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    The Fight for Equality The 1920s were a time of struggle‚ pride‚ fear‚ and creativity for African Americans. Following WWI‚ blacks fought for the conditions and rights that they were given while fighting in Europe. They fought through countless riots and murders to push for equality. They migrated across the country to escape the horrid conditions of the South. They created an entirely new cultural movement that spread like wild fire. African Americans of the 1920s created a momentous movement

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    Women in the 1920’s Before World War II no one believed women had a place in the military‚ yet women overcame this and helped the United States reach victory. Women felt they needed and wanted to get involved in the war instead of sitting at home‚ taking care of the children‚ cooking dinner‚ and cleaning the house. Women joined military support organizations like the WACs‚ the WAVES and the WASPs. These kinds of organizations contributed immensely toward the United States war effort. Women felt

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    Zhao Elnora Zhao Christina Davis American Literature Jan 31‚ 2017 The Mix-Raced Identity In 1920s‚ the social status of African American was not improved in essence‚ which caused the Harlem Renaissance and appearance of many African American artists to express their own cul- ture. During that time‚ though slavery had been abolished‚ people just pretended to respect the African Americans but actually some differences still existed in their minds. More seriously‚ the offsprings of the white and

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    Memorabilia‚ 1928 Source: Roy S. Durstine‚ “Making Advertisements: And Making Them Pay‚” 1920. Source: The Butterick Publishing Co.‚ “Butterick Good Will Advertisements‚” 1922. Source: Will Rogers‚ “The Twenties In Contemporary Comment ary‚” 1929-1931. "Advertising in the 1920s‚" EyeWitness to History‚ www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2000). Source: Jakle‚ J.A.‚ City Lights: Illuminating the American Night ‚ 1920s cartoon. Source: Will Rogers‚ “The Twenties‚” April 12‚ 1925. Source: Alex F. Osborn

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    During the 1920’s‚ the United State’s attempt to put foreign policy in place caused global difficulty. The difficulty came from enormous tension that had resulted from WWI. The U.S wanted isolation but the U.S knew it would be hard to withdraw from all world affairs if we wanted to remain one of the main powerful countries. Some of these main powerful countries included the U.S‚ France and Great Britain. The U.S decided to construct different agreements and pacts with other nations before completely

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    during the 1930 ’s. He is one of the world ’s most known and hated leader. Hitler is called mad. His men were cultivated‚ educated‚ learned men. Germany wasn ’t a backward country‚ preyed on by ignorance‚ but one of the most advanced nations in the world. Hitler ’s program was one for evil and destruction and yet the majority of the people in Germany accepted it. Time has not dimmed the terms storm troops‚ gas chambers‚ death camps ‚ and holocaust. On the morning of September 15 1930‚ early editions

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    started in 1803. Hemophilia is a condition where blood is not able to clot‚ causing the injured to bleed severely. There has been a ton of different ways to try and stop bleeding throughout the years. Diluting snake venom was used to clot blood in the 1930’s. The venom would be milked from a viper and then diluted. The venom reacts to a protein in human blood that clots immediately. In the 1900’s‚ the life expectancy for hemophiliacs was 13 years old because there was

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    of the free world’s economy.” (Diebold 6) Even before the Charter was completed‚ the Council on Foreign Affairs deemed that “The ITO Charter is the only available safeguard” against a “return to the systematic economic warfare which prevailed in the 1930’s‚ with its political tensions‚ its economic wastefulness‚ and its...ventures fatal to the world at large” (Viner 628). Yet just a year after the Charter was completed‚ President Truman judged that there was no chance for the Charter to become approved

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    The Hobo Life in the 1930’s Imagine a time where there were no jobs‚ and the ones that were available weren’t paying enough to help anyone survive. Kids roamed the streets and little cardboard shackle houses were where most of the population lived‚ it was dangerous and unclean. Then there were the people who would jump aboard a train to seek work in other towns‚ or just go to see the world. There were approximately 2 million men‚ 8‚000 women (Ganzel)‚ and 250‚000 teens (“Riding the Rails” Encyclopedia

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    From 1916-1922 and until 1940‚ women suffrage‚ meaning women fight for the right to vote‚ and as a result women were given the right to vote all across canada. In 1920‚ the changing role of women was a result of the work they did in World War one. The number of working women increased by 25% which led to this. “Flappers” emerged from society; women who broke the social norm of what was acceptable for a women. They

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