Follow-up to "Our Generation"
Perhaps if we did this in poll form, it would be more provocative:
I am borrowing the eight categories from Siena College's Trying Times--in American history--Survey and I have added the New Industrial Order era from the latter 1800s--the rise of monopolies, strikes, reform movements, American imperialism, etc. I also apologize to our Canadian and Australian members; yes, this survey is U.S.-American-centric, but I welcome your thoughts on this, as well.
For each of the nine eras, select where you rank each one as far as it being a "trying" era in American history(and yes, that is defined loosely). '1' would be what you consider the most trying of the group and '9' the least. Try to avoid ties and be careful that you fill this out correctly; use every number, 1 through 9. I'll be curious to see how this turns out.
I am borrowing the eight categories from Siena College's Trying Times--in American history--Survey and I have added the New Industrial Order era from the latter 1800s--the rise of monopolies, strikes, reform movements, American imperialism, etc. I also apologize to our Canadian and Australian members; yes, this survey is U.S.-American-centric, but I welcome your thoughts on this, as well.
For each of the nine eras, select where you rank each one as far as it being a "trying" era in American history(and yes, that is defined loosely). '1' would be what you consider the most trying of the group and '9' the least. Try to avoid ties and be careful that you fill this out correctly; use every number, 1 through 9. I'll be curious to see how this turns out.
World War II Era
Mean: 5.08 Median: 5 Std. Dev 1.89
1
0(0.0%)
2
1(8.3%)
3
2(16.7%)
4
1(8.3%)
5
4(33.3%)
6
1(8.3%)
7
2(16.7%)
8
0(0.0%)
9
1(8.3%)
The Civil War Era
Mean: 3.00 Median: 2 Std. Dev 2.41
1
4(36.4%)
2
3(27.3%)
3
0(0.0%)
4
1(9.1%)
5
2(18.2%)
6
0(0.0%)
7
0(0.0%)
8
0(0.0%)
9
1(9.1%)
The New Industrial Order Era (approx 1880-1900)
Mean: 5.36 Median: 6 Std. Dev 2.57
1
2(18.2%)
2
0(0.0%)
3
1(9.1%)
4
0(0.0%)
5
2(18.2%)
6
1(9.1%)
7
3(27.3%)
8
1(9.1%)
9
1(9.1%)
The Revolutionary War Era
Mean: 3.91 Median: 3 Std. Dev 2.43
1
1(9.1%)
2
3(27.3%)
3
2(18.2%)
4
2(18.2%)
5
1(9.1%)
6
0(0.0%)
7
0(0.0%)
8
1(9.1%)
9
1(9.1%)
The Cold War Era
Mean: 7.42 Median: 7.5 Std. Dev 1.50
1
0(0.0%)
2
0(0.0%)
3
0(0.0%)
4
1(8.3%)
5
0(0.0%)
6
2(16.7%)
7
3(25.0%)
8
2(16.7%)
9
4(33.3%)
The War on Terror Era
Mean: 7.17 Median: 8.5 Std. Dev 2.70
1
1(8.3%)
2
1(8.3%)
3
0(0.0%)
4
0(0.0%)
5
0(0.0%)
6
1(8.3%)
7
1(8.3%)
8
2(16.7%)
9
6(50.0%)
The Great Depression Era
Mean: 3.67 Median: 3.5 Std. Dev 2.01
1
2(16.7%)
2
2(16.7%)
3
2(16.7%)
4
2(16.7%)
5
2(16.7%)
6
1(8.3%)
7
0(0.0%)
8
1(8.3%)
9
0(0.0%)
Vietnam/Cultural Revolution Era
Mean: 5.82 Median: 6 Std. Dev 1.53
1
0(0.0%)
2
0(0.0%)
3
1(9.1%)
4
2(18.2%)
5
0(0.0%)
6
5(45.5%)
7
1(9.1%)
8
2(18.2%)
9
0(0.0%)
World War I Era
Mean: 4.58 Median: 4.5 Std. Dev 2.33
1
2(16.7%)
2
0(0.0%)
3
3(25.0%)
4
1(8.3%)
5
1(8.3%)
6
1(8.3%)
7
3(25.0%)
8
1(8.3%)
9
0(0.0%)