AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Langston Hughes is remembered for his musical contributions during the Jazz Age.
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Babe Ruth’s success helped increase the popularity of baseball in the 1920s
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The Harlem Renaissance was a period of major growth for African-American culture.
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Henry Ford made history by completing the first transatlantic flight
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Henry Ford changed American industry with the introduction of the automobile and assembly line
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most importantly, the Harlem Renaissance instilled in African Americans across the country a new spirit of self-determination and pride, a new social consciousness, and a new commitment to political activism, all of which would provide a foundation for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 1920s was a decade of profound social changes. The most obvious signs of change were the rise of a consumer-oriented economy and of mass entertainment, which helped to bring about a “revolution in morals and manners.” Sexual mores, gender roles, hair styles, and dress all changed profoundly during the 1920s.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Red Scare of 1919-1920, many in the United States feared recent immigrants and dissidents, particularly those who embraced communist, socialist, or anarchist ideology.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 1920s heralded a dramatic break between America’s past and future. Before World War I the country remained culturally and psychologically rooted in the nineteenth century, but in the 1920s America seemed to break its wistful attachments to the recent past and usher in a more modern era.