Between 1870-1920‚ The progressive era emerged as a way to fix many of the ills of American society that had developed during the great spurt of industrial growth in the last quarter of the 19th century. This was done through multiple reformers who spoke out on issues such as temperance‚ sex education‚ rights for workers‚ and overall activists. Two of the most prominent movements were the Women’s and African American’s movements. Though both groups may have had different means of achieving the goals
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The economic boom in the 1920’s was a period in American history often referred to as the ’Roaring Twenties’. The word ’boom’ portrays the rapid increase in the wealth of a country thus showing that America utterly became economically wealthy. This boom also changed the society’s attitude to think on a wider perspective and boost their much-needed confidence. The boom was initially caused by three main factors- The World War 1‚ New Ideas and Industries‚ and Republican Policies. The World War 1
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The most important cultural battle fought in the 1920’s would have been the battle over the Prohibition. The Prohibition was the constitutional ban on the production‚ consumption‚ and sale of alcohol. This ban was put into place in 1920 and lasted for 13 years. At the core of this battle was whether to keep it around or to do away with it all together. There were several different groups on either side of this opposition each of which had their own agenda and reason for believing the way they did
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Finally Forming the African American Identity Prior to the 1920s‚ African Americans had no method of self-expression‚ and as a result‚ American culture largely consisted of traditional European influences. The end of World War I provided a unique opportunity for the expression of African American culture that had not been possible before. African American culture of the 1920’s was vastly different from mainstream American culture. African Americans’ adaptations of classical forms of music and literature
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In Germany around the 1920’s‚ a psychiatrist by the name Hans Berger‚ Created a tool that would help researchers study and measure the rhythmic electrical activity in the brain. This tool would pick up the brain waves and create an EEG or electroencephalogram. This device has played an important role in the studying of our sleeping patterns. There are two different brain waves that occur when entering sleep. There is the beta brain waves that generate fast while preparing for you slumber and then
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Working Toward Change The 72-year-old fight made by women lasting from 1848-1920 would over time result in the establishment of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution declaring women’s suffrage and subconsciously empowered women that additional doors of opportunity would then too be opened. However prior to reaching the “golden” destination‚ women had a grueling journey filled with bountiful obstacles (such as laws‚ expectations‚ and stereotypes) that had to be overcome to reach
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early 1900s for Jews immigrating into the United States. Cohen explains how many Jews fled Eastern Europe and Russia during this time due to the ruling of the tsar‚ fear of religious persecution‚ and economic restrictions. Because these restrictions were becoming the norm for Jewish people in their county‚ Rose’s father‚ a tailor‚ began to embark on a journey to the United States of America‚ in hopes of beginning a new life for himself and his family. Even though her father is captured at the border
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HISTORY Why was there a boom in the USA in the 1920’s? There are many factors that contributed to America’s economic boom in the 1920’s. Resources where essential at this time in USA‚ this was because many new products and items were being produced for the consumer. Natural resources like coal; minerals‚ oil and land were in great store and were a great help as a basis for further expansion. The First World War was another factor as the USA supplied Europe with many goods during this
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The first speaker ever created was known as the dynamic loudspeaker. It was created in the 1920’s by Edward Kellogg and Chester Rice. The loudspeaker produces a magnetic field which then causes a coil or magnet to move. The coil or magnet is connected to the diaphragm. There are more speakers than just the horn‚ such as‚ such as‚ electrodynamic loudspeaker‚ flat panel - planar‚ electrostatic‚ multi-cell diaphragm and piezoelectric. Speakers are used to produce sound. Sound is an energy which is
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first thing you notice when looking at the advertisement is the dress of the model. She seems to be wearing a kimono with a generic Asian print on it. Oriental fashion was popular during the 1920’s because of the famous plays and operas portraying Eastern Asian women‚ likes Madame Butterfly. White women were always used to portray the main role of a Japanese woman. Not only does this take the roles from Asian actresses furthering the lack of representation of actual Asian women in the media but it
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