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    out of the war‚ many finally gained the insight of war truly was and what it truly did‚ and as a result‚ many tried to live their lives to the fullest they could‚ which resulted in heathenism‚ which was one of the most common lifestyles during the 1920s.

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    abusive and obnoxious while under the consumption. As the effect of alcohol began to spread nationwide‚ a movement to end the sale and manufacturing of liquor and beer began. The temperance movement began in the 1800’s but continued to gain momentum into the early 1900’s. By the 1920s‚ politicians were ready for change. On January 16th‚ 1919‚ congress passed the prohibition act to end all sale and distribution of alcohol. Many supporters of the temperance movement were prevalent members of society

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    The 1920s‚ also known as the Roaring Twenties‚ was a time of economic boom‚ cultural change‚ and political reform. The entry of the United States into World War I in 1917 unleashed massive federal spending that forced the nation to switch from civilian goods to war time goods. This called for more workers‚ and in return‚ more money was earned by the population. While more men were involved with the workforce‚ the rise of the New Woman asserted their independence from men and advocated women’s suffrage

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    The 1920s was a time for big change in America. Advertisements glorified the new idea of pleasure and luxury. During this era‚ the idea of Fordism emerged. Under Fordism‚ the main premise was that people work the same task over and over again for higher wages and shorter work hours then they get the weekend off to spend it however they want. The idea spread like wildfire leading advertisements to sell their products to people. With the new found idea of how to spend our money‚ people flocked to

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    Changing attitudes in the 1920s came about through progressivism‚ and the divide between country and urban life. Women were becoming more and more independent. Depression was beginning to sink its claws into the American economy first by way of rural towns and farms who felt the blow not with the stock market crash in 1929‚ but with the decline of agricultural prices in 1920. Most rural Americans still held to old traditions‚ and found how life was in the city offending to their beliefs and customs

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    In the 1920s‚ America was changing very culturally diverse as a result of many different individuals from totally different areas living within the same country. Furthermore as cultural diversity there was conjointly religious diversity and though the majority of faith in America were Christians different denominations of faith were more and more common as time went on. The concept that the faith wasn’t as necessary as it used to be became rather common. Church attendance was drastically falling

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    the best jazz musicians‚ amazing trading routs‚ the greatest pizza‚ and a amazing place to have a drink. Until 1920‚ when Prohibition had hit and had forever tainted the history of Chicago. The forbidding of alcohol had caused mayhem throughout the city‚ which resulted in the nickname “the most corrupt city” in the whole United States. Overtime‚ the blame for corrupting Chicago in the 1920s was forever

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    The 1920s are certainly remembered as a time of prosperity and excitement. From assorted new creations to some odd trends‚ the 20s seem to be a party that never ends. And while it sounds like a perfect decade‚ there are some things that seem a little off with the seemingly endless times of prosperity. Social difficulties such as the arise of the Ku Klux Klan and the issue on Prohibition arose into society and caused some major conflicts. One of the major positive events in the 1920s was the introduction

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    Fragile Economy of the 1920s and 30’s Post WWI and the Roaring Twenties Prior to the roaring twenties the global economy was unstable. World War I had created fragile trading bonds between the U.S. and many countries‚ war reparations needed to be paid by the countries that lost the war‚ countries such as Germany and Great Britain were indebted to the United States‚ and‚ as we know well‚ wars cost money. The economy was weakened and the developments made in the 1920s didn’t help to rebuild

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    In the 1890’s a famous psychology experiment was conducted by Ivan Pavlov which demonstrated classical conditioning in dogs. According to The Free Dictionary‚ classical conditioning is‚ “a learning process by which a subject comes to respond in a specific way to a previously neutral stimulus after the subject repeatedly encounters the neutral stimulus together with another stimulus that already elicits the response.” Around the 1920s‚ famous psychologist John B. Watson along with a graduate student

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