of time people worked. Before 1860‚ people didn’t have an abundant amount of free time. This is because in 1860 the normal work week averaged an incredible 66 hours (“39b. Sports and leisure”)! By the 1920s the work week had decreased 26 hours‚ putting the average workweek at 40 hours. In the 1920’s Henry Ford‚ in addition to his creation of the assembly line‚ invented the 5 day 40 hour work week ("Ford Factory
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8.04 Law’s and Trials of the 1920’s 1. After reading about the subject‚ define the word "Prohibition" as it pertains to the 18th amendment. Prohibition in the United States was a measure designed to reduce drinking by eliminating the businesses that manufactured‚ distributed‚ and sold alcoholic beverages. The Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took away license to do business from the brewers‚ distillers‚ vintners‚ and the wholesale and retail sellers of alcoholic beverages. 2
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DID THE 1920’S ROAR? The 1920’s experienced a roaring time‚ in terms of economy‚ culture‚ and technology. Everyone was having a good time and people became worry-free. Jobs were becoming more available‚ and pay increased. People were buying more luxury items. Also‚ they were going out and having fun. The 1920’s brought happiness to many people and families because of the overall boom. The 1920’s experienced an economic boom because of foreign investment‚ expanding industries‚ and consumerism
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From Passion to Performance to Prosperity: Volunteering for a Great Cause Emily Price English 101‚ Section 087 Professor Reid November 5‚ 2012 From Passion to Performance to Prosperity: Volunteering for a Great Cause It is commonly known that every human being on this earth is different. We all have different personalities‚ morals‚ values‚ interests‚ and hobbies. This diversity between one another is what makes every person unique and special in their own way. Ever since I was a little
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Women Now and Then The Flapper lifestyle became popular in the 1920’s after the rights of women were expanded. The new rights that were given to the women gave them a certain confidence boost. Some women began to expand certain lifestyle activities that would‚ in the 1920’s‚ not necessarily be accepted by society’s standards. The women whose attitude became rebellious and independent became known as flapper. “Many women celebrated the age of the flapper as a female declaration of independence
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depressed environment they lived in. This struggle can be clearly seen in the 1920’s‚ when young girls were looking for a voice. Searching for individuality‚ an influx of prosperity occurred throughout the decade of the 1920’s. Flappers caused women to develop into a strong female population; rebellion and transformations made to society greatly impacted the future to come. The sporatic actions of the female youth‚ during the 1920’s‚ enabled Flappers
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After a lengthy struggle‚ 72 years‚ for women’s suffrage the females of the era finally won their right to vote (Independence para. 1). The people who worked for generations to achieve such great advancements in the 1920’s world entered politics (Independence para. 1). Many people played a large role in the betterment of the American society including: Carrie Chapman Catt‚ Alice Paul‚ and Margaret Sanger (Independence para. 1). Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League of Women Voters to improve voting
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and the abolition of the inhumane slavery in U.S.‚ America tried to stand up once again from its fall and to rebuild itself as it approached the decade of 1870’s‚ making this Reconstruction period a truly indispensable part of U.S History (debold). An event like The Panic of 1873 and the settlement of the West help expansion and industrialization of U.S. territories. Furthermore‚ during this decade‚ inventions led the path to a more advanced society. One of the most successful inventor the world has
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playing disc-shaped records. From the 1890’s until the early 1920’s‚ phonograph records and machines were broadly marketed and sold. Record marketing gave Americans access to music they had never heard before. The 1920’s brought improvements in radio technology‚ which turned the radio into a new marketed product. As radio ownership increased‚ so did the number of radio stations. By 1922‚ there were 600 radio stations around the United States (Radio in the 1920’s). Families used their radio for entertainment
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difference of definitions‚ the achievability of the American Dream can become based on an opinion. Through the times‚ the American Dream has changed in ideals as well as in practicality and achievability. During the 1920’s‚ the American Dream arose as veterans returned from the war. The 1920’s was a time of great prosperity and growth‚
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