all supported by documents 1-4. The great migration was an event which helped improve the conditions for African Americans in America.
“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope” (Martin Luther King Jr.). During 1910-1970, hope for the African Americans was migration from the rural south to the Midwest and northeast of the United States, and for the Mexicans it was making the march to El Norte. This chapter in time was acknowledged as the Great Migration. With the aftermath of World War I, there was a massive labor shortage. This created a miracle for the African Americans, as they escaped from a world of segregation, and were offered jobs within the industrial company. However, for the Mexican transition the odds were not quite in their favor.
Although wages rose during the war, prices also rose by sixty percent. Because European farm production was disrupted, the United States' agricultural prices rose more than fifty percent between 1913 and 1918, and farmers' income increased significantly. Many farmers saw this as a great opportunity to bring in wealth and borrow money to expand production, but when the high prices of agricultural merchandise decreased, planters faced a credit squeeze. While most men were off at war, many women and blacks took over their jobs, contributing intensely to the Great War, also known as World War I.
The Gilded Age was was an era that saw rapid immigration. This along with an explosion of Americans moving from farms to the cities, causing more people migrating to urban areas than ever before. The growth of cities gave rise to powerful political machines, that stimulated the economy, and gave birth to an American middle class. It was a time of highs and lows.
The progression of people into and within the United States has had an essential impact on the nation, both intentionally and unintentionally. Progressions such as The Great Migration and the Second Great Migration are examples of movements that impacted the United States greatly. During these movements, African Americans migrated to flee racism and prejudice in the South, as well as to inquire jobs in industrial cities. They were unable to escape racism, but they were able to infuse their culture into American society. During the twentieth century, economic and political problems led to movements such as The Great Migration and The Second Great Migration which impacted the United States significantly.
World War II had a large effect on America, on how we were regarded in the world, on how our culture would grow and develop, and on how our citizens would develop and settle the land on their return. It brought people together for a while that were later torn apart, and changed the way Americans looked at higher education. Perhaps most importantly, it brought America to the world and served it up to them as something that could grow and become part of their culture, call it the Coca-Colonization of the world (Marling).
Warmth of Other suns was wonderful, with great stories of Americans history with spans of long migration of African Americans who take off from the south to northern and western cities. Black citizens was in hunt of a more comfortable and healthier lifestyle from the south were African Americans was being treated awful. From 1916 to 1970, the Great Migration transformed America with millions of African Americans moving locations across the United States with a huge influence on public life, economic, political and social challenges. Also a new African American culture that would be in decades of the next generation to come.
During the period of July 1914 to November 1918 was when the world took a turn of events, and had an everlasting effect on the world including the people in it. Yet, the main focus was Europe and the United States. The causes of World War 1 also known as the Great War included both short, and long term occurrences. Some of the reasons for these occurrences included a multipolar power in Europe, Imperialism, the alliance system, nationalism, imperial rivalries in Africa / Asia, and a sudden assassination. However, this was based on what the public thought, and was some of the reoccurring things the public seen as the main reasons. In my opinion, I feel the main causes for the Great War starting off was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which led up to nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and alliances. I say this because I seen all these as a cause and effect thing, opposed from everyone
World War I marked a drastic change in African American history. The war began as a conflict between the Europeans and soon became an event with revolutionary consequences, which would have a big affect on the social, economic, and political future for the black community. The war impacted the black community of Cleveland greatly whether you were male or female, soldier or civilian. The war began in 1914 and ended in 1918, which marked one of the most dynamic periods for the African American community because of migration, racial violence, and political protest. African Americans challenged the American Government, demanded their rights as American citizens, and demanded equality both in subtle and dramatic ways. We should further our knowledge on World War I because it is important to develop a better understanding of how the war affected African Americans and the struggles they faced because of it.
The Great Migration was a time where more then 6 million African Americans migrated North of the United States during 1910-1920. The Northern Parts of the United States, where African Americans mainly moved to was Chicago, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia and Cleveland. They migrated because of the work on railroads and the labor movement in factories. They wanted a better life style and felt that by moving across the United States, they would live in better living conditions and have more job opportunities. Not only did they chose to migrate for a better lifestyle but they were also forced out of their homes by unsatisfactory economic opportunities and harsh segregation laws. They were forced to work in poor working conditions and compete for
World War I, also referred to as the Great War, was a global conflict between the greatest Western powers and beyond. From 1914-1918, this turf war swept across rival nations, intensifying opposition and battling until victory was declared. World War I was immediately triggered by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, however several long-term causes also contributed. The growing development of militarism, the eruption of powerful alliances, as well as the spread of imperialism, and a deepening sense of nationalism, significantly promoted to the outbreak of the Great War. World War I was triggered in a number of ways.
When the Archduke was murdered, it caused WWI to breakout costing many lives. A+E History mentions that, “The assassination of Franz Ferdinand and Sophie set off a rapid chain of events,”(Archduke Franz). Austria declared war on Serbia, causing other countries to join with Austria-Hungary and
The Great Migration, which lasted from 1910 to 1930, was the first mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North. There was one main factor that led to new job opportunities which attracted many African Americans to industrialized cites in the North. The occurrence of World War I in Europe had increased U.S. factories and factory productions as European nations, involved in the war, depended on the United States to replenish their supplies. Likewise, the war decreased laborers in the United States as it abridged the migration of many European immigrants to the U.S. as well as toke many citizens as soldiers which caused a massive vacancy in the work field. Philip Bonner, from the University of the Witwatersrand, explained this phenomena as he said, “It was only the outbreak of the first World War cutting off the flo...