Decade - 1920s

I would say they felt lonely and icelated in a new land.

Yes it did as WW1 gave Canada more job opportunities, and brought us out of a recession. It increased our manufacturing sector by a good deal.

On the downside though, after WW1, Canada was in debt.

No. However, there are passengers buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The basic economic and political policies that were pursued by the three conservative republican administrations in the 1920s was enhanced american prosperity.

Harlem Renaissance

No one can say exactly how since it's always existed all over the world and the 1920's was just another year of it; every piece of history isn't documented, but it's safe to say when someone decided someone of another race should be treated differently as that's what discrimination is.

The mass media had already been around for many years (mainly through print-- newspapers and magazines, but also, since the turn of the century, through phonograph records); but what happened in the 1920s was the rise of radio and the arrival of talking pictures (movies). This made a major impact on American life.

For one thing, thanks to the growth of radio broadcasting, entertainment, news, sports, and politics could now heard in the comfort of anyone's home. Listeners who were poor and could not afford tickets, or listeners who were black and lived in segregated states, or anyone who lived far from a center of population, or anyone else for that matter, could now have access to the most famous performers or hear the best-known political figures. This helped the nation become more informed, and it also helped entertainers gain larger audiences than ever before. It also affected politicians: now, candidates were judged not only by what they said to the newspapers, but how they sounded when speaking over the radio.

The rise of radio broadcasting gave small towns and big cities alike the opportunity to entertain and inform the public. Unknown local performers were able to be heard for the first time, and many went on to become nationally famous. Similarly, the public heard speakers from a number of points of view, and were exposed to a variety of political issues. Some stations offered college-level courses or gave educational talks. Various sects of Christianity and also Reform Judaism offered live broadcasts of religious services, which shut-ins very much appreciated. Sports fans were especially pleased, because now the most important events (baseball and football games, boxing matches, etc.) were available to them, and there were even some interviews with the athletes. And finally, there was a new interest in public speaking, as many listeners decided they wanted to be on the radio like the people they were hearing.

The success of talking pictures meant newsreels (which is how people got to see the news before television) could now include speech as well as printed captions; it also meant the story-telling and visual impact of the movies could be enhanced by dialogue. But the downside of this was that actors and actresses who lacked a pleasant speaking voice saw their careers end. Silent films did not require the ability to be a good speaker, whereas talking pictures did.

To sum up, while newspapers and magazines and recorded music had changed public life, few mass media had more of an impact than radio. It did not require literacy, it reached people of all ages and social classes and races, and it provided a welcome catharsis to listeners both rich and poor. As for the movies, talking pictures were one more advance that made them more entertaining and gave the audience an even more realistic experience when they went to the theater.

Yes it does. Or around that time period.

Economic prosperity was only prevalent in North America and occurred for two main reasons:

1) The Second Industrial Revolution, which severely increased the productivity of the United States in key industries.

2) Increasing use and incidence of investment and use of credit by common people.

womens lives changed allot they became women known as flappers they cut their hair short and wore more makeup than usual they wore skirts that came to their knees or higher .

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Charles Van Dusen, who succeeded Sebastian S. Kresge as president of S.S. Kresge in 1925.

Yes, very popular.

My father worked at that dairy from 1950 to 1963. He used to be a route driver who delivered milk door to door. As a little girl I would go with him on his route on Saturdays. I remember it as if it were just yesterday.

Sadie, I am one of the sons of one of the owners of the Dairy. My father was David Silverstein, brother Felix Silverstein, The other names I remember are Bernard Dick, my grandfather Charles Silverstein. If you would like any further information please contact me (use subject Western United).

My grandfather worked there for a long time, retiring in mid-1950's.

Chuck,

As the son of David Silverstein whose brother Felix also worked at the dairy...they were the sons of Charles Silverstein partner to Harris Dick who co-owned Dairy. I was born in 1950 . What would your grandfather's name be?

Ed Silverstein

Hello, My Grandfather is Bernard Dick and he talks of working with his Uncle at the dairy when he was a kid, sadly I cannot find any more info....can anyone help? You can reach me at Renee.Chitwood@Gmail.com Thank you!

They worked for low pay.

railroads were better transportation than canals

An influx of Germans and Irish Catholics following the Civil War caused the United States to eye restrictive immigration laws. The first legislation that passed in 1875, barred prostitutes and criminals from coming. It also restricted Chinese settlers in the west by the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act 1882. This was the nation's first racist immigrant law.

Larger companies believed they could avoid union intervention, prevent strikes, and keep productivity high.

Some one who stacks hecka much wealth named grant.

Becaus the party that was in power at the time felt that it would get the extra votes it needed to stay in power that way at the next ellections.

they were poor. they worked for 40 cents an hour, 12 hrs. a day.

The working conditions were dirty, crowed, and dangerous. The factors were booming and more families were moving to the city hoping to find opportunities. The factory jobs were low paying, dirty, and unethical. The children would work just as long as their parents in the factories. This would put them in dangerous situations where they could easily become injured or killed.

The living conditions were unhealthful and poorly looked after.

The republican policies were things that involved the government intervening as little as possible.

'Laissez-Faire' (let things alone) letting people do things for themselves.

Republicans believed helping as little as possible, letting people do what they want, letting things get out of control, leaving things to their own devices.

Honestly, Prohibition was quite ineffective in its cause, in fact it did the opposite of what the Temperance Crusaders hoped for (believing it would protect families, women, and children from the effects of alcohol abuse). The 18th Amendment was ratified and in place to eliminate the sale and use of (drinking) alcohol. However, Prohibition didn't even come close to doing so. Instead, organized crime (robbery, bootlegging, murder, etc.) increased due to the outlawing of alcohol. Not to mention that increased efforts to enforce Prohibition simply resulted in the government spending more money, rather than less. The economic cost of Prohibition became especially pronounced during the Great Depression, and eventually in 1933 state conventions ratified the twenty first (21st) amendment which repealed the prohibition of alcohol. Therefore, the only thing that would have been different without prohibition would be less organized crime and more money in the government.

It's membership sharply increased as a result of the red scare, nativism, its staunch support for National Prohibition, its attacks on moonshiners and bootleggers, and its active recruitment efforts.