The Modern Period

capitalist system represents the social structure of capitalism, a few rich at the top, a

The 1920’s is sometimes referred to as the “Roaring Twenties,” or “The Era of Wonderful Nonsense.” The nonsense this phrase is referring to is the style and boldness of the new kind of rebel: the flapper. In the 1920’s the flappers shocked everyone and set the path for other people who yearned to stand out and be different. The flappers certainly contrasted the generation before them, but that did not happen overnight.

This Mini-Q asks you to explore how this exciting and important era changed the concept of what it

The early 1900s were filled with many new social ideas and changes. New faces arose during this time, and many new ideas changed the shape of society. Among these were race relations, the role of women in society, and the ever-heated modernism versus fundamentalism debate.

Changes and continuities from the classical to the post-classical cover a wide range of political, cultural, religious and economic shifts as populations grew and societies became more complex. The classical empires of Rome, Han China, Gupta India and Archaemenid Persia fell due to external and internal forces and were replaced by the larger empires of the post classical Byzantine; Tsui, Tang and Song in China and the Caliphates in Persia. Only India did not return to an over reaching centralized empire. During the post-classical Dar el-Islam united much of Eurasia with a single religious adherence to Islam. Also, the largest empire the world was ever to see, the Mongols, rose during the

Throughout this book we have gone through history talk about the advancements that led to the western world we know it to be today. In the final part of the book they talk about modernity. This starts in the 1750s and goes through present time. Through this time period starting with the Industrial Revolution then talks about liberty and prosperity then finished off the book with globalization and colonization.

During the 1800s and 1900s many key events are going on both foreign and domestic. Both WWI and WWII will include many of the world's most powerful nations in all out war with the allies and axis powers. Also, America is dealing with large racial tensions at home. The Civil Rights Movement was a key event in America’s history that fought for both racial rights and women’s rights. Another event that was the Women’s Rights Movement that both men and women participated in to advocate for women's voting rights, the right for women to work the same jobs as men, and many other things.

For example, women in today’s society play just as an important role as men do, which is a great contribution from the 1920s decade. The expectations have changed and women are now held at equal standards in most respects. The average woman goes to college, gets a degree, and establishes a life of her own before she is expected to start a family. Furthermore, the influence of the entertainment industry has also been present in America’s culture through the many decades after the 1920s. The radio became a way for society to get in tune with pop culture.

Then,there is culture which was a very major change. How?It changed our culture by letting women to vote.Also they were very different about the work they created and the world that absorbed it.They were not aloud to have alcohol but they had a special place in secret where they could have alcohol and no one would know. Also after that there was not as big of families.Because I had seven family members not including my parents. It wasn’t very much for that time but 2017 it is. That some of the changes in culture that happened during the

Many times we think what issues in the past have nothing to do with what happens today. Sometimes problems back-then compared to now are “over-rated” but that’s not true at all. During the 20th century, people started to view life in a different perspective and were changing their attitudes. Slowly, people started to change their clothing, hair, music styles and opinions. This was a century of different opinions and change. Some issues in the past during the 20th century still apply to us today.

modern invented jazz which is a huge part of American history and culture. then went from dance to indie where all kind of controversy and new taste of music was discovered. then to rock which was a big trend and the ultimate icon of the 80s, to hip hop and pop which what my generation grew up and listened to the most. This era had the most discoveries and inventions of music that opened people's eyes to a whole new world and invented many trends, dances and personalities. Modern music is so inspiring, have many kinds of music that everone can fit into and enjoy. the major changes were so benefcial to the world because it opened many opportunities to people. such as Jazz and how helped African American to have a voice and be intrudused to the

When we are young we mostly treat each other the same. As we form our own opinions, while we grow, we naturally start to judge each other on merit; how we present ourselves. During the Edwardian era this was accomplished with greater ease due to the strict fashion and the use of corsets in everyday life, which was the last era that this occurred. This is presented strongly in the novel ‘Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul' (Wells, H.G. 1905) which was later adapted into a musical and film, titled ‘Half a Sixpence' (Schneer, C.H. & Sidney, G. 1967). The book and the film both present a realistic view of the separation through cultural class, it also represents how sudden wealth can dramatically change you and your outlook on people, objects, mannerisms,

Time frames in the thirty-first century. In our global village, irrespective of country, regardless of class, regardless of gender, regardless of sexual orientation, all people are equal, free and happy and just enjoying life. The human average life of one hundred and twenty years.

The United States changed dramatically during the Contemporary Age. The Contemporary Age began around the time that World

According to Marshall Berman, Modernity is a term of art used in the Humanities and Social Sciences to designate both a historical period as well as the ensemble of a particular socio cultural norms attitudes and practices that arose in post medieval Europe and have developed since in various ways and at various times around the world. (Berman 2010, 15-36)