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    because it never existed. Before 1920‚ women and men were not considered equal. Women were considered lower ranked compared to men. Being married and tending to the children was basically a profession. Everything seemed to change when women were given the ability to vote by the 19th amendment that got passed in 1920. From then on‚ women were considered equal‚ but with every success comes hardships. Women were always considered naturally weaker than men. They were not able to perform the same laborious

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    conflagration‚ the american was ready to concentrate on domestic affairs (a “return to normalcy‚” as 1920 presidential candidate Warren Harding called it) and to turn inward. During the 1920s until the Great Depression of the next decade private concerns preoccupied most americans. 1920s a decade of optimism and 1930s is a decade of depression. American people were creating new way of living by thrusting forces in 1920s. Whereas stock market crashed initiated a long economic decline that accelerated into a

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    poor families to not have a lot of children. In 1920‚ the 19th amendment allowed women to vote‚ which increased women presence in public area. Women had more chances to work in professional jobs‚ but only feminized professions like teaching and nursing. The automobile becomes more popular and more reliable‚ especially in women. Women drove themselves anywhere and were not depended on men. The automobile made escaping more easily to women. Women were escaping their homes and fleeing with men to get

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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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    Background Information on 1920s and 1930’s America 1. What was the Great War‚ how did it begin‚ and how long did it last? Which countries were involved? World War I‚ also known as the Great War‚ was fought between 1914 and 1918‚ and it set the stage for politics‚ culture‚ and economics in the twentieth century. Serbia and other Balkan states gained their independence in 1878 after nearly five hundred years of Ottoman rule. Nations from both alliances wanted to increase their influence over the

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    The 1920s marked a great cultural transformation following WW1. Americans began embracing new forms of entertainment‚ which lead America to a great time of prosperity with business expansion and consumerism. The mass production of electricity helped to spur the mass production of automobiles‚ refrigerators‚ vacuum cleaners‚ radios and many other consumer products. Demand for the many new products made advertising necessary to entice buyers. The media of the radio helped spread the desire. One

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    prohibition act or the 18th amendment in 1920 banned the “manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors” (gilderlehrman) this was a big thing because the consumption of alcohol was a big part of daily life in the 1920s. The prohibition was known as the “noble experiment” (Mark Thornton) this was because people couldn’t see a life with liquor. Then the idea of prohibition was born because groups like the “Woman’s Christian Temperance Union” were very concerned about the consumption of

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    downfall. There were many factors that led to The Great Depression. The effects of The Great Depression led to many things‚ some that can still be seen today. President Roosevelt helped the American people sift the depression with his leadership. The Great Depression has had a lasting effect on America and had influence in decisions later in history and also showed the extent of power a president could have through a time crisis. Many factors caused The Great Depression. During the 1920s America’s economy

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    so after the Meiji Restoration in 1868.  In the 1920s‚ the Japanese economy experienced a shortage of labor.  In response‚ Koreans seeking better educational and employment opportunities migrated to Japan.  Until the late 1920s‚ most were male migrant workers who frequently shifted occupations.  Most ethnic Koreans were farmers from three southern provinces in Korea (North and South Kyongsang and South Cholla‚ including Chejudo).  Since many were poorly educated and illiterate‚ Korean workers engaged

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    disconnection of any kind‚ such as race‚ color‚ sex‚ language‚ religion‚ sRights has positively has positively impacted American culture because independence from men and traditional roles‚ gave equal rights‚ and what big changes happen for women in the 1920s. What intrigues me the most is women would try to over power men and get a death sentence for what the believed in. These women who spoke up changed us as women today; we have more rights and power. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that al

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