extreme lengths just to get their hands on alcohol. The illegal production and sale of liquor‚ the proliferation of speakeasies‚ and the rise in gang violence and other crimes went way up. This led to waning support for Prohibition at the end of the 1920’s. Both federal‚ and local government struggled to enforce Prohibition. The enforcement of alcohol was initially assigned to the IRS‚ and was later transferred to the Justice Department. In general‚ Prohibition was enforced much more
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The conservative alliance‚ led by ex-ALP renegade and former prime minister Billy Hughes and prime minister Stanley Bruce‚ was quick to seize on socialist ALP factions and Irish militancy as evidence of ’Bolshevik Communism’. Intro The war‚ which had at first submerged national divisions in a wave of patriotism‚ had in its last years deepened those divisions‚ increasing the gulf between radicals and conservatives‚ those eligible who had fought and those who had not‚ and adding new divisions
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In the 1820’s transportation was limited and very weak. Western farmers could not connect to eastern markets because rivers flowed north to south and horse drawn wagons had limited capacity. After the 1820’s transportation on waterways was more developed. This was with the help of steam boats‚ canals‚ and railroads‚ they helped to increase transportation and effect the economy both positively and negatively. Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston introduced the steam boat on the Hudson. They then
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backlash from Nativists and the Ku Klux Klan (which had reemerged stronger than ever‚ and was unrestricted by a government who believed in little to no federal involvement) towards immigrants. Immigrant restriction acts which were passed in the 1890’s-1920‚ and in 1921‚ an emergency immigration act was passed which established a quota system that decimated the amount of immigrants granted access to the States. America had never before experienced immigration like this‚ over 25million people in
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Industrialization grew in many ways during the 1800’s. “It was largely pioneered by the northeastern cities in the united states” (Lecture 11). Many factors made Industrialization in America possible‚ including Natural Resources‚ New Transportation Systems‚ Industrial and Mechanization. The Industrial Revolution began in England because it had the resources that were needed. It all started with cloth industry. Making cloth by hand for pants‚ shirts‚ socks‚ bedspreads and other domestic items always
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Lucia‚ the West Indies‚ on January 23‚ 1930. Walcott himself and his family‚ were part of a minority in his island which was dominated by the catholic culture established during the French colonial rule‚ this will really have a big impact on the poet`s style and poems. He later attended the University of the West Indies‚ having received a Colonial Development and Welfare scholarship‚ and in 1951 published the volume Poems. Studying certain poems written by Walcott‚ we can really realize how colonialism
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The 1920’s were the years of expression‚ change‚ innovations and new opportunities. Within these years women were exposed to different types of cultures and expressions some major ones being jazz and flappers. Women also gained the right to vote when the nineteenth amendment was passed allowing women to now have a say in political circumstances. Sheppard-Towner Act was also passed making it possible to have well-baby clinics‚ educational programs‚ as well as nursing. Expression for women came from
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Slang of the 1920s A 1. ab-so-lute-ly: affirmative‚ yes 2. absent treatment: dancing with a timid partner 3. air tight: very attractive 4. Airedale: an unattractive man 5. alarm clock: a chaperone 6. all wet: incorrect 7. And how!: I strongly agree! 8. ankle: to walk‚ i.e.. "Let’s ankle!" 9. applesauce: flattery‚ nonsense‚ i.e.. "Aw‚ applesauce!" 10. Attaboy!: well done!; also‚ Attagirl! B 11. baby: sweetheart. Also denotes something of high value or respect. 12. baby grand: heavily
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Xin Liang BA 486 10/24/2014 Nike’s CRM Nike manufactures shoes also athletic clothing such as shorts‚ shirts‚ jackets and under armors; wristbands‚ bag packs‚ jerseys and socks are also sold by Nike (Rao‚ 2012). The Nike slogan‚ Just Do It‚ have placed it’s brand in the mind of consumers‚ through the recognition of it’s products and promotional tools used worldwide (Rao‚ 2012). Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is focusing
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