The majority of the historical events that took place in the 1920’s‚ greatly influenced the way women dressed‚ as the automobile industry grew‚ so did female’s interest in cars. As they became drivers‚ women’s clothes were adjusted accordingly to their more liberated lifestyle‚ with sporty clothes becoming one of the leading fashion trends. Designers influenced by the revolutions in the film and music industry‚ began creating clothes similar to those seen on the big screen. Among them‚ there were
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In the 1920’s the Ku Klux Klan emerged during the aftermath of the U.S. being involved in World War I. It was founded by William J. Simmons‚ a Methodist circuit preacher who had fifteen followers. The movie The Birth of Nation was Simmons inspiration and recruiting tool for the Klan. From 1915 to 1920 Simmons was able to earn a living by attracting several thousand members to the Klan who agreed to pay membership fees. In the beginning‚ the Klan had only 4‚000 to 5‚000 members throughout Georgia
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Science and technology in the 1950s During the 1950s‚ science and technology were improved with the cooperation between the scientists and the U.S. government. In the light of the science and technology‚ people have the power to raise their knowledge. However‚ in the 1950s‚ some of the researches and investigations were classified as top secret‚ and remained unknown to the public for many years‚ now Americans can see its repercussions in the world today. Making hydrogen bomb and the discovery of
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In the early 1920’s many women pushed for prohibition. Prohibition was the nationwide ban of alcohol to prevent women from being brutally abused by their husbands. The concept of outlawing alcohol was controversial during the 1920’s‚ and did not work very well. People still consumed alcohol even though it was illegal. Some states did not enforce prohibition because they did not have enough money to pay for the enforcements‚ and when enforcements were hired‚ many of them accepted bribes to ‘look the
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The 1920’s were a time of great cultural change in America. Traditionalists found the new values of the Jazz Age to be utterly sinful and immoral. The youth of the twenties rebelled against the constraints of their elders in several ways. One of the most provocative changes was the "new look" for young women. The Flapper Era entered America with a bang. Ladies did the unthinkable in cutting their long tresses to chin length bobs‚ smoking‚ wearing shorter dresses and even engaging
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The 1920s started a new era in music known as the jazz era. Saxophones were just recently accepted by modern audiences instead of being used in only military bands (Verity). The saxophone was created by Adolphe Sax in 1840 and is a reeded instrument made of brass. Because it is made of brass‚ it fits in very well with other brass instruments‚ like trumpet and trombone that were very popular in bands. It is also a reeded instrument which allows it to have a voice-like quality and great range of tonal
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Radium Girls was a chemical disaster that happened during the 1920’s. Women in watch making were being exposed to Radium all the time. These women worked painting wristwatches‚ and in order to get a fine point on their paintbrush they licked the brush‚ therefore swallowing the paint. Some of them also painted their teeth and nails with this paint since they were told that it wasn’t harmful. The paint had Radium in it‚ therefore exposing them to Radium. They painted the numbers on the watches. They
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have felt neglected and replaceable. They wanted to take control of the United States again and feel secure. Moreover‚ the Great War led to depression and numerous people lost their jobs. They felt the United States they once knew is gone. In the 1920s‚ there was a massive increase of immigrants‚ youth rebellion‚ suffrage‚ different religious practices. In other words‚ the Ku Klux Klan saw a new era of destruction. Their point of view was utter downfall of the nation. They had to fix the disaster
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World War. Prior to the 1950s there had been decades of activity regarding racial equality in the forms of skirmishes‚ but most protests was chaotic. The movement became more organized following the war as other aspects of American culture changed too. Negroes became more organized under influential leaders‚ and civil rights groups such as the NAACP‚ CORE‚ the MFDP‚ and the SLCC gained stronger footholds. Negroes had already been pushing for civil rights before the 1950s‚ but they’re efforts were
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rights movement in the 1950s was a very controversial and important time in not only this nation’s history but in world history. Leaders from within the African American community like Malcolm X‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa Parks‚ and many others had been pivotal people during this time. Although there is still a fair amount of inequality and injustice between races to this day‚ it is not the equivalent of what people had to fight to achieve what they believed. Groups in the 1950s had not only wanted
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