right was the National Women’s Party (NWP) lead by Alice Paul. NWP was more of a militant organization and was known to have picketed the White House. With the combined force of the NAWSA and the NWP women won their constitutional right to vote in 1920. Women won the right to vote was one of the most significant achievements accomplished by women in the Progressive. This was also one of the largest extensions of democratic voting right in America. After women won their right they continued working
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The 1920’s 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 1920’s which made it the best decade. Even though there was so much good in the 1920’s 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 1920’s‚ the economy was booming. A big factor of the economy prospering
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1920 Bloody Sunday Special Topic Draft Sean Hawkins Mrs. Hedderman “I have proof enough to assure myself of the atrocities which this gang of spies and informers have committed. Perjury and torture are words too easily known to them. If I had a second motive it was more than a feeling such as I would have for a dangerous reptile. By their destruction the very air is made sweeter. That should be the future’s judgement on this particular event. For myself my conscience is clear. There is no crime
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I have learned a great deal from this class in a short amount of time‚ but one of the most interesting things studied would have to be the 1920’s. Not only did the United States become the wealthiest nation in the world during this era‚ but some major social changes took place during this time. Consumerism grew during the 1920’s due to products being made more obtainable. Henry Ford’s assembly line contributed greatly to this. Each worker was given a specific task to do on the assembly line‚ and
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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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1920s Fashion Abstract The “Roaring” 1920s‚ was a period in America of social evolution. There were changes in the areas of transportation‚ music‚ art‚ dance‚ and even language just toname a few areas. Fashion endured the most dramatic changes in many phases. There were changes in dress and dressing techniques. Hairstyles and products took a turn for the better as well. As a result‚ many of the citizens who were able to reach new heights in dress and hair design also acquired a new attitude
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Tolerance of the 1920’s To many the 1920”‚ which was roaring during the time‚ was a time of tolerance to many people. But‚ just how tolerant was it really? During this time the palmer raids were going on and many laws were being passed. Lots of these laws led to good consequences but‚ many didn’t work the way they should have. During the 1920 the prohibition act was passed saying that the consumption of liquor was illegal. But at the beginning this law was not enforced but later another law was
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Mobsters of the 1920’s During the early 1920’s large groups of italian immigrants came to america. They started off as a couple of thousand but as word spread out about jobs more came. A couple thousand later became couple of hundreds of thousands. Most of them derived from Italy; as they did not have a stable economy‚they came for a search of a better life. Government was overuleing as well and italians were not pleased with how their country
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Prohibition During the 1920’s to early 30’s the Eighteenth Amendment was established to end the production of alcohol in the United States. This was a fourteen year long reform that caused a rise of crime and violence in America. Many passed this Amendment thinking that many would benefit from the absence of alcohol. For example The Anti-Saloon League of America. This was an organization that originated in Oberlin‚ Ohio in 1893 and believed in temperance. Their goal in the 1900s was to rid America
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1920s research paper: Technology: Throughout life technology has always been advancing. Technology advances in many ways from electronics to cars and even medical technology. In the 1920s a lot of technological advances were made and that is why that period is called the “roaring twenties”(the roaring twenties). During the roaring twenties major inventions were made and medical breakthroughs were discovered. One of the major inventions during the roaring twenties is the Band-Aid. The Band-Aid
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