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    The Italian Sub-culture has been around since the 1800s after the Italians started emigrating to the United States of America for a chance to live the American Dream. This sub culture was dominated by the Italian Mafia and gangsters. During the Prohibition era these gangsters became increasingly popular and influenced America as well as the fashion of the 1920s fashion. The most notorious gangster of this time was Al Capone‚ infamously known for his style as well as the Valentines Day massacre.

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    their hearts to better their lives or give their family a better future‚ but they are coming with nothing at hand and nowhere to go. Many immigrants still presume that America is still the country‚ it was during the 1920s when it brought back hope to millions who needed it. In the 1920s the dream was significant at the time since it gave a perception that anyone‚ regardless of family background‚ race‚ sex‚ and color could achieve upward mobility as long as they came with a strong will to work hard

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    Women’s Roles The 1920’s was an era that of which changed women’s roles dramatically. Ways women’s roles were changed in the 1920’s are: their sex lives and how they expressed their sexuality‚ women’s work‚ and the relationship between husband and wife along with the tradition of family. The first way women’s roles changed were their sex lives and how they expressed their sexuality. Clara Bow was a role model to women across the country during the 1920’s. Bow‚ a silent film actress‚ was

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    Why Is The 1920s Bad

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    I come to realize that the economy in the 1920s was bad because it was the beginning of the Great Depression. But the depression could have been avoided if the Feds became more aware in the beginning and stopped over looking it. The great depression led to unemployment and factories being shut down. The Great Depression was in the 1920s when the stock market crashed. During the depression there were a quarter of teens in the country living on the streets by themselves. It started because people wan

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    Gang Crimes In The 1920s

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    The 1920s were filled of very prosperous times but also many bad and corrupt things happened. Warren Harding was the president during this time but his memory is corrupted by the administration he set. The 18th amendment was put in act which made alcohol illegal‚ which skyrocketed gang crimes. Sports were becoming extremely popular and legends were being made. It is sad that most people just know this time of having the biggest sports scandal ever. In the 1920s‚ crime was extremely relevant; there

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    Fashion in the 1920's

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    Women’s Fashion in the 1920’s Fashion became a large influence on women in the 1920’s. This allowed women to become independent and free from the society. Many designers such as‚ Coco Chanel‚ Jeanne Lanvin and Salvatore Ferragamo have made an enormous impact on the evolution of women’s clothing. Styles of clothing have changed overtime‚ especially during the 1920’s era. During this time‚ hemlines became shorter‚ clothing was more revealing‚ women dressed freely and the sophistication and elegance

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    1877 To The 1920's Essay

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    modernism crashed into the shores of American life‚ traditional values washed out to sea. However‚ changing tides also brought sunlight upon modern culture. Rapid urbanization‚ economic growth‚ industrial production‚ invention and innovation in technology contributed to the rise of a new consumer culture. By the second decade‚ the United States liberated from the restrictions of conservatism. Many positive changes were the result. It became possible for the average American to buy things that were

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    Khilafat Movement 1920

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    Austrian empires against Britain‚ France and Russia. The Turkish defeated and at the end of the war‚ Muslims all over the world were concerned about how turkey would be treated. The Turkish sultan was recognized as the Khalifa‚ or Caliph: (the Khalifa had been the head of the world). It still had great symbolic value for all Muslims because the Ottoman Empire controlled a vast empire‚ which included the cities of Makah‚ Medina and Jerusalem. When the British threatened to take territory away from the khalifa

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    Progressive reform was an era (1890s-1920s) of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States. It was a series of efforts by middle-class men and women who became unified by one common goal‚ which was to address inequality problems that existing in the working-class. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines progressivism as: the principles and practices of progressives (favoring or advocating progress‚ change‚ improvement‚ or reform‚ as opposed to wishing to maintain things as

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    Age of Intolerance‚ Age of Wonderful Nonsense‚ and the Roaring Twenties is known to be in reference to the 1920s. Likewise‚ the Roaring Twenties contributed to the “rebirth of the people”‚ as a scholar from the 1920s would put it‚ to which was associated with the new found strength in the voices of the African-Americans. Consequently‚ the public would popularly state‚ “The 1920s was the time of great prosperity‚” however; there is a substantially massive amount of evidence that show there

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