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    Xxxxxxx U.S History 2 Dr. Tyrone Tilery April 30‚ 2015 The Women’s Movement of the 1920’s A woman in the 1920’s had experienced many different societies and faces of the U.S. Following the First World War‚ social issues gained more recognition and the nineteenth amendment granted women the right to vote in 1920. This changed the way women were viewed and the way they viewed themselves. In America‚ a Narrative History by David E. Shi and George Brown Tindall‚ the history of the nineteen-twenties

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    Chapter 13 The Rise Of A Mass Democracy Due: Vocabulary: Deference Puritanical Mudslinging Spoils Denominations Evangelical Hard money Soft money Usurpation Favorite sons Machine Temperance Populist Divine right Common man Nullification Tariff Exposition annexation abomination People‚ Events‚ and Ideas: Andrew Jackson John C. Calhoun Henry Clay Martin Van Buren William Crawford Peggy Eaton John Quincy Adams Daniel Webster Denmark Vesey Robert Hayne

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    KHILAFAT MOVEMENT 1. INTRODUCTION The First World War brought crises for the Muslim as the Turkish Ottoman Empire fought alongside the German and the Austrian empires against Britain‚ France and Russia. The Turkish defeated and at the end of the war‚ Muslims all over the world were concerned about how turkey would be treated. The Turkish sultan was recognized as the Khalifa‚ or Caliph: (the Khalifa had been the head of the world). It still had great symbolic value for all Muslims because the

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    Antebellum Reform Movements During the years of 1825-1850‚ the United States went through many changes that impacted the United States’ economy‚ government‚ and social life style of many people especially due to the start of the Industrial Revolution. As the United States found conflict with the West as they continue to expand more further to West‚ the United States also found conflict within their nation with so many reform movements that were occurring in their nation. These reform movements lead

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    Reform Movements in the United States A reform movement is a kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change‚ or change in certain aspects of society‚ rather than rapid or fundamental changes. A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary movements. Reformists’ ideas are often grounded in liberalism‚ although they may be rooted in socialist or religious concepts. Some rely on personal transformation; others rely on small collectives‚ such as

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    America‚ social reform movements sought to change the social and political views of marginalized groups of people‚ those who were thought of as insignificant in the eyes of society (“Definition of Social Reform”). Social reform movements involve these insignificant groups‚ and the activists that dedicate time and effort to change political policy‚ an approach adopted by the nation’s government‚ while bringing public awareness to the issue through forms of public protests‚ and media. Reform movements

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    American Reform Movements From 1790 to 1860 reforms emerged in the United States in attempt to create a more advanced society. Many of the movements that were attempted failed due to either entrenched social conservatism or weaknesses in the movements themselves. New religions started to emerge based on Christianity‚ but shaped to their preferences. Along with new religions were Utopias that were part of cooperative‚ communistic‚ or “communitarian” nature. The temperance movement started to

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    Reform movements including religion‚ temperance‚ abolition‚ and women’s rights sought to expand democratic ideals in the years 1825 to 1850. However‚ certain movements‚ such as nativism and utopias‚ failed to show the American emphasis on a democratic society. The reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening‚ which began in New England in the late 1790’s‚ and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second Great Awakening differed from the First in that people were now believed

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    accomplishment was the development of the "common man". This development showed man’s interest in government and tailoring democracy to satisfy the same ordinary mans wants. He practiced involving the “common man” in issues such as politics and reform movements. The Jacksonian period‚ in fact‚ did live up to its characterization of fulfilling the needs of the “common man”. Involving the “common man” in politics was a must in Jackson’s eyes. His strong beliefs and participation in American politics

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    Many things can contribute to the rise of social reform in the 1800’s. Many scholars such Ralph Waldo Emerson or Edgar Allen Poe‚ helped lead the reform era. But the most some of the most important ideas that encouraged social reform was the Second Great Awakening‚ Industrialization‚ and nostalgia. All three played a very important role and had key people who helped jump start a era of reformation. People knew that it was time for a change and they knew they had to do something about it. Thats

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