At the end of nineteenth century, many people appeared confident and prosperous, but others had doubts. write a paragraph describing the two points of view. explain who was likely to hold each point of view and why.

At the turn of the century, inequality was a major problem. This was particularly true in urban centers. As the Industrial Revolution had brought many people from rural areas to the urban cities looking for work, problems such as housing, sanity and workers' rights were at the forefront of political discussions. It is likely that workers who worked in factories and saw very little compensation had their doubts about prosperity or hope about the future. On the other hand, the rise of industry also led to the rise of entrepreneurs, inventors and industry magnates. They would most likely be the people who defended progress confidently and had more hopes for the future.

on this day in 1939, in response to hitler’s invasion of poland, britain and france, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on germany.

the first casualty of that declaration was not german—but the british ocean liner athenia, which was sunk by a german u-30 submarine that had assumed the liner was armed and belligerent. there were more than 1,100 passengers on board, 112 of whom lost their lives. of those, 28 were americans, but president roosevelt was unfazed by the tragedy, declaring that no one was to “thoughtlessly or falsely talk of america sending its armies to european fields.” the united states would remain neutral.

as for britain’s response, it was initially no more than the dropping of anti-nazi propaganda leaflets—13 tons of them—over germany. they would begin bombing german ships on september 4, suffering significant losses. they were also working under orders not to harm german civilians. the german military, of course, had no such restrictions. france would begin an offensive against germany’s western border two weeks later. their effort was weakened by a narrow 90-mile window leading to the german front, enclosed by the borders of luxembourg and belgium—both neutral countries. the germans mined the passage, stalling the french offensive.

500 books can be produced by one man and a printing press within 5 months, while a copyist can only produce one in the same amount of time