Society and Culture

8,000 cars - 10 miles of paved roads  Average worker made $12.98/week for

59 hours  Life expectancy: 47.3 female, 46.3

male – Transportation in many forms

Population: ◦ 92,407,000

Life Expectancy:  Male 48.4   Female: 51.8

Average Salary  $750 / year

Divorce:  1/1000

AMENDMENT XVI Passed by Congress July 2, 1909. Ratified February 3, 1913.

1914 World War 1 AMENDMENT XVIII

Passed by Congress December 18, 1917. Ratified January 16, 1919. Repealed by amendment 21.

1916-Albert Einstein proposesGeneral Theory of Relativity

Factories caused industrialization

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AMENDMENT XIX Passed by Congress June 4, 1919. Ratified August 18, 1920.

- 1927 - Lindbergh crosses Atlantic non-stop

- 1928 -Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

106,521,537 people in the United States 

Life expectancy:  Male 53.6,   Female 54.6 

Average annual earnings $1236;  Teacher's salary  $970 

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AMENDMENT XX Passed by Congress March 2, 1932. Ratified January 23, 1933.

AMENDMENT XXI Passed by Congress February 20, 1933. Ratified December 5, 1933.

Population: 123,188,000 in 48 states

Life Expectancy: Male, 58.1; Female, 61.6

Average salary: $1,368 Food Prices: Milk, 14

cents a qt.; Bread, 9 cents a loaf; Round Steak, 42 cents a pound

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Dominated by WWII◦ Impacted everyone◦ Women’s Movement for

war support◦ Rationing food and other

goods◦ Women started running

the house instead of men

◦ Women entered the workforce

Population 132,122,000

National Debt $43 Billion

Life expectancy 68.2 female, 60.8 male

Minimum Wage $.43 per hour

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AMENDMENT XXII Passed by Congress March 21, 1947. Ratified February 27, 1951

Bomb shelters are put into homes in case of a nuclear attack

Korean War begins causing more stress on Americans

Population: 151,684,000

Life expectancy:   Women 71.1,  men  65.6

Average Salary:  $2,992

Cost of a loaf of bread:  $0.14

AMENDMENT XXIII Passed by Congress June 16, 1960. Ratified March 29, 1961.

AMENDMENT XXIV Passed by Congress August 27, 1962. Ratified January 23, 1964.

AMENDMENT XXV Passed by Congress July 6, 1965. Ratified February 10, 1967.

1961 – Peace Corps 1960-65 -Civil Rights movement 1965 - Bob Dylan Like a Rolling Stone 1966-69 –Hippie movement

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1965 - Bob Dylan Like a Rolling Stone

1966-69 –Hippie movement

1965-70 –Demonstrations against Vietnam War

Population 177,830,000

Average Salary $4,743 Teacher's Salary

$5,174 Minimum Wage $1.00 Life Expectancy: 

Males 66.6 years, Females 73.1 y

AMENDMENT XXVI Passed by Congress March 23, 1971. Ratified July 1, 1971.

Many American’s went against the government

Rights for women and minority continued on

Population: 204,879,000

National Debt: $382 billion 

Average salary: $7,564 

Life Expectancy: Male, 67.1; Female, 74.8 

1987-Ozone "hole" found over Antarctica

Princess Diana is a world icon

More single parent homes; divorce on the rise

AIDS epidemic

Population: 226,546,000

Average salary: $15,757

Life Expectancy: Male 69.9  Female 77.6

Minimum Wage:  $3.10

AMENDMENT XXVII Originally proposed Sept. 25, 1789. Ratified May 7, 1992.

1997-NASA spacecraft lands on Mars

Princes Diana dies in a deadly car crash.

Electronic age with videos and tapes

Population:  281,421,906

National Debt:  $5,413.l Million (1997)

Average Salary:  $13.37/hr (1999)

Life Expectancy: Male 73.1 Female 79.

2000s - Animals cloned 2000s -Internet and cell

phones revolutionize communication

2000s - Increasing development of solar energy sources

2009 - 2013 Barack Obama: First African American President

Society had the most impact over time. The beliefs of society changed education, politics and business. One can see the changes from the beginning the century to the end. Society became equal and faced many wars over the decades.