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    The 1920s was a time for big change in America. Advertisements glorified the new idea of pleasure and luxury. During this era‚ the idea of Fordism emerged. Under Fordism‚ the main premise was that people work the same task over and over again for higher wages and shorter work hours then they get the weekend off to spend it however they want. The idea spread like wildfire leading advertisements to sell their products to people. With the new found idea of how to spend our money‚ people flocked to

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    Changing attitudes in the 1920s came about through progressivism‚ and the divide between country and urban life. Women were becoming more and more independent. Depression was beginning to sink its claws into the American economy first by way of rural towns and farms who felt the blow not with the stock market crash in 1929‚ but with the decline of agricultural prices in 1920. Most rural Americans still held to old traditions‚ and found how life was in the city offending to their beliefs and customs

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    In the 1920s‚ America was changing very culturally diverse as a result of many different individuals from totally different areas living within the same country. Furthermore as cultural diversity there was conjointly religious diversity and though the majority of faith in America were Christians different denominations of faith were more and more common as time went on. The concept that the faith wasn’t as necessary as it used to be became rather common. Church attendance was drastically falling

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    the best jazz musicians‚ amazing trading routs‚ the greatest pizza‚ and a amazing place to have a drink. Until 1920‚ when Prohibition had hit and had forever tainted the history of Chicago. The forbidding of alcohol had caused mayhem throughout the city‚ which resulted in the nickname “the most corrupt city” in the whole United States. Overtime‚ the blame for corrupting Chicago in the 1920s was forever

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    The 1920s are certainly remembered as a time of prosperity and excitement. From assorted new creations to some odd trends‚ the 20s seem to be a party that never ends. And while it sounds like a perfect decade‚ there are some things that seem a little off with the seemingly endless times of prosperity. Social difficulties such as the arise of the Ku Klux Klan and the issue on Prohibition arose into society and caused some major conflicts. One of the major positive events in the 1920s was the introduction

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    The 1920s was a timeless age of vibrancy and prosperity for many Americans. Rapid industrialization and new inventions gave rise to dramatic economic and political changes. For the first time‚ America was beginning to feel like a nation held together by similar beliefs and hobbies. During the 1920s‚ America had given rise to one of the most influential and meaningful times in our history‚ however‚ the dramatic rise also cultivated numerous problems that eventually led to a huge crash in our stock

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    Fragile Economy of the 1920s and 30’s Post WWI and the Roaring Twenties Prior to the roaring twenties the global economy was unstable. World War I had created fragile trading bonds between the U.S. and many countries‚ war reparations needed to be paid by the countries that lost the war‚ countries such as Germany and Great Britain were indebted to the United States‚ and‚ as we know well‚ wars cost money. The economy was weakened and the developments made in the 1920s didn’t help to rebuild

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    In the 1890’s a famous psychology experiment was conducted by Ivan Pavlov which demonstrated classical conditioning in dogs. According to The Free Dictionary‚ classical conditioning is‚ “a learning process by which a subject comes to respond in a specific way to a previously neutral stimulus after the subject repeatedly encounters the neutral stimulus together with another stimulus that already elicits the response.” Around the 1920s‚ famous psychologist John B. Watson along with a graduate student

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    There’s a reason they called the 1920s in America the “Roaring 20s.” Not only was there a new feeling of ebullience in pop culture and society‚ but the economy was booming as well. According to Investopedia‚ “Economic growth is an increase in the capacity of an economy to produce goods and services‚ compared from one period of time to another.” There are a variety of ways a country can achieve economic growth: increases in labor force‚ capital‚ natural resources and higher productivity through

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    Troubled twenties Intro Racism occurs all around the world on a daily basis. People are terrorized everyday for being different. As time goes by‚ racism becomes more discreet‚ therefore making the task of calling racism out harder. During the 1920s‚ racism in America escalated uncontrollably. While other groups of people with different beliefs and religions were targeted too‚ mainly black people were terrorized‚ by groups such as the KKK during this period. The Morning Tulsa World Daily The invasion

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