The period after the Great War, or World War 1, of the early 1900s was a period of great prosperity for African Americans, women, and especially African American women. Though, on the other hand, the 1920s had some conflicts that many Americans could have seen coming. In many ways, the United States had been moving from an older world with not much individuality, to a more modern new world that we can recognize, more clearly, today. The 1920s had consisted of famous riots and restricts many immigrants had to abide by, amendments to the Constitution, and new ways of Blacks expression with the formation of Jazz music. An enormous part to moving into this new prosperous era had been the voyage of African Americans to the North. This had been…show more content… Immigrants had faced persecution for their color of skin, the traditions of their culture, and the way natives feared how immigrants could take their jobs and depress their wages, along with other reasons. This dislike for immigrants resulted in numerous riots against immigrants and even restriction orders that would be called wrong and unjust in today’s society. The popular Klan, most remembered by its three Ks, the Ku Klux Klan, had come about once again, in relation to its first appearance with all White terrorists who opposed Reconstruction. The KKK, said by Hiram Wesley (Doc. D), had come to speak for the great mass of the Americans of the old pioneer stock. The Klan had formed to be again immigrants, as they desired to keep only American tradition in the United States, which is what many believed was the way it should be. The Klan had even went by the slogan “One flag, One school, One Bible”, to show how native-born people are to be the only norm of the country. These anti-immigrant whites had even gone as far as taking what they felt was right and just to Congress, where they later had cut off virtually all immigrants from southern and Eastern Europe.
Women had also benefited from the Great War in different ways as they had taken up new jobs of that were previously men jobs such as, taking responsibility over farms, the ability to divorce their husbands, increases in divorces is shown on the graph “Marriage and Divorce,
The Modern Period took place during the 20th century, from the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. It is one of the most important time periods in human history, and for many reasons. With the beginning of a new era, there was change, with new technology advances like cars, telephones, and electricity, the Modern Period was a huge leap for mankind, it changed the way of life that people were used to at the time. But the reason why the Modern Period is remembered
ideals, politics, and America’s role in the world.
In the project, our group divided American history into roughly three periods of time, in each of which we researched about the content of popular culture as well as analyzed the causes of the these cultural phenomenon and their development. Lilian is
To begin with second World war, or the largest war in the history of mankind, began on 1 September 1939 till 1945. It involved almost every part of the earth. World war 2 was the bloodiest conflict, more than 40 million were found killed. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China. The war was in many respects a continuation, after an uneasy 20-year hiatus, of
and providing great products and services. This is also the period when jobs are most abundant and harder to fill because job positions are in demand. After the peak stage a risky point in time follows which is the recession stage. During this time people tend to loose their jobs and it is a much harder time to find a job as well. The depression stage is depressing to both companies and people because many consumers lose their jobs and can
Throughout history there have been many great empires, but none have made a greater impact than the Greek and Roman empires. These empires began as small city-states, and grew to become the powerful empires we know today. The Greek and Roman empires were not always enemies, considering the Romans were greatly influenced by the Greek culture. The two civilizations shared many similarities, but had different opinions on government operations. There are three different periods that span the history of the Greek
World War II (The Great People’s War) was of deep importance to the formation of today’s international relations system, however the following periods after this war between the greatest powers in the world are also of great significance. The analysis of those periods and their impact on world history will be the first approach of this assessment. It is important to clarify that these periods cannot be annualized as isolated events that happened in History, but related events that in a way or another
Before World War I, Europe was thriving during a period known as the Romantic period. The Romantic period were filled with composers and artists who embraced the literature, art, and religious aspects of the Medieval Period. Musical composers such as Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Frederic Chopin, who embraced the classical music and wanted to embrace the Romantic culture. Also, there were the horrible living conditions of the working class due to the low incomes of less than fortunate
century has been the most dreadful, and the most unstable of all time for the humanity. Wars, conflicts, and genocides plagued many parts of the world during that time especially in Europe which became the main battlefield for two major wars. It is certainly the worst period of human kind’s history. Millions lost their lives in what became the deadliest period of humanity. Beyond its dreadful aspect, this period showed how radical nationalism combined with deep imperial rivalries and “frantic scrambles
“A Tale Intended to be After the Fact…” is how Stephan Crane introduced his harrowing story, “The Open Boat,” but this statement also shows that history influences American Literature. Throughout history, there has been a connection among literary works from different periods. The connection is that History, current events, and social events have influenced American Literature. Authors, their literary works, and the specific writing styles; are affected and influenced by the world around them. Authors
course of the Second World War. WWII begun on September 3 1939 when Britain declared war on Germany due to the German invasion of Poland 2 days prior. (www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww2/overview/ww2-01.html) Because Australia was allies with Great Britain, Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, declared war on Germany stating “that in consequence of a persistence by Germany in her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her and that, as a result, Australia is also at war.”(Prime Minister, Robert