Population growth in the land, especially in urban population was in part due to industrialization of the nation. The increasing factory businesses created many more job opportunities in cities and people began to flock from rural, farm areas to large urban locations. Minorities and immigrants added to these numbers.
In 1870, there only two American cities with a population of more than 500,000, but by 1900, there were six. Three of these namely Philadelphia, Chicago and New York had over 1 million inhabitants.
The second World War greatly reshaped ideas about national identity in America, especially for first-generation immigrants, second-generation immigrants, and African-Americans. During the war - and in the midst of the war effort - immigrants and African-Americans were welcomed into the armed services and, also, in areas of production where support was needed. Many Americans, during this time, were able to somewhat relax or surrender their prejudices. Also, for immigrants and African-Americans, they often felt they were part of American industry and service for the first time.
The British soldiers were stealing crops to feed themselves and their horses
Betty Friedan was an American writer, activist, and feminist. Her book The Feminine Mystique, released in 1963, is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century.
Physical Geography is the study of the surface’s natural features and processes. This could include land formation, distribution of plant and animal life, as well as climate.
