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    filled with rich history. Cities such as New York and Chicago were known to be over-populated during this time because everybody came from different parts of the country to have their dreams come true‚ since there were more opportunities in the cities. Chicago was known for being a magical city with the best jazz musicians‚ amazing trading routs‚ the greatest pizza‚ and a amazing place to have a drink. Until 1920‚ when Prohibition had hit and had forever tainted the history of Chicago. The forbidding

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    Gangsterism In The 1920's

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    Gangsterism In The 1920S “The Roaring Twenties‚”; what a perfect aphorism. It was certainly roaring with music and dance‚ but it also was roaring with gangsters. In the aspect of gangsterism‚ the thirties were also roaring. Americans in this time period tolerated criminals‚ especially those involved in bootlegging. Bootlegging is the smuggling of illegal substances. Bootlegging could have possibly been tolerated because of the recent outlaw of alcohol during this time period‚ known as the Prohibition

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    1920's Good or Bad?

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    July 15th ‚ 2010 1920s Good Times or Bad Times? For many decades‚ there were numerous arguments stating whether the “Roaring 20s” were good times or bad times in Canadian history. Although there were many clear reasons that supported both sides of the argument‚ I believe that the 1920s were good times. The “Roaring 20s” were times of economic and social boom. New inventions which are still effective part of our lives in 21st century‚ growing power of multimedia and entertainment‚ and modern form

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    Delinquency In The 1920's

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    McKay’s developed their own theory in the 1920s; this was one of the first attempts to focus on the social conditions that lead to delinquency. They wanted to explain why juvenile crime rates were so high in areas of a city characterized by urban decay. Why was there increased delinquency in the zone in transition? There were three characteristics of interstitial areas identified by Shaw McKay: cultural heterogeneity‚ mobility‚ and poverty. In the 1920s‚ a big number of immigrants from many countries

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    The 1920s are known as the “Roaring Twenties”--an age of wealth‚ luxury and decadence--but was this the case for everyone who lived during this time? Unfortunately not. While the white male population prospered‚ many were fighting against inequality while others still were struggling to make a living and provide for their families and themselves. During this time‚ some people were rising to fortune and power‚ but women‚ immigrants and minorities alike were falling to the bottom of the privilege ladder

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    time of jazz and flappers and good times‚ however‚ other aspects of the twenties life were arduous and troublesome. The youth of America was lied to by the government and their parents during the 1910s and World War I. With the reintroduction of the car‚ the youth rebelled against their parents and standards previously created. Other minorities also began to change. The women of the 1920s wanted more rights‚ which they received when Congress amended 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920. When

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    Art- Painting Movements

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    each art movement listed‚ discuss how it was a product of a certain history and culture. List the most important formal art elements of each movement. Choose a painting from the movement on the museum website. Point out the important formal qualities of the painting (how is it an example of the movement?) There is a grid for each movement on the pages below. Neoclassicism‚ Impressionism‚ and Abstract Expressionism art all contrast each other and are three very important eras in art. Neoclassicism

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    starving and looking for any way to feed their children‚ even if that meant begging. During the early 20th century‚ the United States of America endured what is possibly known as the most devastating economic nightmare in history. The Great Depression was a time of great suffering for millions of Americans which lasted from the end of 1929 to 1939. However‚ the nation saw the worst part of this Depression during the years of 1929 to 1933‚ which left an unbelievable 13 million unemployed with little

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    Changing attitudes in the 1920s came about through progressivism‚ and the divide between country and urban life. Women were becoming more and more independent. Depression was beginning to sink its claws into the American economy first by way of rural towns and farms who felt the blow not with the stock market crash in 1929‚ but with the decline of agricultural prices in 1920. Most rural Americans still held to old traditions‚ and found how life was in the city offending to their beliefs and customs

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    Vietnam War” (Hall xi)‚ a rightfully said statement. Lasting from 1960-1975‚ it is America’s longest war and changed the United States politically‚ socially‚ and culturally during that period. In the early 1970s‚ the voting age was lowered to 18‚ largely because of the war. Also‚ Vietnam was one of the first wars in which African Americans largely participated. Lastly‚ Vietnam changed America culturally by causing mistrust in government. In the 1960s through early ‘70s‚ the Vietnam War changed America

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