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    The decade of 1920s was one of the most important time period in American history. The United States had just went through the World War I‚ came back with victory and people enjoyed the vibe of victory. More and more technology came out in this time period‚ such as the  refrigerator‚ wash machine and others cool and new inventions. The presidential election had contributed a lot to the economy of 1920s. Furthermore‚ the economy restarted growing‚ because the war had ended and mass produce had used

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    rather than a lot of celebration. This decade “featured economic prosperity and carefree living for many. The decade began with a roar and ended with a crash” (https://www.ncpedia.org/history/20th-Century/1920s). Americans were beginning to witness more inequality and conservatism than social change. It was the return of the Ku Klux Klan‚ the Prohibition Era‚ and the Monkey-Scopes Trials that caused a large amount of the change and conflict.     During the 1920’s‚ the Ku Klux Klan exceeded over 4 million

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    Jacob Slaght Pol. 5 T. 6-9pm My time period for the group presentation was the 1920s and 1930s‚ the boom and bust era. I chose this time period specifically because I always thought of it as the emergence of our modern day culture and lifestyle. I’m also quite fond of the 20s like the TV show Boardwalk Empire. This is a drama set in Atlantic City where the political leadership profits from corruption and bootlegging in the time of prohibition and organized crime. It is also a part of the reason

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    Development in the United States Societies of the 1920’s and 1950’s Across the decades since America’s creation‚ times have changed drastically. We began as a miniscule nation‚ barely on its own two feet and developed into a great power worldwide in the span of roughly 240 years. To many people‚ this sounds like a very long time‚ as it is longer than the average human lifespan and then some‚ yet in the grand scheme of things‚ this is still a relatively short amount of time. As a nation‚ America

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    As a new wave of science emerged under those such as Charles Darwin in the 1920s‚ conflicts soon emerged between science and religion. After much research‚ Charles Darwin proposed a new Theory of Evolution‚ claiming that all living things were on Earth due to long term genetic mutations between species. By claiming humans came from a common ancestor to apes Darwin rejected the religious belief of divine creation expressed in the Bible. Social conflict quickly emerged between Modernists (who believed

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    Over the last several decades‚ the topic of abortion has become an increasingly controversial and heated argument in popular culture‚ press‚ and medical fields. The process of the abortion as defined by Meriam-Webster is “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy‚ resulting in death of the embryo or fetus”. This process has been thoroughly discussed in a number of fields ranging from medical ethics to Christian journalism‚ in which it has both been defended and attacked. The main focus of

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    Canadian History: 1920’s The 1920’s were known as the “Roaring Twenties” because industries shifted to peace time production and experienced an economic boom. The people that experienced the “good times” in the 1920’s were predominantly the white males. But other groups weren’t so lucky. There where many issues in this era but the main ones were the injustice and inequality of women‚ Native People and children. During the 1920’s the Native People were treated unequally and with

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    popular leisure activity among the citizens. This law forced many average men to break laws to obtain alcohol. In addition‚ with a loophole in which medical alcohol was legal‚ many prescriptions for alcohol were written. For almost fourteen years‚ 1920 to 1933‚ the United States outlawed alcohol‚ leading to the only

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    some things will never change. And maybe they shouldn’t” (Thurman‚ Rob). “Identity is a powerful organizing presence in social life today” putting people into sections concerning likes and dislikes‚ culture and customs‚ separates them via social‚ economic and religious differences‚ identity makes a person‚ a person (Leve‚ Lauren). The character regarding one’s self is shaped by identity‚ how they view themselves‚ and largely how society views them. Influences that impact people into what or whom

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    Michelle Heredia The 1920’s was the first decade to have a nickname such as “Roaring 20’s” or “Jazz Age.” For many Americans‚ the 1920’s was a decade of prosperity and confidence. But for others this decade seemed to bring cultural conflicts‚ nativists against immigrants‚ religious liberals against fundamentalists and rural provincials against urban cosmopolitans. There was a drastic change in economy through the course of 1920 to 1930. During 1930 the great depression had turned the American

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