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    of the 1920s The way people were treated in the early 1920s would be considered outrageous today‚ but the discrimination has not come to a hault just yet. After carrying on for years‚ immigration laws are still being established today. Immigration has had a huge impact on modern day America because it created the quota laws‚ which have successfully helped the immigrants find their place in this society today‚ and discrimination has decreased dramatically‚ but has not concealed itself from this problem

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    OUTLINE Thesis: National Prohibition in the United States was doomed to fail from the beginning. I. Introduction: Prohibition in the United States was doomed to fail from the beginning. There are many reasons why Prohibition was a failure and in the following pages I would like to explore those reasons. Although the intentions were “noble”‚ not only did Prohibition not achieve its goals it subsequently added to many of the problems that it intended to solve. II. Reasons behind Prohibition:

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    The 1920s started a new era in music known as the jazz era. Saxophones were just recently accepted by modern audiences instead of being used in only military bands (Verity). The saxophone was created by Adolphe Sax in 1840 and is a reeded instrument made of brass. Because it is made of brass‚ it fits in very well with other brass instruments‚ like trumpet and trombone that were very popular in bands. It is also a reeded instrument which allows it to have a voice-like quality and great range of tonal

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    The boom and bust cycles since the Civil War‚ we first prospered after the Civil War with the Industrial Revolution. After we boom‚ the stock market crashes and we go into a depression or recession depending how bad the economy is at the time. Companies then expanded‚ banks flourished by giving out many loans‚ while not being monitored. We go into wars that help us come out of the depressions. These cycles repeat themselves and you will see in this paper. During the Civil War the Northern states

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    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 utter downfall of the nation. They had to fix the disaster

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    Three main entrepreneurs of the 1920s were Alfred Sloan‚ the founder of GM‚ Henry Ford‚ the founder of Ford Vehicles‚ and Richard Sears‚ the founders of the department store‚ Sears. Richard Sears started out his business as mail order catalogues but decided to expand and have actual stores where people would be able to come in and shop. Richards Sears started opening his retail outlets in 1925 and the stores turned out to be a great success‚ as Sears department stores are still in existence today

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    1920s Automobiles Automobiles are one of the most prominent inventions ever created. The automobile industry rapidly grew through the 1920s. Henry Ford’s invention of the Model-T in 1903 skyrocketed the popularity of the automobile. Ford’s invention of the assembly line allowed the production of automobiles to increase rapidly. The assembly line allowed the automobile to be affordable for every American. Automobiles changed the way people traveled and lived. Without cars we would not have drive-ins

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    Munns Matt Mr. Mauchley English III 17 February 2012 Money in the 1920s They say that money is “the root of all evil. This novel exemplifies how the characters live for money and are controlled by it. Love and happiness cannot be bought‚ no matter how much money was spent. Tom and Daisy were married and even had a child‚ but they both still committed adultery. Daisy was with Gatsby and Tom was with Myrtle. They tried to find happiness with their lovers‚ but the risk of changing their

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    and then we had these black bloomers that were box pleated. […] We began to have the shorts‚ but they came right here at the knees.” Wilma Jean Buntin’s description of the basketball uniforms reflected the type of sports clothing wore during the 1920s. These uniforms called gym suits emulated the different ideas of the decade known as the Flapper. The sweater

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    The 1920s “Roaring Twenties” were a dramatic age of social‚ economic‚ and political changes. The economy during that era had raised a lot when people started to have money in their pockets. The 1920s was known the age of changing in American society when electricity‚ radio‚ cars‚ movies‚ and other entertainments were taken place. In addition‚ people during that time moved to cities seeking better lives and jobs. Equally important stock market was the main where people started to invest their money

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