In what Sense was the America of 1930 different from the America of 1870?

In what Sense was the America of 1930 different from the America of 1870?

Introduction

America in 1870 was different as well as similar to the America of 1930 in a number of ways. In particular, the years between 1870 and 1930 turned out the maximum number of immigrants to the U.S., at least on the way to the end of the 20th century. Thus, in this paper we will discuss the ways in which America of 1930 different from the America of 1870.

Discussion

The 1870 America

By the 1870s, a rising number of immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe, with new groups, for instance Russians, Poles, and Italians, into the U.S. Immigrants also arrived from Asia, with over thirty-thousand Chinese settling in to the western states. A number of new Americans adjusted in ethnic neighborhoods, residing in insanitary and dirty tenement houses. In spite of these issues, people flocked to the U.S. in the anticipation of finding work in the blowing up industrial economy of the country.

The Industrial Revolution brought about new social classes in the cities of United States. The wealthy and middle-class members of society could have enough money to shift into bigger houses in the outer reaches and escape the rising overcrowding of the cities. Husbands could bear a family by working in specialized and management jobs. Their income let their wives to purchase for the newest goods as well as employ servants to assist in managing the household. Immigrant and working-class families did not have the similar benefits. In a number of cases, all family members had to work. At times, even children together with their parents had to work together in the same company or factory. In some other cases, women acquired jobs as laundresses, ...