1890

The government plays a role in certain aspects of our everyday lives. Americans greatly benefit from social welfare, which is the social services provided by a state or by a private organization. One of the reasons the U. S. Constitution was set up was to promote the general welfare of the people according to the Preamble. While this does not necessarily mean that everything the people need is the government's responsibility, it is the role of the government to protect the social welfare of…

gone from Paris to London to Augsburg while he continued his schooling. At the end of the year, he moved to Munich and started attending Technische Hochschule (a technicality high school), where he learned all of his automotive do’s and don'ts. In 1890, he moved again to Berlin where he finally received the idea for a new, more developed & advanced piece of equipment, the diesel engine. After 7 years of hard work and even more learning, he finished his 25-horsepower 4-stroke…

Formally the incorporation of NWSA and AWSA in 1890 became the National American Women Suffrage Association or NAWSA. Thus, the institutionalization of women's groups was fueled by the unification of NWSA and AWSA to influence power with advancing membership of higher class citizens. First off,…

During the civil war era, women were looked at very differently. They were mainly looked at as people to take care of the kids, and the house. Even they didn 't realize how independent they could become. After the war started, the had to take new roles, find jobs, and prove to men and others they could do more than take care of the house, and children. While men were away from home fighting in the war, women had to keep the man’s income alive to survive. So that meant that women had to take…

The 1890s marked the beginning of the Progressive Era. Society was starting to change. Social reformers, like Jane Addams, were hard at work trying to change things for the better and were strong influences for progressivism. (The Progressive Era) If you were an immigrant coming to America during the Progressive Era, you would expect to be in a land of opportunity and prosperity. In the cities, though, the reality was filthy streets and overcrowded living spaces. Tenements, large buildings…

There has been an imbalanced relationship between Native American inhabitants and European settlers (Hasbargen 1). These poor connections resulted in the “ill conceived policies” captured in the October 7th Senate Resolution, which officially asked for forgiveness to American Indians. This was a consequence of the “ill conceived policies” and other violent actions done by the US Government and its citizens. In this Resolution, the Senate audaciously highlighted events such as The Trail of Tears,…

sought after to this day Vincent Van Gogh is considered one of the famous painters of his time. He only sold one painting when he was alive, but today his paintings are famous. Van Gogh was sent to the Saint-Remy asylum for treatment in 1888. “In May of 1890 after a couple of years at the asylum, he seemed much better and went to live in Auvers-Sur-Oise” (Impact,…

Movement in late 19th century Victorian culture. The urban space provided women with a new way to countermand the patriarchal values of Victorian culture, which had severely limited the rights and social place of women in society. The New Woman of the 1890s was the result of the increasing presence of European Bohemianism, which had been developing in the U.S. since the mid 19th century. Various women in urban spaces began to become more independent of male dominance by advocating financial…

Paul Ranson was born in Limoges, France. He studied at the School of Decorative Art, before moving to Paris and transferring to the Académie Julian in 1886. In 1888 he met Paul Sérusier and a few other artist that he becomes good friends with. From 1890 he became a member and a creative leader of the Nabis group. “Nabis” in hebrew means prophet. The were given the name by a poet named Henri Cazalis, who called the group prophets of modern art. Like many of the Impressionists and Post…

many small corporations. Having Standard Oil well established, by the 1890s, Rockefeller’s empire controlled almost 90% of all oil that was produced in America. His ventures also grew to encompass iron ore minding, shipping and various other industry services. Because Rockefeller’s trust had garnered so much attention as being an extreme success, other corporations and businesses began to emulate his model. By the end of the 1890s, corporate trusts had taken over as being dominant in many…