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    The 1920s was a period of groundbreaking and progressive change in the United States. Women’s roles in society changed and the economy experienced great growth as a result of innovative ideas and entrepreneurs. However‚ at the same time it was an era of intolerance and conservative ideas like prohibition. Women’s roles in society changed during the 1920s. As a direct result of the war‚ the number of women in the workforce rose and they moved into better‚ higher-paying jobs. After the Nineteenth

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    Zeitgeist of the 1920s By Mitchell Peerless The Roaring 20’s were a decade with a definite Zeitgeist and “The Great Gatsby” captures this Zeitgeist for all future generations to examine and study. In The Great Gatsby we the readers can easily see the Zeitgeist of the 1920s reflected back to us in three major ways. The wealthy flaunt their wealth‚ Social tolerance of race and sexual tendencies rise‚ and women are becoming more independent. The wealthy of the novel and of the 1920s flaunt their wealth

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    racism and the constant potential of racial violence are not tangible‚ but for those who were or are threatened by such an overwhelming force‚ the fear can be quite nearly so. The animosity and relentless oppression happening during this clip of history left the African American community at a loss‚ and this is where Marcus Garvey‚ talented Jamaican orator and activist‚ filled the void of leadership and headed the first mass U.S. movement for racial justice: the “Back to Africa” movement‚ where African

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    The roaring twenties was something that America had never seen before. The United States became the richest and most developed nation in the world during this time period. Americans were mass producing things‚ had high wages‚ new goods for consumers‚ and many forms of entertainment. Some of the major changes that came with the roaring twenties were consumerism‚ the harlem renaissance‚ changing the role of women in the society‚ literature‚ sports‚ movies and radio‚ and transportations. Also‚ America

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    1920s "The best of times‚ the worst of times." The 1920s was not a "roaring" time for immigrants and citizens of America. It harbored some of the harshest laws and brutal government restrictions. Immigrants were cast out by a post war country and alcohol banned in hopes of making our country purer. The 1920 was not the best of times. The prohibition of alcohol in the United States lasted from 1920 until 1932. The movement began in the late nineteenth century‚ and was fueled by the formation

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    Times in the 1920`s were not always the easiest‚ there were times when people had to walk to places‚ farmers used horses to transport goods‚ which could take hours or even days to get to the destination. All this was the life of people in the 1920`s until a man by the name of Henry Ford made an affordable option an automobile. This helped everyone in the world from farmers to the workers in industries‚ everyone benefited from this and the world became a different place with this invention. Automobiles

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    In 19020’s was a decade of profound social change between rural and urban life American‚ traditional and “ Modern” Christianity‚ participants in the prosper consumer culture and those who did not full share in the modern society. Many American did not welcome this new era of commercial culture. These groups of people resented and feared the ethnic and racial diversity of American’s cities and what they considered a lack of moral standards of urban life. These changes affect the cities‚ economic

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    3. Depreciation percentage=$1‚640‚200/$15‚411‚620 = 10.64% New Fixed Assets=$15‚411‚620 + $30‚000‚000 = $45‚411‚620 $45‚411‚620*.1064 = $4‚831‚796 new depreciation Pro forma Income Statement Sales ($36‚599‚300*1.12) $40‚991‚216 Cost of Goods Sold ($26‚669‚496*1.12) 29‚869‚836 Other Expenses ($4‚641‚000*1.12) 5‚197‚920 Depreciation 4‚831‚796 EBIT 1‚091‚664 Interest 573‚200 Taxable Income 518‚464 Taxes

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    Violations of Civil Liberties During The 1920s During the 1920s‚ many immigrants in particular‚ African Americans‚ migrated from Southern to Northern states in America. Many African Americans settled in Harlem‚ New York‚ where at the time multiple American civil rights including women’s rights were being violated by a corrupt government. African Americans suffered discrimination and poverty battling for a better opportunity in life by striking against government organizations and creating unions

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    The most important cultural battle fought in the 1920s would have been the battle over the Prohibition. The Prohibition was the constitutional ban on the production‚ consumption‚ and sale of alcohol. This ban was put into place in 1920 and lasted for 13 years. At the core of this battle was whether to keep it around or to do away with it all together. There were several different groups on either side of this opposition each of which had their own agenda and reason for believing the way they did

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