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Decade - 1900s
This category has questions involving events, social trends, political beliefs, major discoveries, or general information related to the 1900's.
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How much did flour cost in 1900?
In the year 1900 the cost of a 5 pound bag of flour was 12. 5 cents on average. In 1950 this bag cost 49. 1 cents.
Where was the first producing oil well located in Texas?
I think that the first producing oil well was located at Spindletop in Texas. I THINK!
Answer 2:
The first producing oil well in Texas was at Melrose in Nacogdoches County
True.
What was the late 1800's and early 1900's like?
trachoma is very bad. people at Ellis island who had it had to have all the scabs scraped off with a wire brush so that doctors could see what was underneath. That would hurt!
How much did clothes use to cost in the early 1900's?
graphic t-shirt - about 50 cents
a pair of shoes - $1.00
How did the PRI fulfilled some goals of the revolution but not others?
it accommodated many groups in the Mexican society, including business and military leaders, peasants, and while they were keeping real power in its own hands
What were the 1900s like in England?
it was all about factories and workhouses and 8o percent were working class(poor)
Hardly anyone had enough money to live and people worked all day every day
PS type in Google 1900 England and you will find a great website
What inventions where made in 1900-1920?
The Wright Brothers built and flew the first successful airplane in 1903. Their plane "Flyer" was driven by a light gasoline engine and flew a distance of 2625 feet.
George Eastman came up with a lightweight roll-film Brownie camera.
The Lumiere brothers invented the first film projector. In 1904 they came up with color plates capable of producing a color transparency.
Leo Baekeland developed the first synthetic plastic in 1909 in Belgium. It was called "Bakelite" and it was used to make things from pitchers to radios.
Mary Phelps Jacob designed the first bra made of two handkerchiefs with straps.
US Car manufacturer Henry Ford started mass production with the invention of the moving assembly line.
Marie Curie researched radioactivity with the discovery of the elements polonium and radium.
In 1916, Albert Einstein revolutionized the laws of physics with his special and general theories of relativity.
Harry Brearley mixed steel and chromium to produce an alloy that did not rust. The became stainless steel.
Why did Russians immigrate to America in 1900s?
Russian Jews were prosecuted during this time, famine, wars over cocaine
How did rich people live in the 1900s?
Well, they lived in huge places.
They were rich.
They were also known as barons.
What did the state of California do in the early 1900s to help northern California grow?
built a state highway system to connect cities
Over the years several different reasons have been suggested as the reason the engraving above the front doors uses a "V" rather than a "U". There is not a precise answer to this query, however we are able to make an educated guess based on several sources of information. According to the World Book encyclopedia, U was adopted from the Greek letter Y. The Romans dropped the bottom stroke and wrote the letter as V. This was used for both the consonant sound V and the vowel sound U. Some time around 900 A.D. people began to use V at the beginning of a word and U in the middle of a word. It was during the time between 1400 A.D. and 1600 A.D. that U became the letter commonly used for the vowel sound. There was a Renaissance of the Classical style of architecture in the United States from 1890-1940. William R. Ware, the founder of M.I.T.'s School of Architecture, taught a style that he called American Vignola. (Vignola was an Italian architect who codified the standards for Classical Architecture in his work Rules of the Five Orders of Architecture). We own a reprint of Ware's primer American Vignola (729.3 Ware). In the early 1900's, it was common for educated men to be taught both Greek and Latin. Therefore the people involved with the design of this building and many others during this American Renaissance more than likely would have known the Classic Roman alphabet used the symbol V for both U and V. We are not the only library to be a "pvblic" library. Pictures have been found of several other libraries where a V is substituted for a U. While their architectural style does not always match our Classical columns, domes and pediments, most of them were built during this time of American Vignola. So it is accurate to say that we were built during a time when architects and builders were embracing Classic themes. Therefore it is very likely that the engraving reads "Walker Pvblic Library" because it was in accordance to what was popular in the architectural world at the time our library was built. This is also a likely explanation for the architect's decision to design our library in the Classical style. Took Me a while to find this answer MPLS FTW
Where did most people live in the 1900?
In 1900, most people lived in rural areas, with the majority engaged in agriculture and farming. However, the urban population was beginning to grow due to industrialization, as people migrated to cities for job opportunities in factories. This shift marked the beginning of significant urbanization, particularly in countries like the United States and parts of Europe, where cities were rapidly expanding. Overall, while rural living was still predominant, the trend toward urbanization was becoming increasingly evident.
What is the history of homelessness?
People who cannot hold a job, and therefore cannot pay for a home are deemed homeless.
What are some good things that happened during the 1900's?
The first electric typewriter is invented, still color photography the first animated cartoon is created.
What were the problems in the turn in the urban areas 20th century?
Big crowd congestion, High pollution rates, High Crime tolls, and Highly fastly spread diseases all caused problems for the urban areas at this time.
