Period 7: 1890-1945 (Comparison) (1 jan 1890 ano – 1 jan 1945 ano)
Descrição:
Core Values and Beliefs in Society 1890-1945
1890:
Individualism
1. populists in 1890 2. Progressive reform in the early 1900s 3. Optimism in roaring '20s 4. Great Depression and New Deal in the 1930s
Cultural identity
1. Enclaves like Little Italy in 1890 2. Radio, Movies, and Harlem Renaissance in the early 1900s 3. KKK, WWI Restrictions, and Immigration restrictions in the 1920s
US role in the world
1. Isolationism in the 1890s 2. Imperialism through Spanish American War in the 1900s 3. WWI led the U.S. to return to being isolationists in the 1920s
1945:
Individualism
1. Growing sense that gov't is responsible for warfare in 1940s and 50s
Cultural identity
1. US diversity more accepted which leads to a mixed bag of racism and shared culture in 1945
US role in the world
1. WWII intervention in world affairs and a shift from isolationism to intervention