Wave Theory
Timeline created by SULLUSTEAGUE in History| Event Date: | Event Title: | Event Description: | |
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FIRST WAVE-AGRICULTURE AGE | ||
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TOFFLER'S SECOND WAVE-INDUSTRIAL AGE | ||
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Work 1900-1909 | Firestone Tire and Rubber Company In 1900, Harvey S. Firestone established the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Akron, Ohio | |
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Economic 1900-1909 | U.S. Steel When founded in 1901, United States Steel Corporation was the largest business enterprise ever launched, with an authorized capitalization of $1.4 billion. Throughout the years, U. S. Steel responded to changing economic conditions and new market opportunities through diversification and periodic restructuring. | |
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Education 1900-1909 | The Souls of Black Folk W.E.B. Du Bois said, on the launch of his groundbreaking 1903 treatise The Souls of Black Folk, “for the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line”—a prescient statement. | |
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Technology 1900-1909 | Wright Brothers First Flight The Wright Brothers - First Flight, 1903 Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. | |
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Society/Culture 1900-1909 | National Child Labor CommitteeNational Child Labor Committee | |
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Henry Ford Model T | Model T introduced in 1908 and sold for $825.00 Henry Ford Model T | |
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AT&T (Small Telephone Companies) | ATT (Small Telephone Companies) | |
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Technology 1900-1909 | Model T Ford1900-1909 | |
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Work 1910-1919 | History in Motion In 1914 Ford stunned the nation by raising the minimum wage of his workers from $2.83 for a 9-hour day to $5.00 for an 8-hour day. Ford also use an assembly line as part of the process for making the Model T. | |
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Technology 1910-1919 | Multiplex Telegraph Western Union developed multiplexing, which it made possible to transmit eight messages simultaneously over a single wire (four in each direction). | |
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Technology 1910-1919 | Edison Disc Phonograph | |
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Education 1910-1919 | Watson and Behaviorism | |
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Politics 1910-1919 | The New Freedom 1913Woodrow Wilson, The New Freedom, Woodrow Wilson centered his successful 1912 presidential campaign around the concept of “the new freedom.” In speeches and writings, he argued that government must play a larger role in the national life in order to preserve the economic and political freedoms that Americans had historically enjoyed. After the election Wilson published a compilation of speeches | |
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Society/Culture 1910-1919 | Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment Petition to U.S. Senate Women Voters Anti-Suffrage Party of New York World War I, ca. 1917 | |
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Work 1920-1929 | Business in the 1920s The 1920s was a time of ups and down for business. The company philosophy was centered on big buisness. | |
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Society/Culture 1920-1929 | Women Right to Vote19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote (1920) | |
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1920s Technology | American Inventions of the 1920's Polograph invented, Ford Motor Company founded, first bulldozer invented, and Garrett Morgan invented the automatic traffic light. | |
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1920s Education | Experiential Education Dewey's view of the student being unconstrained by teachers was a new view for education. | |
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Politics 1920-1929 | Black Tuesday | |
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Society/Culture 1930-1939 | 30s Jukebox American popular music from the 1930's reflects the cultural and social conditions that shaped the American identity during the period. | |
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Technology 1930-1939 | CLARENCE BIRDSEYE Retail Frozen Foods | |
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Society/Culture 1930-1939 | AL Capone | |
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Technology 1930-1939 | 1930s Inventions Tape recorder invented and added the ability to replace sound. | |
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Work 1930-1939 | The Great Depression Businesses were in a slump and the unemployment rate was high. | |
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Politics 1930-1939 | FDR and American Political Culture The up and down of the FDR Era | |
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1930s Education | Progressive Movement The Progressive Movement peaked during the 1930s decade and made an impact in the education arena across the world. | |
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1940s Society/Culture | Lifestyles and Social Trends The 1940s were influenced by the Great Depression and World War II. Cold War, discrimination, and economic challegenes were the main events of the era. | |
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Politics 1940-1949 | The 1940 Democratic National Convention The country prepares to join World War II and looks at the possibilty of electing current President Franklin Roosevelt for a third time. | |
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Effects of War on the Business Credit Market, 1940-45 | Effects of War on the Business A reflection of the credit status after the war. | |
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Education 1940-1949 | Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a model use to understand how people think. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs links to various educational learning theories. | |
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Technology 1940-1949 | Microwave Oven Dr Percy Spencer invented the microwave oven. | |
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Work 1950-1959 | Business and Jobs in the 1950s Businesses were bouncing back from the Great Depression and wars. | |
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Society/Culture 1950-1959 | Society in The 1950s The 50s encountered change at a rapid pace. People move to suburbs, population grew, automobiles nearly doubled, and religion made a resurgence. | |
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Education 1950-1959 | EDUCATIONAL THEORY IN THE FIFTIESEducational Theory | |
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Politics 1950-1959 | Politics in The 1950s The Supreme Court made a society changing ruling with Brown versus Board of Education decision. | |
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Politics 1950-1959 | Brown v. Board of Education | |
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Technology 1950-1959 | Salk Polio Vaccine Conquered Terrifying Disease | |
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Transistors Change the World | Science & Technology in The 1950s The first transistor-based computer arrived in 1955. | |
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Bloom's Taxonomy - Learning Domains | Bloom's Taxonomy A model used to determine the development of learning material for different domain. The model is currently used today. | |
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History, the History of Computers, and the History of Computers in Education | History, the History of Computers, and the History of Computers in Education | |
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1960s Work | http://orig.jacksonsun.com/civilrights/sec3_pocketbook_kisber.shtml | |
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Education 1960-1969 | Cognitivism Cognitivism become the learning theory for the 1960s | |
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Politics1960-1969 | Voting Rights Act of 1965 Lyndon Johnson signed the bill into law (S 1564 - PL 89-110) on August 6, 1965. At the signing ceremony, broadcast nationwide from the U.S. Capitol rotunda, President Johnson said that the Act would "strike away the last major shackle" of black Americans' "ancient bonds." | |
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Society/Culture 1960-1969 | The Counter-Culture, 1960-1970: The Vietnam War Protests | |
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Technology 1960-1969 | Moon Landing 1969 Neil A. Armstrong lands on the Moon. See Video from following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4 | |
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Technology 1970-1979 | 1970's Big Inventions | |
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Work 1970-1979 | Business: 1970: The Year of the Hangover | |
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Education 1970-1979 | Experiential Learning | |
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Culture 1970-979 | American Cultural History | |
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Politics 1970-1979 | The Watergage Story | |
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Education 1980-1989 | CONVERSATION THEORY | |
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Technology 1980-1989 | 1980s Inventions | |
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Work 1980-1989 | Business: The 1980s Generation | |
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Society/Culture 1980-1989 | The 1980s: Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview | |
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Politics 1980-1989 | Reaganomics | |
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Education 1990-1999 | Educational Theory: Marxist Educational Theory | |
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1990s Society/Culture | 1990s Timeline Events The 90s were filled with events: World Trade Center Bomb; South Africa Repeals Apartheid Laws; Nelson Mandela Freed; O.J. Simpson Arrested for Double Murder; Oklahoma City Bombing; Killing Spree at Columbine High School; and Microsoft Ordered to Split | |
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Politicial 1990-1999 | Gulf War | |
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Technology 1990-1999 | World Wide Web World Wide Web (WWW) founded | |
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Work 1990-1999 | American Industry Faces the Challenge of Tougher Times | |
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Inquiry Based Approaches | Inquiry Based Approaches to Science Education: Theory and Practice | |
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Society/Culture 2000-2009 | Trends and Events from 2000-20092000 Mad Cow disease alarms Europe 2001 . Anthrax scare rivets nation, as anthrax-laced letters are sent to various media and government officials. Several die after handling the letters (October 5 et seq.). In response to Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, U.S. and British forces launch bombing campaign against Taliban government and al-Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan. Bombings continue on a daily basis 2002 The euro currency debuts in 12 European countries 2003 Space shuttle Columbia explodes | |
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Education 2000-2009 | No Child Left Behind | |
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Politics 2000-2009 | Society Culture September 11, 2001 (9-11) | |
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Technology 2000-2009 | YouTube The 2000s had multiple inventions that range from Toyota Prius Hybrid, iPod, iPhone, Kindle, and Kindle. | |
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Work 2000-2009 | The 2000s in Review: 20 Most Memorable Business | |
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Work 2000-2019 | 2000s Decade Recap - Business and Technology | |
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Walden Rolls Out Mobile Learning Platform for Adult Students | Walden Rolls Out Mobile Learning | |
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Walden University Mobile Learn | Walden University MobileLearn℠ Video | |
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Work 2010-2019 | Top 5 Business Trends 2011 | |
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Education 2010-2019 | Mobile Learning | |
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Society/Culture 2010-2019 | Social Issues in Today's Society | |
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Politics 2010-2019 | Federal Government Shutdown 2011: Possible Effects Of A Shutdown | |
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Unemployment Rate | Unemployment Rate | |
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TOFFLER'S THIRD WAVE-INFORMATION AGE | ||
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Technology 2010-2019 | iPad2 | |
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