Introduction
One of the most depictable historic events was the appointment of Roosevelt as the president of the United States. Before becoming the president, Roosevelt had realized that many people were calling for the attention towards the exploitation of the child labor, the corruption in the city governments, the ruthlessness of the business empires owned by a few individuals and the lynching of individuals. In order to tackle the issue of business exploitation, Roosevelt had to deal with the already grown corporate power. Through the introduction of the Anti-trust laws, the Justice Department sprang 44 anti-trust suits, impeaching railroad, beef, oil, and tobacco trusts. Roosevelt did not compete with bigness in and of itself. He only opposed irresponsible corporate behavior. The historical impact of the introduction of the antitrust laws is that all the people were given value for their money and the instances of exploitation reduced drastically. Additionally, the introduction of the government regulation ensured that the consumers were prevented from false advertising, the addition of harmful food additives, and the maintenance of the high sanitary standards.
The other major event that occurred is the First World War This event had major impacts on the political, environmental, social and economic lives of the Americans. In terms of the legislation at the time, the First World War was perceived as a way to end all the wars at the time. This meant that the Americans could live in peace knowing that there was no threat to their lives. Additionally, the war cemented the strengthening of the issue of democracy. The war according to the American people would make the world safe for democracy. In terms of the economics, the American people benefited in that they were able to remove all the economic trade barriers that they had with some countries in Europe. Another major event is the development of the medicines. Initially, the medicines did not have patents. After the nineteenth century, it was decided that all the medicines that were made had to be patented. The ingredients that were to be used to create the medicines were had to be informed to the consumers.
The lives of the Americans changed drastically due to the above changes. In terms of the technological advancements, one of the main changes was as a result of the transportation. The introduction of the airplanes meant that people could now fly. The development of the airplanes also meant that the method in which the war was carried out had to change. The women in America did not have voting rights initially. The change in the legislation meant that the women could now have their say during the elections. The development of the technologies also ensured that better medicinal equipment was made. The developments of the equipment’s also led to the development of beater treatment levels thus increasing the mortality of the children.
The lives of the minority and disenfranchised groups also changed in that the women could now vote. Another good example of the changes that were visible includes the change in the political environment as to the regard of racism and voting. All the African Americans could now vote and be treated equally because of their behaviors and not the color of their skin. Additionally there was a great change in the institutions that supported slavery. Despite the enactment of the Jim Crow laws, the African Americans still felt that they had been alienated from the efforts to win the World War as they had been reduced to playing support roles.
The diffusion of the cultures was evident as soon as there was the great migration form the south towards the north in that the cultures of the African Americans was shared especially in music, The world war ensured that the immigrant populations that had participated in the were now considered as Americans. The African Americans were also segregated during the world wars and were reduced towards doing odd jobs in the war such as the courier jobs. Most of the African Americans in the military were reduced to doing the odd jobs.
In conclusion, the major events changed the lives of the American people in terms of the consumerism, political advancements. The technological impacts were acted as a catalyst for the changes in the lives of the Americans. The disenfranchised group’s lives were altered completely in various ways because of the some major events that occurred. The lives of the minority and disenfranchised groups also changed in that the women could now vote. The major events that occurred included the First World War, the changes in the legislation and the development of technology in terms of flying.
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