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    Roaring Twenties After the great war‚ the surviving soldiers of the war came back to see that America has changed ever since they left. Not only did women’s fashion changed‚ but also their appearance and attitudes. Women were also trying to fight for rights to vote. A lot of other things happened as well‚ like African Americans moving to northern cities‚ automobiles taking over the streets as time pass. With so much going on‚ immigrants were rapidly migrating to America‚ which caused nativists

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    Bootlegging during the 1920s was the act carrying‚ making and trading of illegal alcohol during prohibition. It started with the trade of liquor between Americans and Native Americans when prohibition banned the sale of liquor all throughout the United States during the 1920s and early 1930’s. Which in turn‚ led to the rise of bootlegging and organized crime. Bootlegging became very popular during the early 1920s due to the laws of prohibition; which banned all sales of alcohol. Bootlegging

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    Ku Klux Klan In The 1920's

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    In the 1920s the Ku Klux Klan emerged during the aftermath of the U.S. being involved in World War I. It was founded by William J. Simmons‚ a Methodist circuit preacher who had fifteen followers. The movie The Birth of Nation was Simmons inspiration and recruiting tool for the Klan. From 1915 to 1920 Simmons was able to earn a living by attracting several thousand members to the Klan who agreed to pay membership fees. In the beginning‚ the Klan had only 4‚000 to 5‚000 members throughout Georgia

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    Legal Concerns of the Day The atmosphere in the 1920s was filled with criminal activity. Much of this criminal activity came from the people who are supposed to give the citizens the truth and keep them safe. Ironically‚ they were doing the exact opposite. The Harding Administration was an extremely corrupt group of men that became severely diminished once the Teapot Dome Scandal had been discovered. It was one of the most greatest and most sensational scandal’s in the history of American politics

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    defend White supremacy. For the last few years‚ White people have felt neglected and replaceable. They wanted to take control of the United States again and feel secure. Moreover‚ the Great War led to depression and numerous people lost their jobs. They felt the United States they once knew is gone. In the 1920s‚ there was a massive increase of immigrants‚ youth rebellion‚ suffrage‚ different religious practices. In other words‚ the Ku Klux Klan saw a new era of destruction. Their point of view was

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    Even though there were many important discoveries relating to insulin and diabetes‚ there still was no cure or treatment for it. Individuals diagnosed with this disease died shortly after diagnosis. In the early 1900’s‚ Frederick Allen – a leading diet therapist – invented a diet specifically for diabetic patients. He called it ‘the undernutrition approach’ where as his patients called it ‘the starvation diet.’ This diet allowed the diabetic patients an intake of 800-1000 calories per day for six

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    The 1920s are a time filled with American culture and a mix of everything new technologies‚ different cultural views and newly broken barriers. Jazz music was also brought into the lives of white civilians bringing a whole new culture mix to areas otherwise recognized as segregated. These new styles of life and music brought together two different communities yet also set problems for both. Seen as a time of shine and beauty not all was black and white and with the aid of colored writers and poets

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    rate of evaporation of a liquid. 8.Give reasons: a) Two solids kept together do not intermix but two miscible liquids or gases intermix fast. b)Clothes dry faster on a dry windy day than on a humid day. c) We sweat more on a humid day than s hot dry day. d) We feel cold when a cologne is sprayed on our body. e)We need to spread out the wet clothes for drying it. f)We can sip hot tea faster from a saucer than a cup. 9.Under what conditions can hydrogen gas be liquefied? 10

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    Culture In The 1960's

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    England in the 1960’s was a changing point for their culture. This time was known as the Swinging Sixties. The country transformed from a conservative environment into a place full of freedom with hope and promise. The nation had just moved past the second world war‚ and now the youth culture was beginning to freely express themselves. Adults in tis time fought during their youth and wanted the youth to enjoy their time. One of the biggest aspects of the sixties in England was the music. Music

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    THE 1920s: MODERNISM Main writers from this period Oscar Wilde Joseph Conrad W.B. Yeats Henry James Arnold Bennett John Galsworthy H.G. Wells Modernism first came to England at the end of 19th century in the work of Oscar Wilde‚ the early W.B. Yeats and Joseph Conrad and later‚ Henry James. But in the first decade and a half of the century there is a reaction against the avant-garde movement and there is a return to a more realistic and traditional kind of writing (Arnold Bennett

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