1921

Ideas, institutions, and interests are what drive a state’s policy-making agendas. Institutions are not everything in politics, yet institutional determinism drives politics, choosing which ideas or interests to include or prioritize in a government’s legislative actions, argues Daniel J. Tichenor, the author of Dividing Lines: The Politics of Immigration Control in America. He states that policies are formed and balanced through institutional “veto” and “opportunity” points. One such…

On September 7-8, 1921 I entered the first Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. I felt like the cat’s meow, just having the chance take part in such a swell event. I couldn’t wait to tell my baby the news. When I saw him approaching the house I ran straight outside and necked him. He seemed happy for me, though not surprised because I always was a bit of a Sheba and a flapper. I assured him that id hit on all sixes and just continued giving him an earful of how excited I…

change U.S. life. Former President Woodrow Wilson’s attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer did not want any Bolshevik Revolution and at every opportunity squelched them. The Sacco-Vanzetti Case was a very controversial and powerful case. On April 15, 1921 at a shoe warehouse in South Braintree, Massachusetts two employees were murdered during a robbery. The police investigated and arrested…

This was the point of entry for most of the European immigrants. Business and financial interests defended unrestricted in-migration, viewing a surplus of cheap employment as necessary to industry and westward expansion. With that, immigrants worked for very little pay, doing many of the dangerous jobs, helping to push along the economic status of the United States. In the vicinity of 1900 and 1920 the country conceded more than 14.5 million foreigners. Worries over mass movement and its…

Analysis on Iron Jawed Angels Movies and books are only ways to save stories from past. Iron jawed angels, directed by Katja von garnier, is a American Historical movie that is filmed on 2004. Movie is based on true story about American suffragists movements that happened during early 20th centuries. Movie starts from beginning of young suffragists and goes on to tell how they finally got amendment for women's right to vote. Alice Paul , starred by Hilary Swank, and Lucy Burns, starred by France…

Americans believe that the reason for prosperity in America during the “roaring 20’s” is the increase of the economy, more rights for women, and technological progress, and transportation. Bankers in the US credited expansion, on Gold and Debit to credit. Business owners credited the assembly line, and Mass production. While the common American would credit a standard of living, the automobile, and mortgages. With the banker crediting the prosperity of America to the economy boom. What that…

World war one erupted in Europe and during this period, Woodrow Wilson was the president. Wilson had no experience or background relations of presidency, but he knew that he wanted to provide destiny and help create a new world, governed by morality and not by selfishness. With this it showed Wilson was a unique, brace president with the accomplishments he makes during his two terms. This specific world war was different from all the other wars based off the fact that if you declare war on one,…

Radium Springs is an Unincorporated community that is located in the coastal plain area which is right below the piedmont region. The exact location of the Radium Spring is Southwest on the outskirts of Albany Georgia in Dougherty county. The Radium spring is one of Georgia’s seven wonders and the largest natural artesian spring in the state of Georgia. The formation of this spring is due to the karst topography where the surface of the water infiltrated the earth crust surface that became the…

school Harvard in 1912. He began working at the Laboratory Wassermann, was the laboratory for the Department of Health. In 1918 he was appointed professor of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. He began teaching there bacteriology and immunology in 1921 until 1946. Hinton as professor of medicine,…

toward local leaders. Large demonstrations, assisted by the police and higher classes, were patriotic, reaffirming the priority of the nation over internationalism. National politics was profoundly affected by the fascist violence. The elections of May 1921, which brought 35 Fascists into the parliament, were preceded by a wave of squad violence…