Grace American History 2

Leisure Time             After World War I, research and development propelled the United States and other industrial countries into the age of technology. Advances in transportation, communication, and manufacturing allowed consumers to buy cars, radios, and home appliances, which they saw advertised in magazines and newspapers.            Times have really changed from the 1920's to today. Many people today have different ways they spend their free time then they would've in the 1920's. Also, they didn't really have as much free time as we do now because of the jobs and many kids were expected to help around the house more.         Outside the home, popular entertainment in the 1920s meant going to the movies. Movies were the most popular leisure attraction of the times, making stars out of Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, and Mary Pickford.    Professional sport...

World War One          World War I was a global war that started in Europe and lasted from 1914-1918. The four main causes of World War I was militarism, alliance system, imperialism, and nationalism. The immediate event that sparked the war was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.           Militarism was one of the causes because people believed military was a symbol of national power. Every country wanted the stronger military, so that they could win the war. If you had a weak military, people viewed your country as weak.           Another cause of the war was the alliance system. The countries had split into two different alliances. There was the central powers, which was Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire. We also had allied powers, which was France, Russia, and England. The point of an ally was to have people on your side that served a common purpose in the war. The...

Modern Day Muckrakers            The term muckraker was used during the Progressive Era in order to characterize reform-minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt. They were able to do this  by writing stories on the many  different issues of the Progressive Era and putting them in local newspapers for everyone to see. In todays modern times you can still see people who voice their opinions and concerns about society.             An example of a modern day muckraker is Jason Horowitz with  The New York Times.  He is the Rome  bureau chief of The Times, covering Italy, the Vatican, Greece and other parts of Southern Europe. He previously covered the 2016 presidential campaign, the Obama administration and Congress, with an emphasis on political profiles and features.             Jason Horowitz covered a story in...