question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period. Some of the documents have been edited‚ and wording and punctuation have been modernized. The 1920s were a period of tension between new and changing attitudes on the one hand and traditional values and nostalgia on the other. What led to the tension between old and new AND in what ways was the tension manifested? Use the documents and your knowledge
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An Analysis of the "Clash of Civilizations" Theory Introduction of Government Course B.A Lauder School of Government‚ Diplomacy and Strategy The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya International Program X 12/12/2013 Introduction Humans have an unquenchable appetite for power and this inherent flaw of the human race is locking humanity in an eternal struggle among itself. After millions of years of astounding human progress and advancement in almost all aspects of life‚ this
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The 1920’s marked a great cultural transformation following WW1. Americans began embracing new forms of entertainment‚ which lead America to a great time of prosperity with business expansion and consumerism. The mass production of electricity helped to spur the mass production of automobiles‚ refrigerators‚ vacuum cleaners‚ radios and many other consumer products. Demand for the many new products made advertising necessary to entice buyers. The media of the radio helped spread the desire. One
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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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Though US agriculture seemed strong‚ it did not share in the prosperity of the booming 1920s. U.S. farmers were overproducing food‚ and they had done so since The Great War. At that time‚ Herbert Hoover was the federal government’s food administrator. He pushed for a large increase in American agricultural production since European agricultural production was weak and Hoover wanted Americans to supply them with food. The wheat production in the US was growing considerably by the end of the war‚ before
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decades following Ronald Reagan’s presidency. With standards placed on societal norms and values in the recent past by political beliefs of the left‚ which held a strong influence on the American people‚ it would appear that people now‚ similar to the 1920s era‚ are again trying to break these norms as they begin to think and act for themselves. For example‚ as cited in the article‚ statues of former heroes and heroines were scrutinized by many American‚ as a result of their “wrongdoings‚” despite all
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In the 1920’s Chicago‚ everything was run by the mob‚ most of the clubs‚ cabarets‚ speakeasies. The club scene in Chicago was HUGE‚ with literally hundreds of clubs in central hubs‚ such as Clark Street in the north‚ and also the black belt on the south side of chicago. Many of these clubs were of mixed races‚ whites and blacks were all together in the same establishments‚ and were hidden in alleyways. These clubs in chicago were known for the variety in music‚ illegal use of alcohol and were extremely
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In the 1920s‚ the introduction of electric lighting made dancing late into the night easier. It also influenced that the clothing of the Victorian era was over‚ and that the new style was quite free and flowing. Dances were created due to contests where people made up their own dances. Most dances were invented in the 1920. The Charleston was one of the first. It was popular from its feature on two Broadway shows in 1922. Next‚ came the Black Bottom‚ which was the most popular from 1926 to 1927.
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might mean something different. However‚ not a lot of people know how the Mexican national culture emerged from a process between the indigenous cultures and the Spanish colonies that dominated the Mexican lands. It began in the era of the Olmecs whom at the time they were the first known society to actually settle in the Gulf of Veracruz. After that the Olmecs they influenced other villages in which the Mayan culture became widely known whom they developed the Mayan calendar. Lastly the Aztecs were
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movement and played prominent roles in founding settlement houses‚ in social work‚ in immigrant aid societies‚ and in other movements for social reform. Although women did not win the right to vote until 1920‚ the movement for women’s suffrage began before the Civil War in the 1840s. By the 1920s‚ women’s lives had undergone many changes and the rise of the "new woman" was in full effect” (New Women p. 2). The first women’s movement caused a stir in the world. Women having the right to vote was a
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