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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 Repealed by amendment 21.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
Fun Facts:
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
Fun Facts
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
Fun Facts!
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
Fun Facts!
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
Fun Facts!
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.