America Today, 1930-31: The Culture Of America

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The 1920s, often referred to as the Roaring Twenties, was a time of great change and a time of powerful enthusiasm in many areas of society. The world had just finished the biggest war in history, the First World War, and the United States was left almost unharmed by the war. The United States was able to experience a decade of peace and success following the war. During this decade, America became the wealthiest country in the world (Trueman, 2000). The people in the United States went through a colorful period during the twenties. However, at the same time the 1920s was also a very rebellious and difficult time for many. The culture of the 1920s has influenced the culture of America’s society today.

Thoreau and Douglass have both identified urgent problems within American culture during the mid 19th century. Thoreau feels the empathy of farmers as they are chained or enslaved to their own farms just as much as prisoners are chained in jails. He believes that the 4 necessities needed in American society is food, shelter, clothing, and fuel because nature provides all of these. That any luxury would be a hindrance to an individual’s lifestyle as it correlates to the American culture that lacks the Self-reliance in living as a American. Meanwhile Frederick Douglass sees the brutality of slavery and the heavy discrimination of African Americans in American society. He sees that America lacks key responsibilities as a nation for it doesn’t have support of mutual aid, reciprocity, and commitment to an ideal within America.

How did clashes relating to immigration, religion & alcohol use illustrate the conflict between modern & traditional values in 1920’s American society?

This essay will examine the rise of “modern America”, there were economic, religious, and aspect of life changes took place and it was greatly changed the Americans society’s perceptions, specifically, the north and the south. The rise of “modern America” was greatly motivated immigrants to come to the United States for economic opportunity, industrialization in the North after the civil war created new businesses and job regulations, and the demand for social changes; all of these factors shaped America socially, politically, and economically.

During the 1920’s sometimes referred to as the "Jazz Age", America was taking its last final steps from the traditional period to new era of modernization. It was a time in which American popular culture reshaped itself in response to the urban, industrial, consumer- oriented society America was becoming (Brinkley 641). In this reshape two sides stood in defense of their beliefs, the traditionalist who wanted America to stay the same or go back to the way it was. Rebelling against the new customs and morals of the urban middle class, they sought to defend older values. However, the new modernist looked forward to change; embracing the future and its fore coming traditions and ethics.

What happened in America during the mid-20th century? In America during the mid-20th century that was reflected in the ways Christ was reinterpreted at the time was from economic dilemmas to civil movements. The main point that is what brought a change of how god was represented and how the praising went this would be the great depression. The great depression was a point that is still to this day a thing that when you bring it up the first thing people say is “thank god we survived”; when there is turmoil people come together and find one focal point to put their hopes to. That one point will always be religion which is the healthier of the other option which is violence. In the book The Color of Christ it is stated that “molded him to their

During the time of the 1920’s America experienced many social and cultural changes that shaped the way society is viewed today. Things like fashion, people, and entertainment expanded, making the 1920’s decade full of new and exciting experiences. The people in the nineteen-twenties took a great amount of pleasure in the new forms of entertainment that were being introduced. These people would spend time and money to watch movies about amusing and carefree things that would take them away from reality. That was until David Griffith released a movie that “changed the history of American cinema” (Stokes). Originally known as The Clansman, then renamed The Birth of a Nation, Griffith’s movie started a revolution unlike anything ever seen before. This cinematic adventure not only depicted the Ku Klux Klan as “would-be heroes” (The Birth of a Nation), but also pushed the limits of movie making which cause divergent reactions throughout the world.

Throughout time there have been many events that have changed are world. In the 18th century it seemed as if there was something different going on every day. We gained are independence on July 4th, 1776 which is arguably the biggest thing to happen in American history. By gaining Independence we gained the right to freedom. Many other nations didn’t have such luxury. This being said people wanted to come to America for its freedom. The 19th century we dealt with many wars, the main one being the cold war. But the 20th century is like no other. We have seen things that may have never seemed possible 100 years back. We have become a more technological nation, more advances in vehicles, and have seemed to developed better relationships with other nations. The U.S. in the early 20th century dealt with millions and millions of Immigrants looking for better jobs and better

If i was forced to move to africa that would be a very big cultural change. The culture in america and africa our way different in many ways. Moving to africa is a big enough change on its own, but the day-to-day differences takes some adjusting to. When its comes to my life i am very tech savvy and the daily routine is key. When i set out to get things accomplished at home the process is usually painless and less predictable, which is something i take for granted. The things that i’m use to having on daily would be taken from me. The most challenging part would be the difference in portion size. When i eat at home 9 times out of 10 i eat till i get stuffed out of my mind not even sure if i will live another day full. I feel like its common

During the post-war period between 1945 and 1960, the United States reached its peak of economic and political influence as the leading power of the free world. For many, this period has come to be represented as one continuous age of conservative anti-Communist politics, booming economic growth, and overwhelming social and cultural conformity. While the domestic social and cultural scene of the post-war period was dominated by the same cold-war mentality as U.S. foreign policy, the 1950s were also a period of dramatic social changes in areas of the arts, popular music and culture, and in the American cultural landscape as a whole. In this essay, we will look at the chief characteristics of post-war American society—its political conservatism

The United States dominated the twentieth century and is still dominating everything from new economic, political, technological, military and diplomatic trends. America is a place for opportunities and for people to work. Employment is a great reason why most people come here from other counties. We have better employment opportunities and probably more people employed than most counties. We have the two largest stock exchanges in the world, one of them being the New York Stock Exchange. Most of the biggest companies in the world are from the United States, but unfortunately they pay taxes in other countries that charge less. That is one of the tax polices we need to change and hopefully that change comes soon. There has been a rumor that

In this U.S. History class I am assuming we will learn more about America in the 20th century rather than the 19th century. I am also hoping that this class will be more advanced as we take more notes, quizzes, and tests. I hope that we will learn more about the presidents, especially with the upcoming election on its way.

American culture refers to the traditions and practices of the people of the United States. Culture comprises of the nature of buildings, religion, music language and marriage. The population of the United States is more than 320 million people making it the most culturally diverse country in the globe. Books such as Crabgrass Frontier, Manifest Destination and Muscular Christianity are important sources of information about American culture. This paper is a reflection on the methods that these books use in providing information about the evolution of the US culture. The paper examines the relationship between these three sources and ways they challenge or inform an understanding of the American society during the late 19th and early 20th century. There is an analysis of the efficiency of the issues tackled by these books in influencing the contemporary discourse surrounding American culture. The major argument of this paper is that Crabgrass Frontier, Manifest Destination and Muscular Christianity provide reliable information about the evolution of the US culture and they supplement each other through the use of relevant examples.

The United States of America being the third largest country in the world with more than 315 million inhabitants, consists of multicultural societies with ethnically diverse population. Since there are a lot of foreigners, the US culture has evolved in such a way accepting and tolerating other foreign cultures. US is very much influenced by protestant work ethics according to which people believe in themselves and their efforts to attain the goal of self-actualization and success. The rich diversity in the culture brought by foreigners, prevailing values of protestant ethics, hard work etc. have helped US to emerge as a superpower in the past years. Nearly every religion had its impact on US culture in one way or the other. The