The 1920’s and 30’s - Difficult Times for Blacks in America The 1920’s and 30’s were some troublesome times for many blacks living in the United States. Even though they were free men, a lot of blacks were still treated like slaves. They were subject to unfair trials, beatings, lynchings, the presumption of guilty before trial, and were also least in priority to whites. Harper Lee also shows these same acts of prejudice in her book To Kill A Mockingbird. It was much easier for a white…

America During the 1920's In the first three decades of the 20th century, America became the richest and most powerful country in the world. Its population, wealth and industry were growing fast. It had plenty of natural resources (oil, coal, iron ore etc.) The average American worker earned 5 xs more than in Europe. Many Americans owned their own cars. America was so rich it could lend money to Europe. At the end of World War I, America turned its back on Europe.…

Ashlyn McEniry Mr. Werley English III 27 April 2016 Wealth Inequality in America The gap in wealth inequality is the highest America has seen since the 1920’s. America’s lower class is suffering-- big time. A shocking “10% of the population owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90%” (“Wealth”). This kind of proportionally bizarre statement triggers a high-demand need for reform. We can’t stand by, watching our rich grow richer and our poor grow poorer. Americans are not being compensated for their…

journey to the United States of America, in hopes of beginning a new life for himself and his family. Even though her father is captured at the border of Russia and returned home, he managed to get to America. Once in America, he began work as a tailor, striving to earn enough money to bring his entire family to America. In the next year and a half, Rose’s father is finally able to get Rose and her aunt Masha to America. During the early years of Rose’s life in America, she experiences many obstacles…

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…

The Economic Boom in America in the 1920's The decade of the 1920s, or as it was called by its contemporaries, "The New Era," was marked by prosperity and new opportunity in the aftermath of World War I. The war began in Europe in 1914, and the United States entered the fray in 1917. A significant reason for United States involvement in the war was the nation's economic links to the Allied Powers, and especially to Great Britain. America had given loans to Great Britain…

their shoes. New thing occurred and made many Americans’ lives a paradise. However, there were few groups of people who didn’t view the same decade the way that the others did. Some Americans negatively viewed the 1920s because of the fear of change in social differences. In the 1920s, racial tensions in American society reached its highest. Minorities such as the Mexicans and Black population suffered the most from those who were concerned in keeping the long established White Anglo Saxon Protestant…

America in the 1920s, also known as the Roaring 20s or New Era, was a time of great changes and huge growth. America was being a more modern nation, and a return to normalcy was being seen after the Progressive Movement and First World War. Politically, the American government was seemingly conservative, but experimented with different approaches to public policy and foreign diplomatic policy. Economically, it was a time of tremendous growth and new forms of organization. Socially, the American popular…

The 1920s was a huge time period for the United States. Modern technology such as automobiles, radios, and advertisement had taken America by storm. Rural areas were on the decline. American cities had attracted not only rural and urban citizens, but also people from all over the world. In America during the 1920s, citizens struggled with accepting other races and ethnicities into their widely populated country. At the beginning of the century, Americans were disappointed with the outcome of…

America in the 1920’s was called the new era. It is called a new era because it became a turning point in American society, and marked a separation from the 19th century and the 20th century. We soon begin to develop our own social norms, music, and culture as we evolve into a modern nation. The 1920s was also a time of significant economic, political, and social change. The new era economy reflected the industrialization that the country had just undergone. Although there was a recession from…