The 1900s Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview The United States shed many of its nineteenth-century styles, traditions, and beliefs as it entered the modern era. America in 1900 was vastly …

During the years 1900 to 1909, over eight million immigrants poured into the United States in search of jobs and opportunity. Less than fifty years before the turn of the century, five out of …

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 …

GOLD STANDARD ACT In 1900, following more than a century of wild fluctuations in the valuation of U.S. currency, Congress adopted gold as the nation's monetary standard. In …

Racial Purity (U.S.), 1900–1910THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENTROOTS OF RACIAL PURITY DOCTRINESSCIENCE AND RACESOCIAL DARWINISMTHE POST–CIVIL WAR …

The 1900s Lifestyles and Social Trends: Chronology1900: Some of the new automobile brands introduced to the public are Franklin, Peerless, Stearns, Packard, and Auburn.1900: One in …

The 1900s Education: Overview The American educational system faced many challenges during the earliest years of the twentieth century. The average American child attended only a few …

The 1900s Education: Chronology1900: March School baths are planned for students in some schools by the New York City School Board of Education.1900: May 12 The College Entrance …

The nineteenth century witnessed numerous improvements in American health and medicine, but many important problems lingered as a new century dawned in 1900. Among the most …

The 1900s Sports: Overview America's love of sports was firmly established by the dawn of the twentieth century. During the early 1900s, spectators thrilled to amazing athletic feats in …