Chapter 23 The 1920s: Coping with Change (1920-1929) I. Economy A. Booming business 1. Unemployment as low as three percent‚ steady prices‚ and the GNP grew by 43 percent from 1922 to 1929 2. Consumer goods such as home appliances (vacuums‚ refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ etc.) i. Sixty percent of US homes electrified by mid 1920s 3. Automobiles i. By end of decade‚ automobile industry accounted for about nine percent of all wages in manufacturing and stimulated
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Immigration‚ Urbanization‚ and Industrialization are directly related. Immigration causes urbanization‚ which causes industrialization‚ but industrialization also causes immigration and urbanization. These three things work in a cycle. Immigration causes an influx of people into a certain area. There general trend is that immigrants look towards cities because of jobs. Often times immigrants are very poor‚ and very desperate for work. This means that they will relocate to an area
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The alcohol prohibition in 1920 was a government effort to stop the manufacturing‚ distribution‚ and consumption of alcohol. To say the least‚ the prohibition only made matters worse causing the consumption of alcohol to increase significantly. The addictive properties of alcohol forced citizens into find alternate and dangerous routes to getting their fix. After the defeat of prohibition‚ one would believe the government would learn from their mistakes. However‚ the 1950’s proved differently when
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riots and more problems caused by industrialization and Urbanization‚ anti-immigration and pro-white associations were bound to show their face again. Especially with the Red Scare at its height and some terrorist bombing attacks in across the country‚ the KKK had ammunition to join into the fight for only whites in the neighborhood communities‚ the government‚ authority‚ and the country in total.Targeted by KKK in the 1920s were the ’New Immigrants’‚ African Americans‚ Mexicans‚ Jews‚ Catholics‚ Asians
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1913-21 Warren Harding pres 1921-23 Calvin Coolidge pres 1923-29 Herbert Hoover pres 1929-33 FDR pres 1933-45 PARTY Democrat Republican Republican Republican Democrat 1. Politics in the 1920s Republicans • Republican party dominated national politics during the 1920s • 1920- Warren Harding>16 million to 9 million votes>admin plagued by scandal veterans bureau Chief Forbes was imprisoned for squandering $200 million‚ Teapot Dome Scandal>secretary of the interior fall>involved
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Immigration Immigrants have done so much to benefit the United States and continue to help benefit the country so we should allow open immigration for the benefit of their lives especially in times of crisis. They have provided many forms of economic help and support over the years. For example the Fiscal Policy Institute says small businesses owned by immigrants employed 4.7 million people in 2007 and according to estimates they generate more than $776 billion annually (Ten ways immigrants.. Para
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SAMPLE DBQ. ESSAY As a nation coming out of a devastating war‚ America faced many changes in the 1920s. It was a decade of growth and improvements. As immigrants fled from Europe‚ the economy improved‚ and new machines offered convenience and luxury from the kitchen to the streets. However‚ with all change comes opposition. The 1920s revealed a conflict between traditional America and the new attitude and lifestyle through the changing role of women‚ continued dominance of Christian
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“standards” that were set for them. During this time life was on the edge. The 1920’s was a time of innovation‚ and this revolutionary time period caused
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Compare and Contrast the 21st Century 1. One of the main reasons why the 21st century is better than the 1920s is the 19th amendment Women’s Suffrage. This act was passed by Congress June 4‚ 1919‚ and ratified on August 18‚ 1920. Woman finally gained the right to vote and do the same things men did. Still‚ most women were not treated as equal as men‚ yes they had their rights‚ but they still weren’t treated as fairly as men in a respectable manner. Now in the 21st century woman and men are completely
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carefree living for many. The decade began with a roar and ended with a crash” (https://www.ncpedia.org/history/20th-Century/1920s). Americans were beginning to witness more inequality and conservatism than social change. It was the return of the Ku Klux Klan‚ the Prohibition Era‚ and the Monkey-Scopes Trials that caused a large amount of the change and conflict. During the 1920’s‚ the Ku Klux Klan exceeded over 4 million people nationwide and became a national organization. This revival reflected
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