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 …

In contrast, historical demographic studies of pre-1900 China established that the age at first marriage for Chinese women was close to puberty. A uniquely late age at first marriage for …

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 …

UMBERTO I UMBERTO I (1844–1900; ruled 1878–1900), king of Italy. Born 14 March 1844, Umberto received the rank of captain on his fourteenth birthday. He held a series of military …

The 1900s Business and the Economy: Overview America's business and economic sectors changed dramatically during the first decade of the twentieth century. Agriculture, which had …

Introduction to the Gilded Age (1870–1900)The Gilded Age, which lasted from shortly after the Civil War to the beginning of the twentieth century, is usually characterized as a time of …

Overview: Technology and Invention 1800-1899 What we think of as the modern world was born not in the twentieth century but in the technological innovations of the nineteenth century. …