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    Even though the 1920s began with a favorable outlook for peace‚ towards the end of the decade and throughout the 1930’s the clouds of war were forming. Dictators arose in countries that were dissatisfied with the results of World War I. Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan took aggressive actions‚ and neither the League of Nations nor the democratic countries were able or willing to stop them. British Prime Minister Chamberlain suggested the best way to deal with Hitler was the policy of appeasement. Actions

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    National Woman’s Party was created. The following year they started picketing at the White House. They were eventually were arrested. The first wave of feminism was for the right to vote. After a few years the women were allowed to vote finally in 1920. The first wave slowly went away after the right for women to vote passed. The second wave started in the 60s and lasted until the 90s. Due to social scientists‚ the men considered

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    Amelia Earhart is like the little engine that could she never gave up on her dreams even though she had a rough childhood she still had many achievements and accomplishments even tho she died in her line of work. People still believe that she was a great pilot that had many achievements‚ and lived a successful life. Amelia Earhart had a rough early life. Born july 24‚ 1897 in Atchison‚ Kansas‚ her father was an alcoholic who couldn’t keep a job. Her parents sent her to live with her grandparents

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    Before 1920 a few women attended seminary or an academy for women to learn and be educated but women were not allowed to attend universities and college campuses; this was for men only and women believed they too could benefit from obtaining a degree and becoming part of the work force‚ helping their families and being able to move up the ladder economically. This was considered by many women as the beginning of a long fight to establish their rights and place in the world. Women believed they

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    WWI. Many things had changed after the war which led to many controversies and fighting for social equality with men. Some of these events are called: The first female Member of Parliament‚ The Persons Case and of course the Famous Five. During 1920 was a new era for the women in Canada. Hoping for educations‚ women’s and children’s working conditions and health. However reality had not measured up to women’s expectations. Which lead to a federal election allowing women to vote for Agnes Macphail

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    Around the year of 1920s‚ there were two types of schools in Americas education system. Generally‚ it consists of Public Schools and Private Schools. The Oregon School System does play a crucial role in their countrys education system‚ started from the year of 1922. A group of people which is also known as Ku Klux Klan and the Scottish Rite Masons had also involved in the formulation of educational system for the sake of the society in that time. They set the requirements of education for their young

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    During the 1920s America established an extravagant way of living that involved buying and spending to show wealth. We‚ as Americans‚ have taken this upon our everyday lives. So much of our lives in America revolve around a social ladder that we fight to climb to the highest rung. Every man‚ woman‚ and child for themselves. Our rude manor has been brought out of this nation’s mask. Often we‚ as Americans‚ betray our own life long friends and family to reach this idea of the ´top´. Music‚ movies

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    Birth Control Movement in the 1920s In the 1920s‚ life was more conservative than it is today. People did not openly talk about sex‚ planned parenthood‚ and they definitely did not agree on the use of contraceptives. Many people in the United States thought that birth control was morally wrong; however‚ a woman named Margaret Sanger would fight to make major changes in this generation that would change our outlook and our opinions about contraceptives forever. Margaret Sanger was passionate about

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    Although no one really knows how or when the term flapper came to America‚ the term is said to have come from prewar England. With the onset of World War I‚ the sexual behavior of young women in England spiraled out of control as more and more women began to flock to army camps. There‚ they basically became like wartime prostitutes since they became addicted to engaging in sexual intercourse with soldiers‚ which became known as “khaki fever.” Eventually‚ the flapper was deemed to be a social

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    Prior to the age of industry‚ 1865-1920‚ products were made by hand. Most businesses were owned by one or two people. The industrial revolution was the time period when products were made by machine rather than by hand. There were many causes of the growth of industry. In addition‚ there were many effects of the growth of industry . the age of industry was a turning point in american history. There were many causes of the growth of industry. One cause is new inventions‚ the new inventions increased

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