The Age of Reform: 1890 to 1920 (Handbook to Life in America) - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816071780 ISBN 13: 9780816071784

Publisher: Facts On File Inc, 2009

Synopsis

The first decades of the 20th century were characterized by technological advancements. Chief among these was the replacement of horse-drawn vehicles by the gasoline-powered car, which necessitated the development of a nationwide infrastructure of paved highways and filling stations. The racial landscape of America was altered as well by the exodus of large numbers of African Americans from the rural south to such cities as Chicago, St. Louis, and New York. While America's participation in World War I was limited due to a lengthy neutrality policy, the conflict produced a shift in the country's morals that shaped both popular and political culture throughout the rest of the century, exemplified by the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 which granted women the right to vote.

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The Age of Reform The first decades of the 20th century were characterized by technological advancements. Chief among these was the replacement of horse-drawn vehicles by gasoline-powered cars, which necessitated the development of a nationwide infrastructure of paved highways and filling stations. The racial landscape of America was altered as well by the exodus of large numbers of African Americans from the rural Full description

About the Author:

Dr. Rodney P. Carlisle is a professor emeritus of Rutgers University. He received his AB degree from Harvard College and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He most recently served as general editor of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and Right (2005) and authored The Iraq War (2004).

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts On File Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0816071780
• ISBN 13: 9780816071784
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 291