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Chelsea Carter Barron Blackford Raesta
Boggs Junior Varela
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WHAT POLITICAL CHANGES OCCURRED DURING THE 1920S?

• Political changes included the secret ballot,
  prohibition, direct election of senators and
  direct primaries. other important political
  movement include women's right to vote, the 16th
  amendment which is income tax. towards the end of
  the decade things started to downfall. post-war
  recession which eventually led to the stock
  market crashing in 1929 which then led to the
  great depression which effected everyone in the
  world. just a side note the KKK was also reborn
  in 1929.
• http//t.answers.com/answers/!/entry/what-was-the
  -major-political-change-over-time-in-the,503cd73f4
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WHY DID LIFE CHANGE SO MUCH IN THE 1920S? HOW
DIDN'T CHANGE?

• In the 1920s world war 1was over and research and
  development propelled the U.S into the age of
  modern technology. The first washing machine was
  built in and advertised 1927. Radio and TV's
  became more common and advances in transportation
  and communication also took place. this
  progression let the middle class become more
  involved. They could purchase cars, radios, and
  home appliances. ( Mcdougal, Change In The 1920s
  ) 
• http//www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U7/U7_ar
  ticle1.cfm

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WHAT IS THE ROARING 20'S?

• The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and
  political change. For the first time, more
  Americans lived in cities than on farms. The
  nations total wealth more than doubled between
  1920 and 1929, and this economic growth swept
  many Americans into an affluent but unfamiliar
  consumer society.
• http//www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties

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WHAT WAS THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE 1920S?

• "the belief that anyone can, and should, achieve
  material status."
• CrosspointLiterature. August 29.lt http//crosspoin
  tliterature.wikispaces.com/AmericanDreamofthe1
  920'sgt
• Instead of shooting for equality, in the  1920's
  the american dreamm wass to get rich fast as you
  can and live the fun free life. And since people
  arent striving for equality, there is still alot
  of discrimination. lthttp//www.ovtg.de/3_arbeit/en
  glisch/gatsby/dream.htmlgt

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WHAT DOES THE ROARING 20S HAVE TO DO WITH OUR
BOOK?

• The reckless jubilance that led to decadent
  parties and wild jazz musicepitomized in The
  Great Gatsby by the opulent parties that Gatsby
  throws every Saturday nightresulted ultimately
  in the corruption of the American dream, as the
  unrestrained desire for money and pleasure
  surpassed more noble goals. 

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WHERE DID THE CONCEPT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
GENERATE?

• The first idea of the "american dream" was
  thought up y the writers of the declaration of
  independence. When they wrote it they added that
  ""All man are created equal and that they are all
  endowed with certain unalienable rights, among
  whih are life, liberty, and the pursuit of
  happiness." This was the original American dream
  before it was warped by the people of the 1920's.
• lthttp//www.ovtg.de/3_arbeit/englisch/gatsby/dream
  .htmlgt

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HOW IS THE AMERICAN DREAM TODAY DIFFERENT THAN IN
THE 1920S?

• The American Dream isn't any different, but the
  way to achieve it is. Back then, it was work
  ethic and labor, whereas now, people except
  things to be given to them without earning it.

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CITE

• http//t.answers.com/answers/!/entry/what-was-the
  -major-political-change-over-time-in-the,503cd73f4
  44f6789473d0525
• http//www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U7/U7_ar
  ticle1.cfm
• http//www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties
• http//crosspointliterature.wikispaces.com/America
  nDreamofthe1920's
• http//www.ovtg.de/3_arbeit/englisch/gatsby/dream.
  html
• http//www.ovtg.de/3_arbeit/englisch/gatsby/dream.
  html