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    Finally Forming the African American Identity Prior to the 1920s‚ African Americans had no method of self-expression‚ and as a result‚ American culture largely consisted of traditional European influences. The end of World War I provided a unique opportunity for the expression of African American culture that had not been possible before. African American culture of the 1920s was vastly different from mainstream American culture. African Americans’ adaptations of classical forms of music and literature

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    Los Angeles in the 1900s was changing at a very rapid pace. African Americans from the South were migrating to the major cities of the North in search of opportunity. In the 1920s‚ the first wave of migration largely bypassed the city of Los Angeles. But starting in the 1940s‚ the second wave of migration caused Los Angeles’s population to skyrocket from 63‚700 to 350‚000 by the year 1960. This mass-migration caused many demographic problems in the new racially diverse city. The first sign of lingering

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    1920s "The best of times‚ the worst of times." The 1920s was not a "roaring" time for immigrants and citizens of America. It harbored some of the harshest laws and brutal government restrictions. Immigrants were cast out by a post war country and alcohol banned in hopes of making our country purer. The 1920 was not the best of times. The prohibition of alcohol in the United States lasted from 1920 until 1932. The movement began in the late nineteenth century‚ and was fueled by the formation

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    The most popular forms of Entertainment in the 1920s The 1920s represented thhe era of greatest output in the US movie market. In the 1920s Rin-Tin-Tin the movie dog‚ became the most famous dog ever to star in the movies. Rin-Tin-Tin was a starving German Shepherd dog during the Great War. Metro Goldwyn Mayer film making studio was founded. A new Pooh Bear story by A.A. Milne was a big hit for little children. Mickey Mouse became everyone’s favorite cartoon character in Steamboat Willie.

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    Why was there economic prosperity in American in the 1920s? I know that America on it’s surface was prosperous during the 1920s. I know this because of the physical signs‚ and the evidence I have found supporting this concept. Some of the physical signs of the then prosperity are evident today‚ like the skyscrapers and Empire State building. There were the inventions of manufactured fabrics and materials such as Bakelite‚ artificial silk and Cellophane. Airlines carried almost half a million

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    Even after 56 years of Independence‚ right from the Nehru era to the Vajpayee era‚ the rural India of today still short of basic amenities‚ like drinking water‚ electricity‚ roads‚ housing‚ food and clothing. Once Gandhiji told the renowned author Mr. Mulk Raj Anand that we can’t build India unless we build villages. Gandhiji wanted to make the villages independent republics‚ independent in governance and for routine requirements‚ governed by the people of the villages and self sufficient for

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    The Roaring Twenties The 1920s were an age of change and innovation. New technologies like the radio and refrigerators changed the way Americans lived. It saw dramatic social changes that would pit the past against the future. It would shape our nation decades to come. The Great War had ended‚ leaving Europe in ruins but America had been spared physically from the damage the war had caused allowing America’s economy to boom like never-before. Between 1923 and 1929 the average income rose 11 percent

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    Cassie Pinion Professor Smith AMH1020 11 December‚ 2015 In America‚ the 1920s were a time of great social‚ cultural‚ and political change. Many people no longer lived on farms and were moving to the cities. The wealth of the nation had almost doubled in this decade. The consumer economy was booming and the market was flourishing. It was the time of the “Jazz Age‚” a change in social thinking‚ and women began to see more equality; to name a few. Freedom began to flourish and people had begun

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    1 Do we explain well the difference of medication of rural and urban? 2 Do you aready lrecognize the importance of learning of modern medication? 3 Do the you undestand the typical life in rural area? 4 Do you Relate basic medicines to modern world? 1 Excellent 2 Very good 3 Good 4 Poor Comment: 1 Do you undertand the specialized function the first aid? 2 Do you learn something about the first aid? 3 Do you know the general function and features of first aid when emergency occurs? 4 Are you

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    Invention of the Car - Technology - 1920 In the 1920s‚ the Henry Ford automobile became popular with the average family. It changed the lives of Americans and everyone that wanted a better form of transportation. The most appealing part of this automobile was the affordability for the average family. In the next few years‚ most families had a car or were getting ready to buy one. Ford cars became more and more popular. They were creating a group of cars made for mass production and selling. The

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