in the 1930s was iconic. We look back at this era and we can admire the delicacy of this generation. It’s beautiful. The 1930s was a tough time in America whereas the Great Depression‚ a long and severe recession in an economy or market‚ was a major impact on daily living. Even though this major obstacle was there in full force‚ the trends that this era took on were the beginning of something new. This fashion outlook included men and women both of the higher and lower classes. The 1930s brought
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1930s fashion At the beginning of the 1930s more than 15 million americans were unemployed.(“The Great Depression”) The fashion in the thirties was a completely different story. They showed themselves to be fancy and elegant.The 1930s was a time we struggled and had a significant social change. The 1930s was a somewhat “depressing” era of time. In 1929 the stock market crashed which led to the Great Depression in the 1930s. Many Americans went into debt and by the time 1931 arrived nearly
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The 1930s provided women with more opportunities for women in education and work. Women graduated high school at a slightly higher rate than men did. Female high school graduates increased 20% throughout the 1930s; double than that of the 1920s. However‚ more men continued to graduate college than women (7%); there were less female college graduates in the 1930s than in the 1920s. Even though not as many women were getting college diplomas‚ businesses were hiring twice as many women than men. According
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Women of the 1930s 22/09/12 Of mice and men topic Back in the 1930 women were known as second class citizens. They didn’t have the same rights that men had. Doing any other job than being a house wife was really frowned upon. Men would go out and work for the money whilst women would look after the children and clean the home. Also during this time women had to cover up their legs and arms as men could get the wrong
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The 1930s was a period of depression in the UK. While the US‚ Germany‚ Canada‚ and Canada had all had periods of economic boom in the 1920s‚ (though the US had entered a depression in the 1930s‚ also) the United Kingdom had yet to have their economic breakthrough. As the US had their Wall Street crash‚ they cut off their loans to other countries and stopped importing foreign goods in an effort to stop themselves from plunging into a depression. In response to this‚ many countries plummeted into a
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The Klan of the 1930’s In 1865‚ the bloodiest war in American history drew itself to a much-needed end. However‚ the gory war had severe repercussions. One of which is the Ku Klux Klan‚ or as it is more commonly known‚ the ‘KKK’‚ or even ‘the Klan’. The Klan was not originally meant to perform filthy crimes against humanity‚ but any group started by individuals with such dark beliefs is bound to morph into something unintentionally. Something horrible. Something that would burn fear into the
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The Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation was vital in sparking the chain of events that changed race relations in the United States forever; it freed some slaves and proved that total abolishment was possible and could be beneficial. The proclamation was a document endorsed by Abraham Lincoln that stated "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebel states "are‚ and henceforward shall be free." Since the Civil War from 1861-1865 lasted longer than either side anticipated
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Unit 9: Week 3 - Study Guide for Test 1 Use the following as a guide. The test covers chapter’s 1-3 plus any supplementary articles or documentaries that were required. This is only a guide. Remember that since this is an open book test‚ ANY question pertaining to the readings could show up. Be sure to have read thoroughly before beginning the test. Please note that starred items could be included as possible short essays (requiring a 1-2 paragraph response). I also suggest that you
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“Race” James Baldwin once said‚ “I am what time‚ circumstance‚ history‚ have made of me‚ certainly‚ but I am also so much more than that. So are we all.” When the subject of race comes up‚ I feel like that quote is very meaningful. According to class lecture‚ race is an arbitrary social classification of clearly bounded categories based on skin color which corresponds to no biological reality. To be able to understand race today‚ a person should have a background on the history of race. According
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Race is a biological entity‚ but it has been proven that the concept of race can be constructed or manipulated by societies that even though since an anthropological and biological perspective the barrier between races is very clear. Ethnicity isn’t a societal concept founded by the color of skin‚ since everyone knows individuals of the identical race have variations of skin color. For example in European circles‚ Middle Easterners such as Arabs‚ Jews‚ Iranians (Indo-Europeans or Aryans); North
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