Filter by tags
Questions, Articles and Polls
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
Mexican immigration was initially encouraged by the US with the construction of the railroad system across borders and with the Bracero Accords in which Mexican workers were recruited to help ease labor force shortages.
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
There were teachers colleges and nursing training around since the very late 1800s, so by the 20th century it was basically ... "going to school" to be trained. As for nursing, some hospitals had their own training courses so "college" wasn't
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
I believe that some narrowing down of the topic would be very helpful for both you and the answers you will obtain to this question. For example, American Literature has its own "major authors and works" as opposed to British or French Literature.
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
This question about "Was Wilfrid Laurier … " was originally asked on Yahoo!
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
The Era was the response of different groups to the problems that were caused by the rapid industrialization and urbanization.
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
Baseball was the most popular sport in African American college during the early part of the 20th century. ChaCha on!
... more
4 Likes
·
4 Answers
A:
Sure was - there were 20 shillings to one pound [English] so that 100 shillings = £5. In the early 20th century wages were quite low and the average worker pre-World War One, would not have earned more than about £1.50 [30 shillings] a week. Yup, a
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
Well, Crisco and other vegetable fats didn't do that well at first. True, they were cheaper and popular with food manufacturers, but people preferred lard, suet, poultry fat and butter to cook with. The vegetable fats were aggressively promoted,
... more
2 Likes
·
1 Answer
A:
Sadley, rather common and not always limited to the South. Some occurred in Illinois and other Northern states. Emmett Till in 1950's Alabama is a memorable one. A 1913 lynching of a Jewish pencil factory manager in Atlanta is another famous
... more
4 Likes
·
2 Answers
A:
Some worked in the construction and excavation trades. Some were skilled stone workers such as in marble. Some became shopkeepers here in the US, if they had been doing that in Italy. Although quite a few came from the countryside of their homeland,
... more
1 Next