The 1920’s was a prosperous time for the economy. Hopes were high‚ and money was plentiful. For once in a long time since the war people were happy‚ and over optimistic. People were ready to go out and live their life free‚ and wild. They didn’t want to sit back‚ and just let life pass the by. They showed their need for freedom‚ want for something new‚ and all their emotions in music. They used it to express their feelings that they had no idea how to express‚ so they poured their heart‚ and soul
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The 1920s are considered to be roaring because of the many social‚ political‚ cultural and economic changes that occurred. Some social changes occurred with the creation of the automobile and the radio. Millions of people had the freedom to travel easily to new places and the radio brought entertainment‚ new ideas and experiences to their homes. Other changes emerged when women took jobs during and after the war. New machines were created to assist in household chores like washing clothes and preparing
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After the Great War ended‚ the 1920s became a roar of changes. Everything from mass consumption to flappers to immigration. The Ku Klux Klan‚ or KKK‚ reached its height in the 1920s‚ with a strong 5 million members. These members believed in a white Anglo-Saxon protestant community‚ a form of “pure americanism” (Kennedy 730). On the other side of things‚ the Harlem Renaissance was outpouring African-American art and culture‚ forming a sense of pride among the African-American community (Kennedy 750)
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The "New" Women of the 1920s: Image and Reality The 1920s began with the end of World War I and ended with the stock market crash of 1929. Technological and economical growth flew threw this era and urbanization began. Things like radio and movies created a national pop culture’ and new music: Jazz‚ some even refer to this era as the "Jazz Era". It was during this time of change and growth that women begin to gain a strong hold on equal rights. In 1920 the nineteenth amendment to the constitution
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What role did race play in the fundamentalist orientation of conservative Americans in the 1920s? The role that race played in conservative by fundamentalist Americans would have to be looked at in many different fronts. There was the business side of the pro-business conservatism‚ were white‚ wealthy and the rich had influenced things like the hiring and firing of politicians‚ the old judges‚ the college presidents. Some fundamentalist strongly support strongly supported and succeeded in reducing
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Modern Era: 1920-1940 During the 1920s‚ clothing styles officially entered the modern era of fashion design. During this decade‚ women began to liberate themselves from constricting clothes for the first time and openly embrace more comfortable styles like pants and short skirts. While popular fashions remained relatively conservative prior to 1925‚ short skirts‚ low waistlines‚ and revolutionary styles of the flapper era characterized the latter half of the decade (Hall 1992). Dresses were made
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Before the 1920s‚ the United States denied women their due rights that had been settled years before because they weren’t considered equal to men and they were definitely not given the right to speech. Women were originally given the same promises as men‚ but that doesn’t mean that they were upheld. It wasn’t until a lot of protesting and hard work that the women actually got what they deserved. In the eyes of society‚ women could only do good for themselves if they were getting married. The First
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manufactured with the development of quicker and for less money‚ and the Canadian demand for products grew. The economy started to boom‚ all due to jobs‚ price cuts and manufacturing opportunity. The 1920s saw the development of the car industry. Industries developed mass production during the 1920s products could turn out more quickly for less money‚ this changes of manufacturing process meant that cars and trucks could produce more cheaply. As price dropped‚ more people could afford them. By 1927
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Conflicts During the 1920s The contrast between the new and changing attitudes and traditional values was unmistakably present during the 1920’s. This clash between the old and the new had many roots and was inevitable. A new sense of awareness washed over minorities in our nation‚ especially blacks who began to realize that they were entitled to their own subculture‚ pursuit of success‚ and share of the American dream. This ideal was expressed by Langston Hughes in "The Negro Artist
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There are many reasons as to why there was an influx in support for the KKK in the 1920’s‚ many of these reasons are direct results of actions that the Klan took to exploit the mood of the nation during this time. Firstly‚ the main reason as to why support for the KKK grew during the 1920’s is because they exploited the anti-immigration fears that were by using religion and apparent in the nation during this time. This therefore meant that they could use the fear that a large percentage of the electorate
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