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    The 1920s “Roaring Twenties” were a dramatic age of socialeconomic‚ and political changes. The economy during that era had raised a lot when people started to have money in their pockets. The 1920s was known the age of changing in American society when electricity‚ radio‚ cars‚ movies‚ and other entertainments were taken place. In addition‚ people during that time moved to cities seeking better lives and jobs. Equally important stock market was the main where people started to invest their money

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    Even In this theme there are advantages and disadvantages. Everywhere people discuss about the multicultural society. We have positive and negativ arguments. Conflicts about multiculti society you can hear everywhere. That’s commonplace. But you must respect this > what is already optimal? < Every topic has her advantages and disadvantages. We live in a multiculti society. That’s everywhere‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Spain‚ or in the United Kingdom. I think we must learn to live in a multiculti society. Solution

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    Support individuals during a period of change 1 Changes that may occur are Deaths in the family ‚ moving tenancy‚ a birth in the family or just growing up in general 2 A death can be a negative experience because it brings a time of emotions and can make someone sad if a person close to them has died. Moving house can be a welcome change of refresh an individual’s life with new surroundings. 3 Approaches that may enhance an individual’s capacity for change are to use existing skills or knowledge

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    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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    World History II 5th 8 May 2014 Cultural Changes for Women in the Postwar World Women are powerful creatures and feminism in the post war world proves this. During the war women were given the jobs that were left by the men off at war. In the Soviet Union women were even fighting in the war. The war did not last forever and soon the men came back to work and the women were sent back to their previous domestic life styles. Many women were not happy about this. From the 1950’s through the 1980’s

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    ‘The extent to which the individual is free to choose their own social identities has been underestimated in the main theories of socialisation.’ Explain and assess this view. By: Amy Rashid In this answer‚ I shall assess the view on how far the freedom of an individual to choose their own social identity has been underestimated in the main theories of socialisation. First and foremost‚ from a Functionalist’s point of view‚ the society lives with value consensus‚ which is an agreement about values

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    I. History of Poland After the Partitions of Poland (1772-1795)‚ which had decreased the size of the country‚ giving most of the land to Russia‚ Prussia‚ and Austria-Hungary. The First World War provided a practical chance for Poland to restore its independence. The powers‚ which had separated the country more than one hundred years earlier‚ were fighting on opposite sides. Germany with the Austro-Hungarian Empire (the Central Powers) fought Imperial Russia allied with France and Great Britain

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    World War ll. A global tragedy in which millions died and thousands more were injured‚ or scarred for life. A blemish in the history of the world. But what if that terrible event had never happened? I believe that World War ll could have been prevented‚ if only the League of Nations and countries like France and Britain had been harder on Germany. One thing that would have prevented World War ll is if the League of Nations had done something. Germany should have been stopped from the beginning

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    At the turn of the century‚ life drastically changed for Americans‚ especially in the 1920’s where new social developments extremely affected their lives. During this time period‚ America transformed into a consumer society that contrasted with the production of primary industrial goods and an ethic of scarcity‚ restraint‚ sacrifice‚ and frugality of the 19th century. The 20th century was now known for leisure‚ relative affluence‚ and an emphasis on consumer goods and personal satisfaction. Things

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    Barbary Wars The Barbary wars were a set of conflicts between the United States and several of the Muslim nations on the coast of North Africa in the 1800’s. The North African countries on the coast were involved in piracy on the open seas against merchant shipping. The piracy against American shipping continued until the U.S. gained the military and naval strength to protect American-flagged ships. The First Barbary War The first Barbary War was also known as the Tripolitanian War. This war lasted

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