Oriented around a free market economy and the tenets of liberalism, democracy encourages diversity within a political body, mutual respect and tolerance among citizens, and self-interest for the common good. However, by no means is democracy synonymous with freedom, for the latter cannot be defined so clearly. A man’s definition of freedom following the Civil War (1865-1915), for instance, was as personal to him as his name and in some cases, his life. Whether abstract or concrete, social or political, the notion of freedom emerged from the Civil War as a motto of hope and change. But to the chagrin of many—whites and blacks, Americans and immigrants—it would remain a figment of their imaginations, a fictitious promise perpetuated by a democratic system that represented “the people” in name only.
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By the turn of the century, the Transcontinental Railroad’s labyrinthine tracks connected the Eastern and Western United States which shortened cross-country travel by several weeks. The Railroad was evidence of America’s fascination with machines, but also also represented American motion and modernity, literal and figurative progress. Despite ingenuity and opportunity, conditions did not improve for immigrants or blacks at the beginning of the 1990’s, and they would not until the American public was to confront the “state of the States, in what became known as the “Progressive Era.” Dissatisfaction with Industrial Capitalism and the harsh conditions that resulted from competition, led to the nation-wide reform movement that hoped to bring the system up to date, to regulate and deal with the precarious technological innovation the country witnessed at the turn of the century.
From a Birdseye view, this period known as the Second Industrial Revolution was a story of progress and incredible
Due to divided stances …show more content…
By the turn of the century, the Transcontinental Railroad’s labyrinthine tracks connected the Eastern and Western United States which shortened cross-country travel by several weeks. The Railroad was evidence of America’s fascination with machines, but also also represented American motion and modernity, literal and figurative progress. Despite ingenuity and opportunity, conditions did not improve for immigrants or blacks at the beginning of the 1990’s, and they would not until the American public was to confront the “state of the States, in what became known as the “Progressive Era.” Dissatisfaction with Industrial Capitalism and the harsh conditions that resulted from competition, led to the nation-wide reform movement that hoped to bring the system up to date, to regulate and deal with the precarious technological innovation the country witnessed at the turn of the century.
From a Birdseye view, this period known as the Second Industrial Revolution was a story of progress and incredible