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    The Roaring 20´s earned its namesake for the prosperity and lively culture which ran rampant. Life was bigger‚ it was better and it seemed like there was no stopping progress. The soaring economy introduced an a culture of excess and consumerism that hadn´t been witnessed before. Women´s role in society went through a transformation from housewife to working women. African Americans were given their chance to revel in their art‚ literature and philosophy while attending the Harlem renaissance. Despite

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    objects. In the 18th and 19th century women were simply meant to raise their children and do chores around the house. In the past 100 years women’s rights have changed a lot. Their first major step in becoming more like actual human beings was in the 1920s when a group of five powerful women changed the identity of women forever. But I’m not here to talk about that amazing story‚ I’m here to talk about their rights‚ right now in the present. Many of you may think that this is no longer an issue but

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    The 1920s was a very propitious era. Millions of people were living in wealthy cities‚ the economy was great‚ many had jobs‚ and new inventions were being created. Overall‚ everyone was happy and carefree. However‚ in 1929‚ the stock markets crashed and millions of citizens lost all the money they invested into the bank. This event soon led the world into the worst economic downturn‚ The Great Depression. Millions of people became unemployed‚ had food insufficiency‚ started living on the streets

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    The 1920s proved to be an exciting time for women in America‚ everything indicated a new dawn was on the horizon. The recent passage of the 19th Amendment had put an end to a 40 year battle to give women the right to vote. In 1920‚ the suffrage cause prevailed‚ and a new era for women had begun. This era would empower women. Their role in the home and the workforce was about to change. Up to this point‚ women had been content as housewives‚ mothers and caregivers. The new dawn brought a

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    The First World War created massive growth opportunities on the economic front in America when she joined the war in 1916. The need for industrial production on a massive scale to provide arms for the war effort‚ gave rise equally to employment. With most able bodied men away at the war in Europe‚ it fell to women and African Americans to fill those jobs and meet the rising demands. (As a direct result of this‚ Wilson‚ president of USA during this period‚ recommended and supported that woman be

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    America as a Land of Prosperity in the 1920s is the story of Americans who searched for equality. Yes‚ for some individuals America was a land of prosperity in the 1920s. The First World War sparked Americas rise in prosperity. As no fighting took place on American soil there were virtually no reparations to be paid‚ also America had entered the war late and therefore‚ had not spent nearly as much money as the big European countries such as France‚ Britain‚ and Germany. This left America in a very

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    promoted and sold but did not provide the desired aid for the illness. In the 1920s‚ scientists and doctors researched and discovered treatments and drugs to treat diseases and sicknesses‚ such as opiates‚ penicillin‚ insulin‚ and amphetamine. Newly discovered medical cures were evidently well trusted and popular because of their authenticity and legitimacy in reliability. Even though

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    Change for women in the 1920s ~Lifestyles -1926 the flappers come about‚ these ladies where a new era to the fashion world they began wearing dresses and inch above the knees‚ skin colored silk stockings‚ and sleek pumps. -Acting in public took a turn as well; women began smoking and drinking more often. They also began to talk about sex more openly and began to dance in public in a regular basis. Tango‚ fox trot‚ shimmy. -This behavior then became media worthy and once it escaped to media

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    Ilan Timerman Hartley Pawloski English III Honors 8 March 2015 Prohibition: The National Experiment In the 1920s‚ a large experiment was conducted in the United States that had a great effect over the economy. The name of this experiment? The National Prohibition Act of 1920. In the “Roaring Twenties” people were not aware‚ or simply did not care about the consequences of alcohol abuse. People would party‚ dance and drink all night‚ the men drinking more than the women‚ as expected. Eventually

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    Prohibition During the 1920s there was a ban on alcohol. Prohibition was the legal prevention to manufacture‚ sell‚ and transport alcoholic beverages under the eighteenth amendment. But along with banning alcohol‚ came a spike in the number of bootleggers. Bootleggers made and sold alcohol illegally from places known as speakeasies. Speakeasies were illegal liquor stores or night clubs‚ often time hidden in the bottum of drug stores or businesses. First off‚ why was there a ban on alcohol? In 1917

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