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Many historians do believe America changed for the better in the 1920s. The first world war was over, the country was stable and relatively prosperous. It was a decade of expanded opportunities for middle-class black people, as well as for middle-class women. It was an era of many new inventions such as the radio and talking pictures (what we today call movies, with sound), and an era when men as well as women flew airplanes across the ocean for the first time. More people had a telephone or a car of their own. And thanks to radio, which brought news and educational programs directly into people's homes, people who lived in rural parts of the United States could now hear the best-known and most famous news-makers and keep up with current events as never before.
While it is true that the 1920s were also a time when the Ku Klux Klan grew in power and racial prejudice (as well as anti-Semitism) still existed in the popular culture, not everyone agreed with these views. More black people found opportunities in the north and mid-west that they might not have had previously; and thanks to radio, the public heard Jewish (and Catholic and even Hindu and Muslim) entertainers and scholars, and learned something about the beliefs of those who were different from the majority. Despite America still being segregated, more people of color graduated high school and went on to college than in previous decades. So, while society was far from perfect and America was still segregated, some of the changes in the country did improve people's lives.
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How did new laws change US immigration policy in the 1920s?
The laws introduced a quota system.
The factors that led to the new consumer society in the US during the 1920s?
During the 1920s, the United States made major advancements in mass production, credit availability, and wide spread advertising. This economic prosperity led the new consumer society of the time.
Why did Canada and the US become closer in the 1920s?
prohibition
How did the US government change immigration restrictions during the 1920s?
There were many different laws restricting immigrants from coming into America like the Emergency Immigration Act of 1924.
The policy the US followed in the 1920s and 1930s was called?
Isolationism.
Did prominent writers of the 1920s both black and white tended to hold a critical view of US society?
Yes.
How did new laws change US immigration policy in the 1920s?
The laws introduced a quota system.
How did new law change US immigration policy in the 1920s?
The laws introduced a quota system.
What is mass culture How did it change us?
Describe social changes and technological advances during the 1920s ... Popular culture in the 1920s was characterized by innovation in film, visual art.
How did with the US change Japanese society?
They farted
What impact did glasses have on society?
Help us see better
What is an example of a social change in the 1920?
One example of a social change in the 1920s was the increased acceptance and visibility of women in the workforce and public life due to the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920. This change led to shifts in gender norms and roles in society.
What were the 1920s called in the US?
The 1920s were called the "roaring 20s" in the United States.
The factors that led to the new consumer society in the US during the 1920s?
During the 1920s, the United States made major advancements in mass production, credit availability, and wide spread advertising. This economic prosperity led the new consumer society of the time.
Where was traffic light invented?
in the 1920s in the us.
Where was the traffic lights invented?
in the 1920s in the us.
Did Prohibition increase or decrease in the 1920s?
National Prohibition in the US began in 1920 but support for it declined throughout the 1920s.
