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    Sports of the 1920s

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    The 1920s was the heroic era of American Sports. A heightened interest in sports started growing in the public a sudden emergence for them was arose. The major athletes in this decade were Babe Ruth‚ the greatest baseball player who ever lived‚ Red Grange‚ known as the ‘Galloping Ghost’‚ and Paavo Nurmi‚ a record-breaking olympic track runner. Babe Ruth is known as the greatest baseball player who ever lived. In 1920‚ the New York Yankees purchased him from the Boston Red Sox for $125‚000.00.

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    Entertainment in the 1920s By Joshua Boonstra Movies Movies back in the 1920s usually had sound. They were shown with piano or organ accompaniment‚ sound effects‚ and subtitles. Comedy was the most popular type of movies during this time of films. The humour in these films were very slapstick-meaning people thought it was funny when someone fell on a banana peel or got a custard pie in the face. Buster Keaton‚ Laurel Hardy‚ and Charlie Chaplin were some famous comedians. Many Canadians regularly

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    Flappers In The 1920s

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    The 1920s were an age of dramatic political‚ economic and social change. For the first time‚ more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929‚ and this economic growth swept many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar “consumer society.” People did not have to worry about struggling with money. People had to rely on physical labor in the farm life but that changed when everyone started to move to the urban city with no physical labor

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    Mexican Immigrant Life and Americanization in the 1920s HIST 4527 Professor Villarreal February 4‚ 2011 In his book‚ Major Problems in Mexican American History‚ Zaragosa Vargas describes the Mexican Immigrant experience from 1917-1928. He begins by assessing the Protestant religious experience for a Mexican in the early 1920s‚ and then describes Mexican life in both Colorado in 1924 and Chicago in 1928. After defending Mexican Immigrants in 1929‚ he includes an outline of an Americanization

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    Technology in the 1920s

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    Technology created an era of prosperity Technology made the lives of the 1920s much easier as it was a time of prosperity. Changes in technology in the 1920s influenced American life by creating more entertainment‚ and adding to the ease of life. This includes the automobile‚ entertainment‚ and radios. One of the first major inventions to become a national craze was the automobile. First developed with a combustion engine in 1896 by Henry Ford‚ he later started the Ford Motor Company

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    How Did Life Change in the 1920s in Western Countries After World War I (The Great War) the 1920s was a decade of dramatic changes and modifications to society all raised from the idea to just have fun. Known as the “Roaring 20’s” the society of the Western Countries made significant changes to their lifestyle with hugely impacted civilians. Such changes included more money and more leisure time to family’s‚ the entertainment industry boomed‚ jazz became a much more popular genre of music and

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    Prohibition in the 1920s

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    Prohibition In The 1920s The 1920s were a time of great change in the United States. Changes‚ however‚ provoked resistance to change and longing for the “good old days.” On January 16‚ 1920‚ a major change took place in the United States. This was the beginning of the “Noble Experiment”‚ or what is better known in this country as Prohibition. The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed prohibiting all importing‚ exporting‚ transporting‚ selling‚ and manufacturing

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    that it was getting into your well and that it was your only supply of water. The Great Depression impacted the economic prosperity for blacks and whites in the United States. The Great depression was a great impact in the 1920’s.The economy was becoming unstable during the 1920s. “The unstable nature of the U.S. economy was evident in the

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    1920s Slang Examples of popular slang phrases during the 1920s: • Bees knees- used to refer to something that is positive/good • Gigglewater- alcohol • And how!- This phrase is used to show that an individual is agreeing with someone else • Baloney- used to address something that makes no sense • Bent- used to refer to someone that is over intoxicated • Bimbo- a strong tough guy • Cash- used to refer to a kiss • Dapper- the father of a known flapper • Doll- used to refer to an attractive woman

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    The 1920s were the first decade to almost completely resemble the modern consumer market. Invention and industry were both growing at an unprecedented amount. A lot of this was credited to the the automobile being mass-produced‚ and sold to almost every American who could afford one. This not only shaped the economy of the 1920s‚ but it also changed the culture of Americans in general. For example‚ Americans are going to go “car crazy.” Furthermore‚ the invention of the automobile completely changed

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