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    1820’s primarily‚ and still do to this very day! During the 1820’s until the late 1870’s‚ mainly only immigrants from the Northern and Western Europe came to the U.S‚ and these immigrants were called “Old Immigrants.” During the 1880’s and until the 1920’s is when the “New Immigrants” arrived to America from Southern and Eastern Europe. They all arrived using steam ships‚ which would advance during the years to shorten the traveling time to get to America. Also‚ there would be many challenges‚ as well

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    thundering twenties the decade in which they all put stock in diligent work and individual with strain. motion picture fractiousness‚ and jazz babies thriving battled another mass expending society base around spending and having a great time. Amid the 1920s Americans delighted in a higher expectation for everyday comforts on the planet goad by new creations and indicatively solicitations.

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    prohibition introduced in America in the 1920? When federal prohibition was introduced in America with the 18th Amendment to the constitution in 1919 and the Volstead Act in 1920‚ it was often termed ‘The Nobel Experiment’. It didn’t take long for most people to recognise that the experiment had gone terribly wrong and that it was fostering what it was supposed to eradicate‚ crime‚ excess and corruption. But the question is why it was introduced in America in 1920 and to understand this issue‚ one has

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    and still be home the same evening. With this increase of commuters and the ever growing number of tourist to New York‚ Broadway theatres’ audiences more than tripled in less that one year. Thus the productions had longer running times than ever before. At this time the majority of Broadway shows came from London‚ with English actors‚ producers‚ and directors. Then in 1903‚ Frank L. Baum’s children’s novel The Wizard of Oz was the first-ever all

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    In the 1920s‚ the introduction of electric lighting made dancing late into the night easier. It also influenced that the clothing of the Victorian era was over‚ and that the new style was quite free and flowing. Dances were created due to contests where people made up their own dances. Most dances were invented in the 1920. The Charleston was one of the first. It was popular from its feature on two Broadway shows in 1922. Next‚ came the Black Bottom‚ which was the most popular from 1926 to 1927.

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    J)Mary pickford  K)Bootlegging  L)riding the rails  M)Buying on margin  N)flapper  O)Stock/share  P)Black tuesday  Q)Lionel conacher  R)Model T  S)foster hewitt  T)Group of seven   U)Charleston   V)Bennett Buggy     6) The advances in technology really made the 1920’s really boom because  everyone had the money to buy the new technology like cars‚ radios‚ etc‚ but  when it hit the 1930’s no

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    Prohibition During the beginning of the roaring 1920’s‚ the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. constitution banned the manufacture‚ transportation‚ and sale of intoxicating liquors. It became known as the “Prohibition” era. The Prohibition era left a long lasting effect on the nation still to this day. Banning the sales of liquor manufacture‚ transportation‚ and sales created large organized crime/gang activity in the big cities across the United States. Prohibition was difficult to

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    Please show how Segregation shaped the lives of African Americans during the time frame 1870-1920. Please examine all faucet of society under slavery to support your argument. In the year of 1870‚ it was the re invention of slavery. America could not be built without economic. The south was still a negative place and they failed to accept blacks. After decades of discrimination‚ the voting rights act of 1965 aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels

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    There has been many changes in the equality of men over the years. Just like women‚ some things are right. Men usually don’t get much said about them when it comes to equality. It’s usually the women. Well now it’s time to talk about the men. In the Puritan age‚ the men were the more dominant sex when it came to gender roles. Men were more in control in the house. They were not involved with raising the children unless they became problematic. They also farmed and controlled the land that they

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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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