Up until the beginning of the 1900s many marvelous and atrocious events occurred and America accomplished many innovative and futuristic milestones, all of which happened during industrialization, which heavily impacted the ever-changing identity of America. Despite some people being against these changes, the American spirit of optimism has still held strong. Domestic and international developments in the early 20th century have positively impacted the American identity of faithful optimism through numerous affairs throughout industrialization.
America’s economic growth soared dramatically from 1860, prior to industrialization, to the early 1900s. The country 's total wealth jumped from $16 billion to $88 billion in just 40 years. The U.S. …show more content…
Out of the countless high-tech approaches in the 1920s jazz and fashion had some of the greatest effects on America’s identity. The influence of jazz was perchance the most probable impact on women’s fashion in the early 20th century. This date in history was very optimistic not only for African Americans, but also for women. Up until this point jazz music performed by African Americans was not popular amongst the majority of citizens and had been ignored. The first mass marketed jazz recordings were made in 1921, and the popularity of jazz music instantaneously spread. The Charleston was composed by James P. Johnson, who was African American, and quickly became one of the most popular dances in the United States at the time. This dance, the Charleston, required freedom of the upper and lower body due to the type of moves that needed to be performed. While this materialized it was evident that there would need to be another change as well, but this development would be in women’s clothing. The first notable change in fashion was in 1921 when the dropped-waist was introduced, and the low strings of glass beads and pearls became very in-vogue, largely due to Coco Chanel. Instead of dresses cut for modesty they were now made to ensure that women would have as much freedom of movement as possible while dancing. With women now having …show more content…
While industrialization constructed many jobs, for American citizens and for immigrants, they were not always favorable jobs. A hefty complication throughout this time frame were the harsh and hazardous working conditions and wage slavery that transpired in factories. While factories were convenient, as they were able to provide numerous jobs for hundreds of people while mass producing products, they had no laws restricting owners from unfairly controlling the wages and hours of the
America’s economic growth soared dramatically from 1860, prior to industrialization, to the early 1900s. The country 's total wealth jumped from $16 billion to $88 billion in just 40 years. The U.S. …show more content…
Out of the countless high-tech approaches in the 1920s jazz and fashion had some of the greatest effects on America’s identity. The influence of jazz was perchance the most probable impact on women’s fashion in the early 20th century. This date in history was very optimistic not only for African Americans, but also for women. Up until this point jazz music performed by African Americans was not popular amongst the majority of citizens and had been ignored. The first mass marketed jazz recordings were made in 1921, and the popularity of jazz music instantaneously spread. The Charleston was composed by James P. Johnson, who was African American, and quickly became one of the most popular dances in the United States at the time. This dance, the Charleston, required freedom of the upper and lower body due to the type of moves that needed to be performed. While this materialized it was evident that there would need to be another change as well, but this development would be in women’s clothing. The first notable change in fashion was in 1921 when the dropped-waist was introduced, and the low strings of glass beads and pearls became very in-vogue, largely due to Coco Chanel. Instead of dresses cut for modesty they were now made to ensure that women would have as much freedom of movement as possible while dancing. With women now having …show more content…
While industrialization constructed many jobs, for American citizens and for immigrants, they were not always favorable jobs. A hefty complication throughout this time frame were the harsh and hazardous working conditions and wage slavery that transpired in factories. While factories were convenient, as they were able to provide numerous jobs for hundreds of people while mass producing products, they had no laws restricting owners from unfairly controlling the wages and hours of the