1920s, The Influential Time Period (Easybib)
1920s, The Influential Time Period (easybib)
Milava Shumilova
What made the 1920s such an influential time period? Because women started living on their own as well as getting the right to vote, immigration began, tariffs began to rise, the stock market collapsing caused the onset of the great depression, and cars were being made as long as roads and bridges.
Women were denied key rights that were enjoyed by men, women who were married weren’t allowed to own their own land, and were expected to do housework, and be a mother. Later the nineteenth Amendment was passed, giving women the rights to vote. “On May 21, 1919, U.S. Representative James R. Mann (1856-1922), a Republican from Illinois and chairman of the Suffrage Committee, proposed the House resolution to approve the Susan Anthony Amendment granting women the right to vote. The measure passed the House 304-89—a full 42 votes above the required two-thirds majority. Two weeks later, on June 4, 1919, the Senate passed the 19th Amendment by two votes over its two-thirds required majority, 56-25. The amendment was then sent to the states …show more content…
“The automobile industry entered the mainstream in the 1920s. Finally, the average family could consider owning a car. Manufacturers had found ways to make cars more efficiently, and safer to drive.” (Retrowaste, first page). Roads and bridges were being built for cars to drive on. “Roads designed for horses were being replaced with roads for cars. Engines were more powerful than ever before, and some interiors were almost as comfortable as home furniture.” (retrowaste, first page). Also radios for homes were being installed so people could listen to music and the news by just flipping a switch and listening. New discoveries were being made and even more inventions that we still use this day (Boom to Bust
Milava Shumilova
What made the 1920s such an influential time period? Because women started living on their own as well as getting the right to vote, immigration began, tariffs began to rise, the stock market collapsing caused the onset of the great depression, and cars were being made as long as roads and bridges.
Women were denied key rights that were enjoyed by men, women who were married weren’t allowed to own their own land, and were expected to do housework, and be a mother. Later the nineteenth Amendment was passed, giving women the rights to vote. “On May 21, 1919, U.S. Representative James R. Mann (1856-1922), a Republican from Illinois and chairman of the Suffrage Committee, proposed the House resolution to approve the Susan Anthony Amendment granting women the right to vote. The measure passed the House 304-89—a full 42 votes above the required two-thirds majority. Two weeks later, on June 4, 1919, the Senate passed the 19th Amendment by two votes over its two-thirds required majority, 56-25. The amendment was then sent to the states …show more content…
“The automobile industry entered the mainstream in the 1920s. Finally, the average family could consider owning a car. Manufacturers had found ways to make cars more efficiently, and safer to drive.” (Retrowaste, first page). Roads and bridges were being built for cars to drive on. “Roads designed for horses were being replaced with roads for cars. Engines were more powerful than ever before, and some interiors were almost as comfortable as home furniture.” (retrowaste, first page). Also radios for homes were being installed so people could listen to music and the news by just flipping a switch and listening. New discoveries were being made and even more inventions that we still use this day (Boom to Bust