How did the age of electricity make the lives of americans both better and worse

The age of electricity made the lives of Americans both better and worse because electricity help light up the streets, but made it dirtier at the same time. It made work a lot easier, it made it more easier to see things which led to work being more easy and accurate. Because of the industrial businesses growing, electricity made pollution grow tremendously, since it was more easier to work so people worked more. Electricity also exploited to amount of immigrants and child labor at that time, and that made businesses use a lot more electricity, this led to what is known as the urban blight, or urban decay.

lend lease program was passed by congress on march 11, 1941. the president could ship weapons, food, or stuff to any country whose struggle against the axis assisted u.s. defense

booker t. washington was an educator who established the tuskegee institute. washington argued that african americans should learn trades that would offer them the opportunity to be progressive citizens. instead of fighting against discrimination, washington argued that african americans should use their education and knowledge to become self-sufficient in american society and not in competition with white americans.

w.e.b du bois was the founder of the niagara movement and later the naacp, du bois disagreed with washington. he argued that african americans should consistently fight for racial equality.

ida b. wells was a journalist who wrote about the horrors of lynching in the south. wells work could be considered muckraking as it led to the development of the anti-lynching campaign.