In the 1920s‚ an era called the Jazz Age‚ also known as the roaring twenties‚ came about. The Jazz Age occurred when the economy of America was in its prime‚ before the tragedy of the Stock Market Crash and Great Depression. The Jazz Age brought forth significant female suffrage leaders‚ writers‚ and musicians‚ each influencing a different class of people in society. Jazz was created in the twentieth century by a group of African American musicians from New Orleans (Teachout). They
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Evaluation of Sources This investigation will explore the question: To what extent did the emergence of the flapper in the 1920’s effect women’s social equality? Specifically the 1920’s to early 1930’s and the transformation of the social role women. To answer the question two sources were evaluated‚ Posing a Threat: Flappers‚ Chorus Girls‚ and Other Brazen Performers of the American 1920s and The History of the Flapper‚ Part 1: A Call for Freedom. The two sources provide information about the social changes
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The 1920s. Filled with illegal drinks‚ fancy new music‚ dancing‚ and cars. But the music was a very important influence on people because people would create new dances and the new jazz music got people excited and since women were given more rights they felt free which helped the arts grow. New dances moves followed this new genre and people went wild. Jazz music originated in New Orleans in the early 1900s. This genre spread throughout the country‚ filling streets‚ coffee shops‚ and even speakeasies
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carefree living for many. The decade began with a roar and ended with a crash” (https://www.ncpedia.org/history/20th-Century/1920s). Americans were beginning to witness more inequality and conservatism than social change. It was the return of the Ku Klux Klan‚ the Prohibition Era‚ and the Monkey-Scopes Trials that caused a large amount of the change and conflict. During the 1920’s‚ the Ku Klux Klan exceeded over 4 million people nationwide and became a national organization. This revival reflected
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The 1920s was a time of major social change in the United States. The social changes during this period were reflected in the laws and regulations that were brought into play at this time. One of the most prominent examples of this was prohibition. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution‚ also known as the Volsted Act‚ which got its name from its sponsor‚ Representative Andrew Volsted of Minnesota‚ was created to eliminate the use of alcohol in the United States. In doing this‚ the proponents of prohibition
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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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Anonymous Essay America may be famed for its Jazz Age and prohibition during the 1920’s‚ and for its economic strength before the Wall Street Crash‚ but a darker side existed. The KKK dominated the South and those who did not fit in found that they were facing the full force of the law. Those who supported un-American political beliefs‚ such as communism‚ were suspects for all sorts of misdemeanors. The so-called "Red Scare" refers to the fear of communism in the USA during the 1920’s. It is said
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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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Compare and Contrast the 21st Century 1. One of the main reasons why the 21st century is better than the 1920s is the 19th amendment Women’s Suffrage. This act was passed by Congress June 4‚ 1919‚ and ratified on August 18‚ 1920. Woman finally gained the right to vote and do the same things men did. Still‚ most women were not treated as equal as men‚ yes they had their rights‚ but they still weren’t treated as fairly as men in a respectable manner. Now in the 21st century woman and men are completely
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In the 1920s politicians and leading Canadians took an active role in discriminating against all ethnic groups other than white Anglo-Saxons. They achieved this by feeding the dark side of humanity: fear of different cultures‚ prejudice and xenophobia. In the 1920s Canada treated different peoples unjustly. The Chinese were faced with ridiculous laws‚ the Native Americans were forced to forfeit their culture and the Ukrainians were treated with suspicion wherever they went. In the 1920s the Aboriginals
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