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    Let’s look back into the past as Bennet was discussing to help expand what is being said using youth subcultures from generations of the past. If you look back into the 40’s‚ 50’s there was never any true subculture in society it was how things were in the world and the generation of that time they weren’t like how millennials because of that time period. Whereas we jump into the 60’s is where subcultures really developed it all began with “peace not war” and drugs played heavy influence into all of their

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    1920's Decade

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    The 1920s was the best decade of the first half of the 20th century. In the 1910’s there was WWI‚ the 1930’s the great depression‚ and the 1940’s WWII. So much flourished economically and industrially during the 1920s which made it the best decade. Even though there was so much good in the 1920s there were some problems too‚ but not nearly as bad as any of the other decades in the first half of the 20th century. During the 1920s‚ the economy was booming. A big factor of the economy prospering

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    1920's Fashion

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    Fashion of the Jazz Age In the 1920s‚ fashion for all ages saw a dramatic change and began an evolution towards fashion today. Throughout history‚ evolution in fashion has corresponded with changes in culture and values. After WWI‚ a large cultural shift was seen in America. The new ideas and values that emerged were reflected in the new fashion trends of the era. In the 1920s‚ women’s fashion reflected a growth in their independence‚ men’s fashion evolved to reflect the new aspects of a more casual

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    and illegally smuggled alcohol. Speakeasies sprung up and were very popular giving people a place to have fun and let loose. They were underground bars that sold alcohol illegally. In addition to this illegal actions‚ gangs played a big part in the 1920s. The organized groups actually ran the speakeasies‚ establishing placed in all the major cities. Capable of manipulating police and policies‚ they

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    The roaring twenties was a time full of the extragrant free moving culture. During this point in time there was a huge impactful social and political change. The 20’s was an age for everything new and exciting. There were many inventions during this time including: automobiles‚ the airplane‚ sliced bread‚ the assembly line‚ and the television. With the new inventions came new actions‚ dancing‚ and dressing. Many traditional standards were rejected. There was a break out of organized crime‚ and

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    Segregation In The 1920's

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    could live. Insurance policies could also refuse to give black insurance unless they lived in the north. Blacks then began to make their own small businesses within their part of the town like beauty shops‚ barbershops‚ etc. They made their own entertainment so they didn’t have to go to the whites. They even had their own newspaper “The Omaha Star” which they could spread news throughout their community. Black doctors‚ lawyers‚ and dentist would all expand onto north 24th. Even though they established

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    Can you believe that over a few decades ago changed the way women dress and act? The flapper girls sparked in the early 1920s leading a revolutionary change to modern day clothing for both women and men. The style that most of us try and pull of came about during a time of change and growth in our nation. Flappers in the 1920s are considered to be our modern day feminist. During their time period‚ women were granted with more freedoms and equality to men‚ such as voting and being able to hold

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    Women In The 1920's

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    The 1920s were the years of expression‚ change‚ innovations and new opportunities. Within these years women were exposed to different types of cultures and expressions some major ones being jazz and flappers. Women also gained the right to vote when the nineteenth amendment was passed allowing women to now have a say in political circumstances. Sheppard-Towner Act was also passed making it possible to have well-baby clinics‚ educational programs‚ as well as nursing. Expression for women came from

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    Prohibition In The 1920's

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    the outcome of the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s? By being able to determine or predict outcomes based on the closely related prohibition in the 1920s we could possibly save lives from the war that is raging in many of our backyards. In my research I was looking for articles from the 1920s and present day that were closely related to try to draw ties between the modern day prohibition of drugs and the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s. My primary search methods were both Google search

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    It can be argued that the Industrial Revolution was the beginning of Modern America. However‚ it wasn’t until the 1920s where America brought new sense of fashion (Doc I)‚ started building and expanding from a great change in technology (Doc G)‚ and excelled economically in the mass production of automobiles (Doc H). Therefore‚ the 1920s was the beginning of Modern America. From the beginning of now showing more than just their ankles‚ women became more independent. Both men and women were leaving

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