In the 1920’s New York was more important to jazz than Chicago. Although Chicago had this larger than life aspect Giola says it was often less glamorous and that the “nightspots were often makeshift rather than opulent” New york‚ on the other hand‚ African Americans created these new societies with the development of Harlem. New york was the 2nd most segregated city and this lead to black living in congested areas one of which being Harlem. Harlem was overpopulated with African American living in
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style changed drastically due to the heavy impact of the war. Although both men and women experienced drastic fashion changes‚ women were more affected because they were held to very high societal standards before the beginning of the war. Before the 1920s‚ both men and womens’ fashion was dull‚ conservative‚ and modest. After the war‚ many economic changes took place that affected fashion greatly. Before the war‚ women were
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Vietnam DBQ The Vietnam War began in 1956 but the United States campaign began in the early 60’s. The Vietnam War heightened social‚ political and economic tensions in the United States with events such as the Gulf of Tonkin incident‚ the Kent State massacre‚ and the war powers act. Then the drafting started. James Fallows describes how he witnessed fresh graduates from high schools were being drafted (Document F). Mr. King Jr. was very upset as he learned about the racial statistics about the
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Outline for 1996 DBQ 1. Opening paragraph: In 1860 through 1877 was a time of change and social development as the United States of America was freshly out of the civil war. -Fluff‚ facts‚ when the civil war started ended. -Thesis the ways in which the social change mounted to form a revolution would involve (List the documents main reasons) (Doc. C‚ D‚ E‚ F‚ G‚ I) 2. Body paragraphs: 1. Condone what the information says in documents C/D on how the black man can be trusted with a gun
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DBQ The Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative effects. These effects changed the world and the way of living. Some negative effects were pollution‚ diseases and crowded tenements. Some positive effects were cheaper products more jobs. For example in document 1‚ 2‚ and 3 it shows the change in manufactory which help speed up production and have more available job opportunities. How the factories got better and faster machines. Like the steam engine help transport and trade stuff quicker
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The 1920’s is best knowns as the “Roaring Twenties” or the “Jazz Age”. The era where there was an emphasis of focus on social‚ artistic‚ and culture. Patriotism began to arise. We had more accessibility to automobiles‚ telephones‚ and electricity. We had airplanes and a growth in the industrial side. Women had been given the right to vote. People who were artistic were not afraid to express themselves with their meaning and emotional experiences. Motion pictures were growing with productivity. They
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U.S. History Europe England: Economics – enclosure o Economy began to revive o Enclosure: property owners fence off land for grazing Squatters kicked off Hiof land => landless population o Colonies = solution for landless peoples Merchant capitalism o Merchants in look for investment opportunities Development of joint-‐stock companies Nationalism o Spain = Britain’s greatest rival o Defeat of Spanish
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Person/Place/Thing | Who/What | When/Where | Significant Individuals | So What:Significance | Chinese Exclusionary Act | President Chester A. Arthur signed the act banning Chinese immigrants from working for 10 years | May 6th‚ 1882 | President Chester A. Arthur | The United States was supposed to offer freedom‚ but instead they passed the first law restricting immigration into the United States. | Knights of Labor | A secret workingmen’s organization formed in 1860 to defend the interests
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What factors caused America to turn its attention to the world beyond her borders? In the final decades of the nineteenth century‚ America grew hungry for empire and expansion‚ and became incredibly aggressive in its foreign policy Aggressive expansionism became popular in America thanks to the desire to tap overseas markets‚ the yellow press of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst‚ the racist view that Anglo-Saxons ought to dominate the "backwards peoples" (a view made popular by Reverend
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The 1960’s and 70’s were filled with turbulent changes. The US was still reeling from containment and its domino policy‚ leading it to believe that it had the right to exercise influence in foreign affair. One foreign affair was known as Vietnam. The Vietnam War was the longest war in the nation’s history. This war‚ from both abroad and at home‚ drastically changed the society of America‚ socially‚ economically‚ and politically. It caused for much anti-war sentiment and fueled the counter culture
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