America has been through many challenges and has enjoyed even more achievements between the times of 1877 to the 1930. In this space of time women have come out of their homes to work and even more importantly they fought for the right to vote. African American men‚ Native Americas men‚ and Anglo-Saxon men all had the right to vote but women did not have any constitutional right until they came together and won it. In 1890‚ only 4% of children between the ages of 14 years and 17 years were enrolled
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years following the devastating war take place prior to 1920 and fortunately left the United States unharmed. The United States was therefore able to experience a decade of peace and prosperity following one of the most devastating wars. One of the reason’s America was able to prosper was because technology played a vital part in bringing the economic and culture prosperity that America experienced in the 1920’s. New advancements‚ new inventions and the discoveries improved American lives in numerous
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The Invention of the DVD Many people enjoy watching or listening to DVDs every day. Now people can see more than just the movie. They can enjoy many different special features or quickly go to a certain spot in the movie without having to rewind or fast forward. Many people do not know how this invention came to be. Who invented the DVD and how did they do it? What are the different types DVDs? The invention we enjoy today only exists because of the hard work of many people. The DVD was
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Racial Tensions in the 1920’s Blacks vs. Whites majority of the racism happened in the South‚ but it still was all across the nation. Even though the Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1866‚ membership increased dramatically during the 1920s. In the 1920’s the KKK put themselves present into society once again‚ triggered by the Great Migration of African Americans to the North. About twenty five cities nationwide in 1919 began to erupt in race riots and this time would later be known as the "Red Summer"
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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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Life in the 1920s in Italy was quite interesting. It was a time in history where new technology was coming into place that was constantly improving by the minute. As technology increased so did the improvements and the findings in medicine. Fads and fashion in Italy also showed an appearance during the 1920s. As new fashions came to be‚ there was also arts and media who kept the people of this time busy. Every disease or illness starts from microorganisms that are infectious to the body. It was
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How the Lives of the Indigenous Changed “Don’t expect anyone to understand your journey‚ especially if they’ve never walked your path.” During the 1600’s Colonist completed a voyage to the new world in which it took them 66 days. Within the time‚ the Colonist managed to interact with the Natives the Colonist showed the Natives many new ways of living‚ including the many different types of tools that were brought along. Although the Colonists did not only introduced new tools and a different living
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Steam Locomotives were first made in the 18th century. William Murdoch first made a prototype in 1784. An early working model was built by a steam boat pioneer John Fitch. Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall. Born in the mining heartland of Cornwall‚ Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from a young age. The son of a mining captain‚ he performed poorly in school‚ but went on to be an early pioneer in steam-powered
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I have learned a great deal from this class in a short amount of time‚ but one of the most interesting things studied would have to be the 1920’s. Not only did the United States become the wealthiest nation in the world during this era‚ but some major social changes took place during this time. Consumerism grew during the 1920’s due to products being made more obtainable. Henry Ford’s assembly line contributed greatly to this. Each worker was given a specific task to do on the assembly line‚ and
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There are various factors that had‚ and continue to‚ contribute to violence toward immigrants‚ particularly with the the Ku Klux Klan and African Americans. The KKK’s main goal was for a white‚ Protestant run America with a government and military backing them up to go against those of the black race within their country. Regardless of the United States being made of immigrants‚ the KKK saw the white ‘Americans’ as superior. At the same time‚ the Red Scare was doing just that‚ scaring Americans.
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