My report is on how the first world war effected the American people‚ and how the war helped shape the country we know today. The war started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were touring the city of Sarajevo in the newly acquired country of Serbia. The Serbian Nationalistic group the "Black Hand" plotted to assainate him‚ so‚ Gavrillo Princip shot Franz Ferdinand in June of 1914. Anyway this led to a big conflict in Europe‚ and all the major powers took their sides. This
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matter of minutes and left a bloody scene. The setting took place in an unheated brick garage at 2122 North Clark Street‚ Chicago. The headquarters belonged to a popular gangster‚ “George “Bugs” Moran. Gangsters found fame and fortune through speakeasies‚ breweries‚ brothels‚ and gambling joints. Many were so powerful‚ such as Moran and Capone that they were able to bribe many local official’s Al Capone and George Moran split the city of Chicago into two gangs. They fought for power‚ prestige‚ and
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Valentine’s Day Massacre‚ it was nicknamed "Capone’s Castle". The organized corruption included the bribing of Chicago Mayor William "Big Bill" Hale Thompson‚ and Capone’s gang operated largely free from legal intrusion. He operated casinos and speakeasies throughout the city. With his wealth‚ he indulged
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Mobsters of the 1920’s During the early 1920’s large groups of italian immigrants came to america. They started off as a couple of thousand but as word spread out about jobs more came. A couple thousand later became couple of hundreds of thousands. Most of them derived from Italy; as they did not have a stable economy‚they came for a search of a better life. Government was overuleing as well and italians were not pleased with how their country
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During the late 1920’s‚ life for Americans was about to take a downward spiral. The time period‚ known as the “Roaring Twenties”‚ a period exemplified by consumption and new ideas‚ was beginning to come to a close‚ following a decade characterized by drought‚ decline‚ and devastation‚ affectionately referred to as the “Great Depression”. In 1929‚ the unemployment rate was at 3.2%; by 1933‚ the unemployment rate was at 25%. President Hoover was blamed by many Americans for the Depression‚ whom they
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Nikaya Glidden Mr. Lang English 12 1/10/13 Fashion Research Fashion is and expression of the spirit of the time and often a reaction to what proceeded it. Apparel manufacturing and trend setting was long before the european colonization of North America. When English settlers came to America they brought their trends with them and continued to import manufactured textiles for several generations. Native American clothing included moccasins‚ deer skin‚ fur parkas‚ head dresses and
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Chapter 23 The 1920s: Coping with Change (1920-1929) I. Economy A. Booming business 1. Unemployment as low as three percent‚ steady prices‚ and the GNP grew by 43 percent from 1922 to 1929 2. Consumer goods such as home appliances (vacuums‚ refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ etc.) i. Sixty percent of US homes electrified by mid 1920s 3. Automobiles i. By end of decade‚ automobile industry accounted for about nine percent of all wages in manufacturing and stimulated
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Al Capone was an iconic figure of an American gangster. Capone‚ otherwise known as “Scarface” or “Snorky”‚ killed around 300 people. They called him “Scarface” because of the scars he acquired during a fight‚ but he usually lied and said that they were from the war. He was called “Snorky” on account of the way he dressed. Al Capone was a notorious gangster‚ but like everyone else‚ fell from power. Early life Capone was born poor in Brooklyn‚ New York. His mother‚ Teresina Capone‚ was a very religious
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In America‚ there is a staggering amount of approximately 9 million people who are categorized as lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ or transgender. The gay rights movement has been a part of society since the early 1500s‚ however‚ the movement really started taking off in the 1920s. As the years went on‚ there were always supporters and critics of the movement. Some even went as far as parades and hate crimes. In the beginning of the movement gay culture thrived. The Harlem Renaissance introduced music and
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Edexcel IGCSE History 4HI0 Tuesday 7 June 2011 – Morning Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Paper Reference 4HI0/01 Questions and Sources Booklet. Do not return this booklet with the Answer Booklet. Turn over P38750A ©2011 Edexcel Limited. 1/1/1/1/1/1/ *P38750A* BLANK PAGE 2 P38750A Contents Section A A1 Development of a nation: Unification of Italy‚ 1852–70 A2 Development of a nation: Unification of Germany‚ 1848–71 A3 Development of dictatorship: Germany‚ 1918–45 A4 Development of dictatorship:
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