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    The most important cultural battle fought in the 1920s would have been the battle over the Prohibition. The Prohibition was the constitutional ban on the production‚ consumption‚ and sale of alcohol. This ban was put into place in 1920 and lasted for 13 years. At the core of this battle was whether to keep it around or to do away with it all together. There were several different groups on either side of this opposition each of which had their own agenda and reason for believing the way they did

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    Industrialization DBQ Q: Identify the issues raised by the growth of Manchester and analyze the various reactions to those issues over the course of the nineteenth century. __________________________________________________ The spread of industrialization rapidly altered and changed the city of Manchester during the nineteenth century. Of course there were positive effects that stemmed from this‚ but negative effects due to the growth of industrialization outnumbered the

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    Cited: “A Survery of the World Economy: The Dragon and the Eagle.” The Economist 2 Oct. 2004: 3-26. Branstetter‚ Lee‚ and Nicholas Lardy. China ’s Embrace of Globalization . Working Paper 12373. Cambridge : National Bureau of Economic Research ‚ 2006. “Economic Survey of China 2005: Key Challenges for the Chinese Economy.” OECD: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development . 16 Sep

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    During the early 1890’s‚ in the state of Massachusetts‚ there was a steel factory. Over the years a great deal of material changed how the steel factory ran and also how the workers were working. The movement started and affected everything from industrial manufacturing processes to the daily life of the average working citizen. Industrialization is the procedure which a state goes from an agriculture based economy to an economy based in industrial developments‚ such as textile‚ mining‚ iron‚

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    Chapter 9 Section 1: The Beginnings of Industrialization A. Perceiving Cause and Effect: As you read this section‚ make notes in the chart to explain how each factor listed contributed to an Industrial Revolution in Great Britain Factor Contribution to the Industrial Revolution 1. Agricultural Revolution- boosted demand for products and provided labor led to an increase of population increased Food supplies. 2. Abundant Natural Resources- Surplus of natural resources such as coal

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    resulted in rapid US industrial growth in the late 1800’s?               In the late 1800’s the US overtook Great Britain as the world’s largest source of manufactured goods               Abundant natural resources o             The US was its own source of the raw materials necessary for industrialization o             Coal‚ iron ore‚ copper‚ lead‚ timber‚ and oil               Abundant labor supply o             High immigration between 1865 & 1900 o             Increased supply of

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    Working Toward Change The 72-year-old fight made by women lasting from 1848-1920 would over time result in the establishment of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution declaring women’s suffrage and subconsciously empowered women that additional doors of opportunity would then too be opened. However prior to reaching the “golden” destination‚ women had a grueling journey filled with bountiful obstacles (such as laws‚ expectations‚ and stereotypes) that had to be overcome to reach

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    HISTORY Why was there a boom in the USA in the 1920s? There are many factors that contributed to America’s economic boom in the 1920s. Resources where essential at this time in USA‚ this was because many new products and items were being produced for the consumer. Natural resources like coal; minerals‚ oil and land were in great store and were a great help as a basis for further expansion. The First World War was another factor as the USA supplied Europe with many goods during this

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    adults as well. The culture was form in United States soiled. When the Walt Disney Company was created‚ it was during the 1920s which was a deep cultural conflict. The decade saw a titanic battle between an old and another America. Movement‚ race‚ liquor‚ advancement‚ carnal orientation legislative issues‚ and carnal profound quality all got to be major social war zones amid the 1920s. The clearest indications of progress were the ascent of a buyer situated economy and of mass stimulation‚ which served

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    A New Beginning In the autobiography‚ “Out of the Shadow”‚ author Rose Cohen‚ a Russian-Jewish immigrant‚ explains the social and economic conditions during the late 1800s and early 1900s for Jews immigrating into the United States. Cohen explains how many Jews fled Eastern Europe and Russia during this time due to the ruling of the tsar‚ fear of religious persecution‚ and economic restrictions. Because these restrictions were becoming the norm for Jewish people in their county‚ Rose’s father‚ a

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