Education
Cause: Most children received little to no formal schooling and didn't go to high school
Effect: States started passing laws in 1865 requiring children to attend 12-16 weeks of formal schooling.
Cause: Many parents had jobs with demanding work schedules.
Effect: More children were sent to Kindergarten, which was a form of day care at the time.
Cause: The growing economy was becoming less demanding of jobs that required physical labor.
Effect: Schools' curriculum started requiring Science and Social studies to be taught.
Cause: The number of people enrolled in colleges increased by over 400% between 1880 and 1920
Effect: Colleges made major changes in admission policies and school curriculum, adding new social sciences. Law Schools and Medical Schools were also created
Cause: The government wanted young immigrants to be "Americanized".
Effect: Immigrant children were sent to public schools.
Cause: Public schools read from the King James' version of the Bible, which Catholics did not approve of.
Effect: Catholics set up their own schools for children.
Cause: White people received better education than blacks because colleges were too expensive.
Effect: Blacks had a harder time competing with whites for jobs demanding of education
Cause: African-American donors could not support graduates seeking education
Effect: Less than 1% of African-Americans were enrolled in colleges in 1900.
Effect: States started passing laws in 1865 requiring children to attend 12-16 weeks of formal schooling.
Cause: Many parents had jobs with demanding work schedules.
Effect: More children were sent to Kindergarten, which was a form of day care at the time.
Cause: The growing economy was becoming less demanding of jobs that required physical labor.
Effect: Schools' curriculum started requiring Science and Social studies to be taught.
Cause: The number of people enrolled in colleges increased by over 400% between 1880 and 1920
Effect: Colleges made major changes in admission policies and school curriculum, adding new social sciences. Law Schools and Medical Schools were also created
Cause: The government wanted young immigrants to be "Americanized".
Effect: Immigrant children were sent to public schools.
Cause: Public schools read from the King James' version of the Bible, which Catholics did not approve of.
Effect: Catholics set up their own schools for children.
Cause: White people received better education than blacks because colleges were too expensive.
Effect: Blacks had a harder time competing with whites for jobs demanding of education
Cause: African-American donors could not support graduates seeking education
Effect: Less than 1% of African-Americans were enrolled in colleges in 1900.
Mass Culture
Cause: Cities were expanding and becoming more densely populated.
Effect: Cities started creating public parks and recreation to provide extra outdoor space.
Cause: Cities started building amusement parks for entertainment.
Effect: Amusement parks drew in tourists and customers and became important to the local economy.
Cause: Tennis was played competitively in Wales in 1873.
Effect: The United States started playing Tennis leisurely in 1874 and eventually started playing competitively.
Cause: Sports such as basketball and boxing drew many spectators.
Effect: Fans started going to bars and hotel lobbies to listen to telegraph transmissions of sports games.
Cause: Sports became an important part of American culture.
Effect: Joseph Pulitzer published the New York World, the first newspaper with a sports section.
Cause: Newspapers such as William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco Examiner started using dramatized headlines to capture peoples' attention.
Effect: Hearst's newspapers started selling more copies.
Cause: In 1900, every major U.S. city had an art gallery.
Effect: Artists became more well-known nationally and internationally.
Cause: Mark Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Effect: Many other authors were inspired to write similar realistic fiction books.
Cause: The growing population created a higher demand for goods and services.
Effect: Chain stores, department stores, and early shopping centers were created to provide more convenient shopping.
Cause: So many goods were in circulation that customers didn't know where or how to get them.
Effect: Stores started advertising and selling goods in newspapers and magazines. Annual spending on advertising grew from 10 million dollars in 1865 to 95 million in 1900.
Cause: Poverty was growing throughout the country due to population growth.
Effect: A Methodist minister named William Booth founded the Salvation Army.
Effect: Cities started creating public parks and recreation to provide extra outdoor space.
Cause: Cities started building amusement parks for entertainment.
Effect: Amusement parks drew in tourists and customers and became important to the local economy.
Cause: Tennis was played competitively in Wales in 1873.
Effect: The United States started playing Tennis leisurely in 1874 and eventually started playing competitively.
Cause: Sports such as basketball and boxing drew many spectators.
Effect: Fans started going to bars and hotel lobbies to listen to telegraph transmissions of sports games.
Cause: Sports became an important part of American culture.
Effect: Joseph Pulitzer published the New York World, the first newspaper with a sports section.
Cause: Newspapers such as William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco Examiner started using dramatized headlines to capture peoples' attention.
Effect: Hearst's newspapers started selling more copies.
Cause: In 1900, every major U.S. city had an art gallery.
Effect: Artists became more well-known nationally and internationally.
Cause: Mark Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Effect: Many other authors were inspired to write similar realistic fiction books.
Cause: The growing population created a higher demand for goods and services.
Effect: Chain stores, department stores, and early shopping centers were created to provide more convenient shopping.
Cause: So many goods were in circulation that customers didn't know where or how to get them.
Effect: Stores started advertising and selling goods in newspapers and magazines. Annual spending on advertising grew from 10 million dollars in 1865 to 95 million in 1900.
Cause: Poverty was growing throughout the country due to population growth.
Effect: A Methodist minister named William Booth founded the Salvation Army.