Explain why there was criticism of the clergy around 1529: There was criticism of the personnel of the church both high and low‚ from village priests to roman cardinals; criticism of lifestyles; criticism of the clergy seen as not fully committed to or measure up to Christian ideals. All of these strands of criticism were of long standing in England and elsewhere in Europe. Anti-clericalism and antipapalism had little real threat to the English church in the 1520’s. Erastainism usually operated
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The 1920’s are a time filled with American culture and a mix of everything new technologies‚ different cultural views and newly broken barriers. Jazz music was also brought into the lives of white civilians bringing a whole new culture mix to areas otherwise recognized as segregated. These new styles of life and music brought together two different communities yet also set problems for both. Seen as a time of shine and beauty not all was black and white and with the aid of colored writers and poets
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Daily Life in the United States 1920- 1940 The era between 1920 and 1940 was filled with a multitude of challenges from wars‚ governmental reforms‚ to the great stock market crash. But within these difficult times‚ was born several significant inventions that would change the way of life for all Americans. Among those of most importance were that of the automobile‚ the radio and electricity. The automobile drastically altered the way people lived and worked by allowing Americans the freedom
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Marissa Olivas The Prohibition Era from 1920 to 1933 During the 1920s the United States had just come out of WWI and this called for celebration. Americans were in no mood to be deprived of anything‚ automobiles and other indulgences were on a rise. Also during this time temperance movements were also on a rise. This movement was led by rural Protestants and social progressives in both the Democratic and Republican parties‚ called the Dry Crusaders. Due to this rise changes were being made that would
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and then we had these black bloomers that were box pleated. […] We began to have the shorts‚ but they came right here at the knees.” Wilma Jean Buntin’s description of the basketball uniforms reflected the type of sports clothing wore during the 1920s. These uniforms called gym suits emulated the different ideas of the decade known as the Flapper. The sweater
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Women petitions and fought for the right to vote for years. It started all the way in the 1800s. They fought tirelessly until finally on August 18th‚ 1920 women got the right to vote. (19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women’s Right to Vote (1920)). Even all the way back in the 1800s women have taken the roles of activists. They knew what they wanted and fought for. For example‚ the first quote in this paragraph talked about how women fought
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Even though the 1920’s began with a favorable outlook for peace‚ towards the end of the decade and throughout the 1930’s the clouds of war were forming. Dictators arose in countries that were dissatisfied with the results of World War I. Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan took aggressive actions‚ and neither the League of Nations nor the democratic countries were able or willing to stop them. British Prime Minister Chamberlain suggested the best way to deal with Hitler was the policy of appeasement. Actions
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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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In the early 1920s‚ America was at its peak of prosperity and economy growth. This time period was labeled the “New Era” and “Roaring Twenties” because of the decade’s high-spirited energy and cultural changes. American men and women had this idea that business and its wonderful products were what made America great and they would indulge in spending in new consumer items American factories send forth. Mass production of goods fueled corporate profits and national economic prosperity. Though the
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America was not prosperous or united during the 1920’s. Although there were reasons to show that The United States were prosperous during this time‚ there are stronger arguments and ‘harder’ evidence to show that most of population were neither prosperous nor united. These arguments are‚ the collapse of the American economy in the late 1920’s and the countries economical situation‚ prohibition and the truth in society a large part of this being racism. There are signs of prosperity and unity in
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