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    In the 1920s the automobile industry grew into the largest manufacturing industry in the nation. Automobiles (cars‚ trucks‚ busses) surpassed railroads as the primary haulers of passengers and freight. Henry Ford built his company in Detroit which created more jobs. As the automobile industry grew a lot of new jobs were created such as: gas stations‚ maintenance shops‚ fast food restaurants and motels for people on the move. One in every four Americans had a job in the automotive industry or

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    For my paper I chose to examine the policy of prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s and 1930’s and how it relates to current prohibitionist practices around the present day “War on Drugs”. There are significant parallels between the “Noble Experiment” of alcohol prohibition and modern day drug prohibition. Just as alcohol prohibition empowered organized crime and gave rise to a violent culture of mafia families and gangsters‚ today drug prohibition empowers ruthless international criminal cartels

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    July 15th ‚ 2010 1920s Good Times or Bad Times? For many decades‚ there were numerous arguments stating whether the “Roaring 20s” were good times or bad times in Canadian history. Although there were many clear reasons that supported both sides of the argument‚ I believe that the 1920s were good times. The “Roaring 20s” were times of economic and social boom. New inventions which are still effective part of our lives in 21st century‚ growing power of multimedia and entertainment‚ and modern form

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    Question 4 There are a number of ways that society evolved through the events of the 1920s. Before this time‚ America had been going through huge changes in makeup‚ but Americans were still divided on many important issues. Despite changes in laws‚ public perception was slow to catch up with the evolving society. The Harlem Renaissance was a widespread cultural movement that gave us amazing new music‚ works of art‚ and books from African American artists. The explosion of jazz music lead to

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    In the 1920s there were three major car developer’s‚ Ford‚ Chrysler and General Motors. These three companies were massively producing cars using Henry Ford’s invention‚ the assembly line. The assembly line changed everything for many companies‚ it’s still even used in companies today just instead now we’ve got machines doing work for us. The mass production in cars caused the prices to drop to an affordable amount so that people could buy them‚ company owners used the fact their vehicles were being

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    loss of power or capacity to respond to stimulation” (Salazar‚ 2007). Fatigue is an tremendous issue that effects human capabilities and limitations in the aviation industry. Last week Tracie Newman introduced the idea of fatigue mitigation. In the 1920s Lindbergh became aware of the damaging effect of long work days. Over the years much research has been performed on this topic. Due to the results many regulations have been implemented to prevent the numerous limitations fatigue places on the body

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    A vast majority of modern societies around the world view Canada as an accepting nation that embraces a variety of different people‚ and hosts many diverse cultures. For instance‚ in the 1920s not all Canadians were free from discrimination‚ and although most people were embracing this time of prosperity with new inventions and exciting lifestyles‚ others‚ such as the Indigenous peoples of Canada‚ were struggling to avoid the the overbearing push of extreme cultural discrimination. The residential

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    many different opinions. Today’s literature for example is written differently of course it has to attract the reader’s generation‚ but some classics might do that as well‚ but differently. Lady Chatterley’s Lover had a tremendous impact during the 1920s it was a time when no one was ready for a book like this. Shocking many older people‚ but attracting the younger generation of the time and mostly women. Does society tend to put restrictions on the world of literature? When it comes to novels banning

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    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 1920s 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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