Credit‚ World War One‚ government policies and technological advancements all had positive effects on the US economy‚ contributing to the boom of the 1920s. The factor of government policies played a big role‚ with‚ for example the Ford-McCumber Act 1922 which raised tariffs to force domestic purchases in the US. While speculation grew after World War One‚ it was the availability of easy credit that allowed the average consumer to speculate on the stock market. Henry Ford’s manufacturing was a major
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Background Information on 1920’s and 1930’s America 1. What was the Great War‚ how did it begin‚ and how long did it last? Which countries were involved? World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ was fought between 1914 and 1918‚ and it set the stage for politics‚ culture‚ and economics in the twentieth century. Serbia and other Balkan states gained their independence in 1878 after nearly five hundred years of Ottoman rule. Nations from both alliances wanted to increase their influence over the
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the country remained culturally and psychologically rooted in the past‚ but in the 1920s America seemed to breakaway from these attachments and usher in the birth of modern America This dramatic break between America’s past and future was shaped by the evolution of technology‚ sports‚ entertainment‚ and women’s roles. Many of the trends that converged to make the twenties distinct had been building for years. The 1920s were a period of technological change that transformed the fundamental structure
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Throughout this paper it is obvious that the issue of gender role took an enormous turn in the 1920’s. The conservative ideal that women were a man’s property after marriage and these had to work to earn money for their families while the housewife only cleaned and took care of the kids and the house was put behind after the war. Because of the World War I‚ women were forced to take on jobs once practiced only by men‚ this made them realize that they were capable of earn their own money and be more
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were held to many uniform expectations and stricter social rules. The typical “Woman’s place” was being at home‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ and caretaking along with the expectations that she be modest and essentially under the word of the man. However the 1920s portrayed women finally obtaining jobs of their own and the stigma or belief that a woman
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conflagration‚ the american was ready to concentrate on domestic affairs (a “return to normalcy‚” as 1920 presidential candidate Warren Harding called it) and to turn inward. During the 1920s until the Great Depression of the next decade private concerns preoccupied most americans. 1920s a decade of optimism and 1930s is a decade of depression. American people were creating new way of living by thrusting forces in 1920s. Whereas stock market crashed initiated a long economic decline that accelerated into a
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Power to the Women Gender equality was never a problem because it never existed. Before 1920‚ women and men were not considered equal. Women were considered lower ranked compared to men. Being married and tending to the children was basically a profession. Everything seemed to change when women were given the ability to vote by the 19th amendment that got passed in 1920. From then on‚ women were considered equal‚ but with every success comes hardships. Women were always considered naturally weaker
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flapper had more freedom (they did not want to use corsets and act like their mother). They had short hair‚ short skirt‚ drink and smoke in public. Women had access to a type of birth control‚ which helped poor families to not have a lot of children. In 1920‚ the 19th amendment allowed women to vote‚ which increased women presence in public area. Women had more chances to work in professional jobs‚ but only feminized professions like teaching and nursing. The automobile becomes more popular and more reliable
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A Longer Life In today’s society people are living longer‚ healthier lives as compared to the yester years. Now the average lifespan of the everyday American has risen almost 30 years since the 1920’s and continues to rise due to the built up immunities to old diseases‚ widespread education causing more doctors to be in the office‚ technological advances leading to the medical advances we are constantly using today and tomorrow‚ the media output of disease breakouts‚ and the personal knowledge
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leadership. The Great Depression has had a lasting effect on America and had influence in decisions later in history and also showed the extent of power a president could have through a time crisis. Many factors caused The Great Depression. During the 1920’s America’s economy was in full swing and it was extremely unusual to not have some money invested in the stock market because people could become millionaires effectively over night. This was actually a blessing and a curse ‚ because there was no physical
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