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    Change for women in the 1920’s ~Lifestyles -1926 the flappers come about‚ these ladies where a new era to the fashion world they began wearing dresses and inch above the knees‚ skin colored silk stockings‚ and sleek pumps. -Acting in public took a turn as well; women began smoking and drinking more often. They also began to talk about sex more openly and began to dance in public in a regular basis. Tango‚ fox trot‚ shimmy. -This behavior then became media worthy and once it escaped to media

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    Medicine During Elizabethan Era The medicine during Elizabethan Time was painful which has caused lots of people’s death during this time‚ which was due to lack of medical knowledge‚ speechless beliefs‚ and practices. During this time‚ some important medical discoveries happened and‚ some horrible practices were gotten rid of. The Elizabethans had a lot of beliefs‚ most were strange but some logically made sense. Doctors wore masks with beaks on the top of their face‚ they also wore boots‚ gloves

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    Baseball has been America’s pastime since the late 1800’s. White men were the only ones who played the sport. Major League Baseball denied the access of allowing black players to play on the same field as the white players. They believed it would increase the amount of black fans coming to the stadiums and push away the white fans from coming to watch baseball anymore. In 1945‚ a new commissioner of baseball was hired‚ Happy Chandler‚ and he was more supportive of integrating the major leagues. People

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    Education during the Japanese Era • Japan launched an attack on the Philippines on December 8‚ 1941‚ just ten hours after their attack on Pearl Harbor. Initial aerial bombardment was followed by landings of ground troops both north and south of Manila. • Order No. 2 of the Japanese Imperial Forces set up the war-time educational objectives in the country on February 17‚ 1942 Education aimed at: • Making the people understand the position of the Philippines as a member of the East Asia Co-Prosperity

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    Slaves during the Reconstruction Era were enlightened and rejoiceful that the sense of change was coming to the South and all of the United States. The African American community faced many hardships during their time of captivity under the law of the white southern slave owners and traders. Since that was their many sources of labor and income from domestic and foreign regions of America that were either owned or affiliated with. So to prevent their slaves from achieving such freedom or news relating

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    was going through a “Reconstruction” period. African Americans were free now but they had to adjust to a new way of living. Because many people did not accept the abolishment of slavery‚ it was difficult for African Americans to be free. During the reconstruction era‚ African Americans were free by law‚ but no resources and racism kept African Americans in slavery. African Americans were still slaves because it was difficult for African Americans to make a living without having to depend on white people

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    Women's Suffrage History

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    Women’s suffrage (otherwise called female suffrage‚ lady suffrage or lady’s entitlement to vote) is the privilege of women to vote in decisions. Restricted voting rights were picked up by ladies in Finland‚ Iceland‚ Sweden and some Australian provinces and western U.S. states in the late nineteenth century. National and worldwide associations shaped to facilitate endeavors to pick up voting rights‚ particularly the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (established in 1904‚ Berlin‚ Germany)‚ furthermore

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    allowing Progressive to work it aggressively. The company specialized in a top-quality claims service and did not at all worry that it was a high-cost operator. This was a luxury it could afford‚ knowing that its customers‚ short of alternatives‚ would pay up for policies. But in the mid-1980s‚giant Allstate‚ looking around for growth in its essentially mature market‚ finally focused on how much Progressive was making in its niche and‚ within a couple of years‚ outdistanced Progressive in non-standard

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    every level. The efforts of progressive reformers resulted in a more efficient nation as a whole and many progressive laws are still in practice today which emphasizes the success of the movement. Americans were faced with social and economic hardships from the rapid industrialization after the Civil War. American cities were overcrowded with poor laborers and living conditions were unsanitary. In the workplace‚ individual employment had taken a backseat

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    Progressive Era through the Great Depression - Assignment 2 HIS105 August 3‚ 2013 Progressive Era through the Great Depression The Progressive Era time frame begin from 1890-1920 and during this period many drastic events took place that impacted the economy through the great depression such as‚ voting reforms‚ unemployment‚ Federal regulations‚ political issues‚ culture differences‚ suffrages and legislation to name a few. The great depression was a

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