Cultural Modernization: American Lifestyle And Culture

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Many great goals were achieved during cultural modernization through a lot of difficult tasks for the population. The focus of American lifestyle and culture shifted from agriculture, to technology development and factories. Although, the labor in many factories were harsh and unfair. During the time period of Cultural Modernization, different groups of people fought for different causes, such as women’s rights, better working conditions, better education, and more equality for everyone in general. The technology that was advanced during the time made many American lives easier (especially when it came to transport), and created more jobs. Many children during the time didn’t get much of an education, maybe just a year or two of the basic

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