Democrats and Republicans find themselves in heated battles over women’s rights. Abortion is a controversial topic‚ and leads to a divide within the American people. However‚ this is not a new concept. A similar fight about birth control took place in the 1920s‚ in addition to a parallel argument between men and women over gender roles and expectations. With the passage of the 19th Amendment‚ women gained the right to vote. Thereafter‚ they became more independent‚ which led to changes in society. Young Americans
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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 people nationwide and became a national organization. This revival reflected
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Tension of The 1920’s Following the First World War‚ the United States went in search of a‚ “return to normalcy‚” which many agreed was exactly what it needed. However‚ to the dismay of many‚ all the United States could find was a significant amount of tension that had developed between‚ “Old America‚” and‚ “New America.” All in all‚ this tension that arose between old and new traditions and ideas did so in the form of religion‚ conflicts within society‚ and cultural values. Religion was
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freer with dress and attitude. Furthermore‚ music was revolutionized with the new melodies of jazz and blues. Even religion became less constricted‚ as creationism was questioned by many Americans. Additionally‚ one of the most developed areas of the 1920’s was black culture and literature. The “New Negro Movement” and the Harlem Renaissance‚ the literary and artistic aspect of this movement‚ transformed the mindset of America’s black population‚ encouraging them to embrace their own culture. Artists
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The 1920’s was a time revolved around change and re-birth. This time was commonly referred to as the roaring twenties. This because of the clash of new and old. Many people welcomed the new ideas‚ but they also caused arguments. Though the innovations created some problems‚ they formed to world into what it is today. One of the biggest innovation created in the 1920’s was jazz. Jazz is a combination of African American rhythms and european melodies. Jazz clashed with the old mainly because it gave
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The 1920s was a decade of exciting social changes and profound cultural conflicts. It was the first decade to have a nickname‚ “Roaring 20s" or "Jazz Age." This decade was the birth of mass culture‚ the “new” woman‚ and the “jazz age”. One big and impactful event of the 1920s was the prohibition of alcohol. The 1920s was the birth of mass culture. For example‚ Americans had money to spend on items‚ like clothes and home appliances. Electric refrigerators were created in replace of an icebox to keep
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Fashion in the 1920s THESIS STATEMENT Fashion in the 1920s was in a period known as the “roaring 20s” ‚ this was also known as the era of the “flapper.” This decade was the beginning of spreading of women’s suffrage. The fashion of the 1920s however‚ is no longer relevant in modern fashion today. INTRODUCTION Fashion in the 1920s was followed after the end of World War I. This lead to drastic changes in fashion and the beginning of women’s suffrage. Women in the 1920s were characterized as free spirited
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have not changed that much since the 1920s. Women’s role in the 1920s was to have an arranged marriage‚ to take care of the home‚ and to have children. Later in the 1920s‚ women are still expected to have these same views which defines what a woman is to act like. Even in today’s time‚ young girls are raised to be taught these values in the toy and costume market. Expected gender definitions blocks the true meaning to be a boy or a girl. Therefore‚ from the 1920s to 2015‚ gender roles have not shifted
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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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It can be argued that the Industrial Revolution was the beginning of Modern America. However‚ it wasn’t until the 1920’s where America brought new sense of fashion (Doc I)‚ started building and expanding from a great change in technology (Doc G)‚ and excelled economically in the mass production of automobiles (Doc H). Therefore‚ the 1920’s was the beginning of Modern America. From the beginning of now showing more than just their ankles‚ women became more independent. Both men and women were leaving
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