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      • In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement, Progressive-era activism, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.
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  2. In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement,...

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  3. Oct 9, 2020 · The New Woman emerged out of the social and cultural changes in early 20th-century America—the rise of urban centers, increased and shifting immigration, industrialization, technological advances in print culture, the growing influence of consumer culture, imperialism, changes in the structures of the labor force, post-Reconstruction race ...

  4. Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929. Overview The early 20th century was an era of business expansion and progressive reform in the United States. Automobiles in the Progressive and New Eras The automobile transformed the lives of people living in the United States.

  5. 1900s: The Birth of the American Century. The United States entered the twentieth century during a period of sweeping change. In fact, change and transformation were the norm in the first decade of what has since become known as the "American Century."

  6. Feb 26, 2024 · This book describes how political, economic, and cultural events influenced the history and development of the leisure pursuits of Americans of different races and ethnic backgrounds during the 20th century.

    • Eric Novotny
    • 2015
  7. Feb 11, 2016 · The early 20th century was a golden age of cold-cereal products—Corn Flakes, Quaker Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat, and Shredded Wheat all came on the market between 1906 and 1912—but on the...

  8. Summary. The story of mass culture from 1900 to 1945 is the story of its growth and increasing centrality to American life.

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