20th century

During the turn of the 20th century there were many significant changes in the treatment, attitude and care towards children. One of those changes was the creation of the Children's Bureau in 1912 and the Child Welfare League of America followed in 1921. The Children's Bureau documented the threats to maternal and child health as crucial to the Act of the Promotion of the Welfare and Hygiene of the Maternity and Infancy also known as Sheppard-Towner Act in 1921. The general purpose of the act…

The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide in the 20th century. It was a cruel event much like other genocides, but this particular one killed an estimation of 1,500,000 people. Armenians were blamed by Turkish for partnering up with the Russians during World War I. The consequence for the Armenians resulted in being forced to give up their weapons; Also those that were in the army were killed or put into slave work until they died. The Turks would find any way to get rid of the Armenians.…

This century is full of exploration, but instead of using devices that get us no where to finding treasure, we have strengthened our minds and created the best technology around for things such as finding metal on a beach with a metal detector to something called a mailbox that has found hundreds of dollars worth of coins. In the passages of Florida Waters Treasure Hunters (by Scott L. Key), Weather Reconnaissance (by Harriet Jane Caldwell), and High Tech Search for Ancient Civilizations (by…

The advancement of a modern health care system over the last century, from breakthroughs in sanitation to anaesthesia development, have been among the world’s most impressive accomplishments. According to Michaud, Murray and Bloom (2001), the worldwide life expectancy has increased more in the past one hundred years than any other time in recorded history. This gain was greatest in developed nations, and a significant portion of it can be attributed to developments in public health. Michaud et…

between two people of the same sex would already be troublesome, but two women of different races, would be especially alarming. The existence of race within sexuality, and vice versa, amplified the other’s presence more. Through the 19th and 20th century, the examination of sexuality morphed from the analysis of physiology to peoples’ object of choice. According to Siobhan Somerville, many people did not even define what homosexuality was before the late 1800s (243). As Halperin writes, the…

Fear was a prominent factor that drove American society in the 20th century. The fear of communism conflicted with democracy. After World War I and World War II, fear of world domination hung over the United States. Americans watched nations, such as China transition itself into being communist, as half of Europe was controlled by Stalin. Americans nationwide saw communism as a threat, as it led to hysteria for the decades that followed. The compelling threat of communism led to McCarthyism.…

Marilyn Monroe: The Icon The bright lights of Hollywood attracted many star like moths, and perhaps the most influential and treasured of these stars are the young starlets of the twentieth century. Forever the icon and representative of these starlets is Marilyn Monroe. The subway grate drifted up Marilyn’s dress and she said the words, “ Isn’t it delicious?” shot Marilyn into stardom. Marilyn Monroe was and still is an iconic sex symbol known for “the shot seen around the world” (Stapinski 1)…

own their own land. Even after 1718, until around 1850, women could only own land during the incapacity of their spouse. Not only were they not allowed property rights, women 's say in the government was minimal. Women could not vote until the 20th century. There has been a clear lack…

United States started out as colony of a world power that sought to end its oppression. So with this in mind, some people wonder how the U.S. could impose imperialistic force on other smaller countries. This was especially true during the early 20th century when the country was in Turmoil about what to do with countries such as: the Philippines, Costa Rica and various other trade port islands. Coincidentally, we faced these decisions when the U.S. freed these territories from other imperialist…

In early 20th century Chicago, the established ideas of functionalism and historicism manifested themselves in the conflicting theories of organicism and classicism. Although there were prominent classical resurgences during the City Beautiful movement and the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, these revivals did not align with what the Prairie and Chicago school had initiated – to conceive a modern, commercial metropolis.1 Because of the automation of the construction industry, these…