next decade‚ starting in 1920‚ was one of improvement and growth. New technology was springing up and life was profitable during the post war economy boom. However not everyone could be pleased with this shift into modern practices. The 1920s was a period of tension between the push for modernity and the struggle to maintain traditional values. This tension was present particularly in the economic‚ social‚ and political realms. The tension between old and new was relevant in the social lives
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which made the whites have to compete with the blacks for jobs. The government spending on arms was reducing. This is when race became such a big problem in the United States. The whites began getting nervous because they were struggling to find jobs and they would take their anger out on the african americans. Many blacks lost their lives due to the white getting angry at the lack of jobs. In 1919 that was the bloodiest time ever between whites and african americans. A
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In the 1920’s blue’s classic Ain’t no tellin’‚ blues artist Mississippi John Hurt displays his situation detailing what maybe perhaps his life on the road as a blues artist travelling and performing at different venues throughout a few parts of the country. In attempts to decipher the lyrics‚ I imagined myself in the 1920’s going through rough times perhaps even being slaved but then gaining an opportunity to travel on the road and perform. Personally because I would feel ever so wanderlust and
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Did the behavior of young women in the 1920’s reflect bad morals? The youth of America in the 1920’s behaved very differently than the generations that came before them. They indulged in experiences that defined their time and raised questions of morality among peers and elders. Youth in the 1920’s changed fashion‚ sexual relationships and the way women functioned. According to author Paula Fass‚ “ College youth of the 1920’s redefined the relationship between men and women”( Fass
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The 1920’s was a significant decade in American history. Some acknowledge the twenties as The Roaring Twenties and as a major period in the Progressive Era. Through that time many advancements have left a long lasting affect on American society. Some of these advancements include new innovative technologies and a major step up in womens social status. The automobile was one of the most innovative technologies of the era. First being manufactured in the late 1800’s the automobile did not reach
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America went through many social changes with the American Revolution and industrial revolution. During the 1920’s‚ the face of America began to change more into an urban society. Many differences between the rural and urban sides of America emerged. Historians consider the tensions of the 1920s as a backlash against the rising urban America‚ which turns out true. Rural people believed that the city lacked morals. The urban city dwellers lashed back saying that rural residents did not understand
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Psychology field started in the mid-1800’s . The introspection suffered from one major problem which is there’s no way to resolve differences of opinion. When people reported different introspection under similar conditions it was proved to be a fatal flaw. In the 1920’s‚ psychologists are more likely to defined their field as the “science of behavior”. The truly scientific psychologists should study only the observable behavior and the behaviorists argued with that though behaviorism appeared to
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American Studies The 1920’s were time of great prosperity and new trends that swept the nation. One of the best trends were all of the new inventions being created. Inventions including the Band-Aid‚ the Iron Lung‚ and even Bubblegum! These are three of the many inventions created during the 1920’s‚ and many are still to come. Earle Dickson was employed as a cotton buyer for the Johnson & Johnson when he invented the band-aid in 1921. His wife Josephine was always cutting her
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The Model T‚ the radio‚ the washing machine: all inventions of the 1920s. The ‘20s were the decade of the idealist‚ the entrepreneur‚ and the innovator. Inventions popularized in the 1920’s would re-shape the American way of life. According to the Model T Ford Club of America‚ Ford sold 1‚555‚454 Model Ts in 1919. The influence of the Model T can be seen in every aspect of American life. The mass production of the car led to the widespread use of the assembly line‚ an innovation that would streamline
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purpose or an identity. The shared identity can be based on culture‚ class‚ religion or even ethnicity (Delaney‚ 2006). Gangs have been around for hundreds of years. They go back as far as the early 1800’s. Their favorite crimes at that time were loitering and vandalism. After the 1920’s it was booze‚ gambling along with extortion. Gang bosses that were from Ireland and Italy took over the streets of New York‚ and Chicago. Some decided to have nicknames like “Crazy Legs‚ Sticky Fingers even The Nose”
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