1890

Kaiser Wilhelm II ratcheted up the rivalry in the 1890’s when he began to demand Germany’s ‘place in the sun’ to create an Empire to rival that of Britain’s and France. He also had ambitions to dominate international diplomacy through his policy of Weltpolitik. His zealous nationalism also brought Germany…

America has always been a land of different views and ideas. When the need for a government began to form, the various ideas that were prevalent began to combine. Many parties disappeared and reformed and many converged into one. The major parties we know today are the Democrats and the Republicans. Each of these parties has very opposing viewpoints. This, in turn, causes the government to not agree with each other at times. A political party with a specific view is the…

These differences may be obvious or subtle. In her article “Clothing and Gender in America: Children's Fashions 1890-1920,” Jo B. Paoletti points out that until about WWI it was common to see boys dressed like Marriott Jr., or in other words, in a way that modern viewers might associate with typical girls fashion. Paoletti is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate…

became known as the Trail of Tears. Once that had been accomplished, settlers decided they should be able to have any land on the west side of the Mississippi River, too. Several hundred Cheyenne were killed in the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 . In 1890 , Lakota people were Killed even though they had already surrendered. Many Americans are shocked and ashamed of the way native peoples were treated. We cannot change what has been. However, we can learn from our past and never treat people this…

threw out the town. Before the Chicago fire, life in Chicago was nice and simple, but after everything was in flames. ”At the time of the fire, Chicago's population was approximately 324,000; within nine years, there were some 500,000 Chicagoans. By 1890, the city was a major economic and transportation hub with an estimated population of more than 1 million people” (History.com Staff ). The Great Chicago fire ravaged the city, killed many citizens, and caused lots of damages. Legend has it the…

During the 1890’s to 1899 many African Americans fought to get equal rights as others. In 1870, the 15th Amendment was signed and it gave African Americans the right to vote; However, they faced obstacles due to Grandfather clauses, literacy exams and poll taxes. This is when the The Brown Man’s Burden by Henry Labouchére and The White Man’s Burden by Rudyard Kipling were published in 1899, emphasizing the idea that Imperialism and racism were negative and positive impacts in society at that…

Davis. The improvements made by the firm included cars with wide clerestory roofs, cross seating, and steel construction. New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, 1983-present The amalgamation of the six electrified railroad companies began in the 1890s, with various firms absorbing each other and rejoining into new collective groups. For instance, the Canal and Claiborne line merged with the New Orleans and Carrollton in 1899. Eventually, these consolidations culminated in the formation of…

In 1890, Homer Plessy, a 1/8th black man, was arrested for being sold a ticket to the white train car. Homer, just like you and me, did not look black. His black heritage when generations back. Feeling discriminated against and treated unequal, he decide…

Unfortunately, even today with medications there is a risk of dependency and a chance that a person will become addicted to certain medications. Just the same in the 1900’s just when the promise of medical advances was happening, so was the concerns that individuals were becoming dependent on the drugs they were given. Consequently, two contributing factors caused a movement towards drug regulation in the twentieth century. First, was the abuse of patent medicines, and the second was the…

order to succeed and develop. Commodore Perry and his Black Fleet opened the trading ports, giving the West closer access and communication with Japan, leading to treaties between the Japanese and both the European powers and the United States. By 1890, Japan became the first non-Western country to successfully modernize. Japan’s expansionist policies spread deeper into Asia, specifically into Manchuria and Korea. This incites protests and sends the country into the Russo-Japanese War, a war…