World of Uncertainty: New World Order?, The
The 21st century marks a time of globalization. Although a global economy is not empirical by definition, many non-industrialized nations resent the intrusion of the industrialized west for religious, cultural and econom..
World of Uncertainty: Republican Revival, The
Newt Gingrich, a brilliant partisan strategist, orchestrates mid-term victories for Republicans. Major reductions in the federal government are proposed including cabinet departments, federal agencies, and entitlement pr..
World of Uncertainty: Rise of Terrorism, The
Before September 11, 2001, Americans thought of terrorism as a problem that plagued other nations. In response to the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., the Bush administration released a new doctrin..
World of Uncertainty: Transformations of the American Economy
The United States experiences great economic prosperity between 1994-2000 in the fields of manufacturing and technology. A recession marks the beginning of the 21st century as the technology bubble burst causing the stoc..
Worlds Apart: Changes in Education
Many girls as well as boys are receiving basic instruction in the first part of the 19th century with the growth of the common-school movement. The course of study for boys tends to be more academic than it is for girls...
Worlds Apart: Economic and Social Life in the South
Dramatic changes in the economic and social life of the North are having a very different impact on the South. Cotton production expands, the invention of the cotton gin opens up opportunities for staple cotton, and the ..
Worlds Apart: Emerging Middle Class, The
Despite the visibility of the very rich and the very poor, what is new in 19th century America is the emergence of a middle class. It isn't just money that makes people members of the middle class, it is what they choose..
Worlds Apart: Experience of the Poor. The
The contrast between the lives of the wealthy and their servants underscores the widening gap between rich and poor. The life of the exploited--the hours they work, the jobs they are asked to do, the conditions they live..
Worlds Apart: Farm Families in the Mid-19th Century
There are fewer distinctions between men's and women's work among farm families. Patterns of farm work and who does what vary from region to region. Excerpts from a 19th-century diary reflect the importance of church and..
Worlds Apart: Life of the Wealthy in 19th-century America, The
Wealth has always been unevenly distributed in the United States. Even at the time of the Revolution almost half of the wealth was concentrated in an estimated 10% of the population. With the rise of capitalism in the mi..