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Development of Baseball
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Development of Baseball
How the sport became America's national pastime in period from WWI to 1928. Impact of wartime challenges; consumer oriented society; industrial growth; gambling; radio.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages) |
5 sources |
2001
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"America's wars have had a major effect on the development of America's national pastime: baseball, which can trace its origins in America all the way to 1744. The Civil War helped transform the game from one of the Eastern privileged class to a game accessible by all across a wide geographical area. During World War II (1941-45), Major League Baseball sent almost all of its players (5,400 of its 5,800 men on 1941 rosters served) into the military (Thorn, et. al, 2513). Though little noticed, World War I (1914-18, with American involvement beginning in 1917) also played an important role in the development of baseball. This paper will examine the impact of the Great War on America's national pastime.For baseball, the decade before the war began by clearing up the game's paternity."
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Development of Baseball (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Development-of-Baseball/10193
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"Development of Baseball" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Development-of-Baseball/10193>
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