The 1920s was a decade of innovation and inspiration. From monumental changes in everyday life‚ to the new sense of freedom that infected the younger generation‚ the 20s changed how Americans thought‚ acted‚ and lived. The music of this decade was no exception. As the music industry entered the Jazz Age‚ it brought with it a wild‚ carefree mood that influenced Americans in every way possible. The powerful and distinct music popularized in the 1920s embodied the acceptance and celebration of new
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Depression led to the dramatic rise in unemployment rates‚ the vast migration of people‚ especially farmers‚ looking for jobs‚ food shortages‚ and an increasing hatred towards Hoover’s advocacy for laissez-faire and polices for reform. The years from 1929-1932 reflected a dark era in which Americans were afraid and unsure of what was to come next. With the nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president‚ a feeling of hope emerged with the thought that this problem could be solved. With FDR’s New Deal
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What events led to the Civil War? During the Revolutionary Era from 1765-1815‚ slavery existed in thirteen colonies. Maryland went from white servants to slaves. There was an agricultural economy that existed in the South that was dependent on the labor of slaves. Although slavery did not exist in the North exclusively; New York‚ Philadelphia‚ and New England were involved in the trade of slaves; so although the South was exclusively using slaves as an economic gain‚ the North also had financial
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signal‚ Nick the man Offred fantasized about once before. This arrangement between the two of them can potentially be a problem. She isn’t only sneaking around Serena Joy’s back who visiting another Commander wife who is sick‚ Nick the man she desires is caught in the middle. She reveals the Wives get sick a lot if the Martha’s or Handmaids get sick‚ they’ll be sent to the Colonies. Once again‚ we see another arrangement between the Commander and Offred nothing physical causing her to feel perplexed
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Progressivism Between 1870 and 1920 a population shift occurred from rural to urban. Early immigrants and new immigrants differed greatly in many areas. Urbanization lead to changes in technology such as transportation‚ water power‚ steam power‚ and machinery. Though city dwellers received technology first‚ this technology allowed for people to live outside the city and still work there. The industry was dominated by large companies‚ who supplied work. America had several problems during the urbanization
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The Puritans of the New England colonies influenced the development of political‚ economical‚ and social areas throughout the 1630’s-1670 with their ideas and values. They had emigrated from Britain in order to express their beliefs and practices freely. Religion was the foundation of the political‚ economical‚ and social developments of the Puritans. From government to living conditions to religious acts‚ the Puritans were trying to purify the Church of England in their own ways. Some things worked
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The Holocaust was the systematic killing of Jews Slavs Gypsies homosexuals and the disabled. Many factors led up to Holocaust such as : The Treaty of Versailles‚ The Great Depression and Hitler’s rise to power were major factors in the Holocaust. The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty that ended World War One. The treaty was signed on June 28‚ 1919. The treaty was signed by France’s Premier Georges Clemenceau‚ Britain’s Prime Minister Lloyd George‚ United States President Woodrow Wilson‚ and Italy’s
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In the short story "A Clean‚ Well-lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway‚ there were several conflicts between the young and the old. This story had just a few subjects that are conflicts between younger and older generations. Such as the older waiter wanted to stay open for the old man and the younger waiter wanted to close the café. One of the conflicts between the younger and the older generations is‚ Teenagers and college students do not have a huge demand for responsibilities. Most do not have
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The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) was created and signed by monarchs to pacify tensions between rival countries‚ Portugal and Spain. The Treaty aimed to placate conflicts that occurred after Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after discovering America (Williams‚ 1922). These conflicts arose because once Columbus returned‚ the Spanish rulers‚ Ferdinand and Isabella enlisted papal support to claim to the entire New World‚ and the Spanish-born pope Alexander VI set up a line of demarcation from pole
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start winning and show signs that the war would soon be over with an overall Union victory. General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta campaign ensured that reelection victory. This campaign opened the South‚ which then led to the famous event known as Sherman’s March to the Sea. These events led to Lincoln’s reelection by defeating Johnston’s army‚ capturing Atlanta‚ and ripping the heart out of the South. The soldiers of both armies had been fighting for years‚ war had filled their lives in most aspects
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