disconnection of any kind‚ such as race‚ color‚ sex‚ language‚ religion‚ sRights has positively has positively impacted American culture because independence from men and traditional roles‚ gave equal rights‚ and what big changes happen for women in the 1920’s. What intrigues me the most is women would try to over power men and get a death sentence for what the believed in. These women who spoke up changed us as women today; we have more rights and power. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that al
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The 1920’s marked a great cultural transformation following WW1. Americans began embracing new forms of entertainment‚ which lead America to a great time of prosperity with business expansion and consumerism. The mass production of electricity helped to spur the mass production of automobiles‚ refrigerators‚ vacuum cleaners‚ radios and many other consumer products. Demand for the many new products made advertising necessary to entice buyers. The media of the radio helped spread the desire. One
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No alcohol! The prohibition act or the 18th amendment in 1920 banned the “manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors” (gilderlehrman) this was a big thing because the consumption of alcohol was a big part of daily life in the 1920’s. The prohibition was known as the “noble experiment” (Mark Thornton) this was because people couldn’t see a life with liquor. Then the idea of prohibition was born because groups like the “Woman’s Christian Temperance Union” were very concerned about
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The 1920s was a difficult time period to live in America. The United States was still trying to get over the end of slavery‚ and they were not to happy about the things that the minorities were receiving. This was the starting point of segregation and all of the hatred. This resulted in extreme hatred from whites upset about the rights blacks were receiving. The whites would not even let the blacks use the same restrooms‚ water fountains‚ and restaurants as them. This was all causing the black folks
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“The 1920s saw the development of a distinct‚ lively youth culture and of a society that was much more youth-oriented than ever before.” (“A Changing Society”) This change was the result of women having more opportunities in their lives to become more independent and stray from their former lives of being stuck as a wife whom only cleaned and took care of the kids. During the 1920s and 30s‚ women were able to get better jobs‚ and change their lifestyle in order to become more independent‚ however
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Though US agriculture seemed strong‚ it did not share in the prosperity of the booming 1920s. U.S. farmers were overproducing food‚ and they had done so since The Great War. At that time‚ Herbert Hoover was the federal government’s food administrator. He pushed for a large increase in American agricultural production since European agricultural production was weak and Hoover wanted Americans to supply them with food. The wheat production in the US was growing considerably by the end of the war‚ before
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thundering twenties the decade in which they all put stock in diligent work and individual with strain. motion picture fractiousness‚ and jazz babies thriving battled another mass expending society base around spending and having a great time. Amid the 1920s Americans delighted in a higher expectation for everyday comforts on the planet goad by new creations and indicatively solicitations.
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Throughout the 1920’s‚ also known as “The Roaring Twenties”‚ was a time of peace for the nation. The economy was at the highest point ever and the country as a whole was wealthier than it has ever been. It was during this decade that The United States became the richest
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decades following Ronald Reagan’s presidency. With standards placed on societal norms and values in the recent past by political beliefs of the left‚ which held a strong influence on the American people‚ it would appear that people now‚ similar to the 1920s era‚ are again trying to break these norms as they begin to think and act for themselves. For example‚ as cited in the article‚ statues of former heroes and heroines were scrutinized by many American‚ as a result of their “wrongdoings‚” despite all
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20 year-old couples could not even have a sip of champagne at their own wedding. As if this was not enough‚ the saddest part in this mischief is that it made our problems even worse. Prohibitionists are very naïve‚ if not imbecile‚ people. In the 1920s‚ they tried to prevent people from drinking alcoholic beverages. As a result‚ those who once were moderate and responsible drinkers began to drink great quantities of alcohol at a time‚ since their access to it was limited. So‚ we went from a society
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