1) The economy shifted from an agricultural to an industrial base (Pre-WWII), and then to a globalized, post-industrial base (Post WWII).
The move from agricultural to an industrial base economy pre-WWII and then to a globalized industrial base is connected with the United States evolving as a nation. During the Antebellum era, the U.S. Southern States relied upon the institution of slavery to grow their economy while the North relied more on transportation, manufacturing, and the creation and use of new technology. After the Civil War and the emancipation of slaves, the farming industry in the South deteriorated. The South no longer had cheap labor readily available and citizens migrated to the North looking for work and for opportunity.
Between the Pre-WWII and the post WWII the United States economy changed yet again from an industrial base economy to a globalized economy because transportation became more reliable so people could travel farther. In addition, inventions like the engine had matured allowing transportations like planes, trains, and ships to go farther and faster.
2) The population shifted to cities (Pre-WWII), and then south and west, and away from cities to …show more content…
Human rights for all citizens has been one of the areas which the U.S. as a nation has progressed very slowly (my opinion) because of different biases. Movements such as Woman Suffrage, the Black Equal Rights movement, the Chicano Movement, the LGBTQ movement, and the Disability Rights movement have all help secure equal opportunities and equal rights for groups who have been treated unfairly. I personally believe that each movement is a result of a prior movement and that we as a nation, have progressed over time and have learned to accept the fact that all groups should feel a connection to the society in which they live, no matter their race, ethnicity, gender, physical disabilities or religious
The move from agricultural to an industrial base economy pre-WWII and then to a globalized industrial base is connected with the United States evolving as a nation. During the Antebellum era, the U.S. Southern States relied upon the institution of slavery to grow their economy while the North relied more on transportation, manufacturing, and the creation and use of new technology. After the Civil War and the emancipation of slaves, the farming industry in the South deteriorated. The South no longer had cheap labor readily available and citizens migrated to the North looking for work and for opportunity.
Between the Pre-WWII and the post WWII the United States economy changed yet again from an industrial base economy to a globalized economy because transportation became more reliable so people could travel farther. In addition, inventions like the engine had matured allowing transportations like planes, trains, and ships to go farther and faster.
2) The population shifted to cities (Pre-WWII), and then south and west, and away from cities to …show more content…
Human rights for all citizens has been one of the areas which the U.S. as a nation has progressed very slowly (my opinion) because of different biases. Movements such as Woman Suffrage, the Black Equal Rights movement, the Chicano Movement, the LGBTQ movement, and the Disability Rights movement have all help secure equal opportunities and equal rights for groups who have been treated unfairly. I personally believe that each movement is a result of a prior movement and that we as a nation, have progressed over time and have learned to accept the fact that all groups should feel a connection to the society in which they live, no matter their race, ethnicity, gender, physical disabilities or religious