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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How important was the impact of the Volstead Act in influencing American society in the 1920s? The ‘Roaring Twenties’ was the age of the New Woman‚ with political liberation to the right to vote‚ economic liberation to jobs and household appliances‚ and social liberation to fashion and new norms of behaviour symbolised by ’flappers’. The Volstead Act was introduced in 1919‚ which prohibited alcohol. Criminal gangs were already powerful but with the Prohibition they gained even more. Therefore
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Presentation: Machinal by Sophie Treadwell Summary The play is divided into 9 different ‘episodes’‚ each one very simply titled to inform the audience of what is literally taking place in the scene. The episode titles are as follows: Episode 1 - To business The play opens in a typical working office environment. Immediately we learn that none of the characters are referred to by their name‚ each character is known as their title‚ i.e. Young Woman‚ Telephone Girl‚ Filing Clerk etc‚ and
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close. But Americans found a loophole to get alcohol they began stockpiling all the alcohol they could get their hands on‚ since the law didn’t say anything about consumption‚ just that you can not make or sell it. They also went to places called speakeasies where criminals gave people alcohol. One famous gangster who was apart of this was Al Capone. Capone made big bucks making and selling alcohol illegally. Even though Congress had good intentions there was no way to consistently enforce these laws
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Rachel Sheldon 3/19/13 Pro’s and Con’s of The Prohibition In the 1840’s America started to see the want‚ and the need for the removal of alcohol‚ in 1919 the 18th amendment was created. This amendment was called prohibition‚ the legal act of prohibiting the manufacture‚ transportation and sale of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. Life at home and at work improved as abuse was greatly lessened‚ and money was spent on necessities instead of boos. However‚ Prohibition did not go as planned‚ illegal
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“Physicians could legally prescribe “medicinal” spirits or beer for their patients‚ and before prohibition was six months old‚ more than fifteen thousand‚ along with over fifty-seven thousand pharmacists‚ obtained licenses to dispense liquor” (Kyvig). Speakeasies‚ secret nightclubs in which illegally sold alcohol‚ became a hotspot for people to obtain alcohol as well. Wine could legally be obtained for religious purposes‚ so many Americans enrolled in church in hope to obtain wine from their "holy place"
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Man often suffers from a kind of predicament and inability to adjust to the life he lives . This leads to inner suffering and hating of society where he lives ‚ because he is not treated as a human being. “A predicament is a situation lived and felt from the inside. It is something you seek to ameliorate or rise above” William E. Connolly. Some people may be forced to use violence‚ others may prefer alienation from society. Both of them represent a human predicament . Violence begets destruction
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