technological advancements‚ and lively culture. It had many businesses modernizing and mass producing products. It was also the time when the middle and working class living standard increased. As well as workers wages which increased by 20% during the 1920s. Their wages only increased even further thanks to the falling prices of new mass production goods. Technology like automobiles‚ washing machines and radios became more affordable thanks to the mastering of Henry Ford’s assembly-line. Thought some
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have not changed that much since the 1920s. Women’s role in the 1920s was to have an arranged marriage‚ to take care of the home‚ and to have children. Later in the 1920s‚ women are still expected to have these same views which defines what a woman is to act like. Even in today’s time‚ young girls are raised to be taught these values in the toy and costume market. Expected gender definitions blocks the true meaning to be a boy or a girl. Therefore‚ from the 1920s to 2015‚ gender roles have not shifted
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Food legislation in 1920 was less effective than food legislation now but‚ due to the reduced number of food involved issues in 1920‚ the health of food then was better then food now. In 1920 all food legislation was leftover from the Pure food and Drug act of 1906 which was involved in the meatpacking industry to prevent the mislabeling and adulteration of food‚ within state borders. (FDA‚ 1906) Legislation now covers almost all important issues involving food and public health with the exception
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I come to realize that the economy in the 1920s was bad because it was the beginning of the Great Depression. But the depression could have been avoided if the Feds became more aware in the beginning and stopped over looking it. The great depression led to unemployment and factories being shut down. The Great Depression was in the 1920s when the stock market crashed. During the depression there were a quarter of teens in the country living on the streets by themselves. It started because people wan
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great arsenal of democracy. World War II Mobilization of the Home front DBQ Using your knowledge and the documents provided‚ answer the corresponding questions regarding each document on your DBQ response sheet. World War II Mobilization of the Home front DBQ (response sheet) DOCUMENT A 1. What actions did President Roosevelt call for in this speech? 2. How would those
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which then leads to tension during the play between the characters and then leads to tension in the audience. The main characters that illustrate tension are John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor (husband and wife) as they are both in an awkward position as John’s actions in the past had affected Elizabeth and still did in this moment of the play. Tension between these two confirms that their relationship is nothing but awkward‚ contrived and distant. In addition they add more tension to the play as the
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The economic change in the 1920s helped build the landscape for modern workers in America. Manufacturing plants began to pop up across the country in various places such as Detroit and people like Henry Ford pioneered the way for mass production (pg 689‚693). Along with the changes in the way people work‚ changes in the economy also gave people the time and ability to have leisure time and to take interest in hobbies. In today’s manufacturing plants there are a lot of workers working together to
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Chapter 23 The 1920s: Coping with Change (1920-1929) I. Economy A. Booming business 1. Unemployment as low as three percent‚ steady prices‚ and the GNP grew by 43 percent from 1922 to 1929 2. Consumer goods such as home appliances (vacuums‚ refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ etc.) i. Sixty percent of US homes electrified by mid 1920s 3. Automobiles i. By end of decade‚ automobile industry accounted for about nine percent of all wages in manufacturing and stimulated
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Radio Entertainment In 1920s "Video Killed the Radio Star" is the debut song of The Buggles released September 7th 1979 but‚ did not make an impression on the general public until its release as the debut video on MTV at 12:01 August 1st 1981‚ almost 100 years after the invention of radio. Henirich Hertz‚ a German Physicist‚ created the foundation of radio in 1886 by proving that electric waves could be transmitted and received without the need of a physical medium (Spiker 2). Nokolai Tesla expanded
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In the 1920’s there was a financial success‚ they called this success “The Economic Boom”. The causes for the boom was multiple things‚ one of the major ones was the production of automobiles. Once America figured out how to produce cars at a faster rate‚ this not only helped out that industry but it also help improve many more. Because more cars were being produced at a faster rate‚ many industries like the construction‚ hospitality‚ and oil industries increased dramatically. The first reason for
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