1925

Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to her parents Annie Rucker, and John Anderson. Her father sold ice and coal in downtown Philadelphia at the Reading Terminal, and eventually opened a small liquor business, prior to their marriage Marian's mother briefly attended Virginia Seminary and College in Lynchburg, Virginia. Marian’s parents were devoted Christians, her aunt would take Marian to concerts at the YMCA, local churches, and other community music…

Rachel Carson was one of the most influential and is often attributed with starting the modern environmental movement. Her work with Silent Spring, a book documenting the harmful effects on the environment, and other writings are often credited with moving the environmental movement forward. Rachel Carson was born on May 27, 1907, on a small farm near Springdale, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Maria Frazer, and Robert Warden Carson, an insurance salesman. Carson was an avid reader, and…

to defeat communism in their eyes. The hatred of demographics starts to vary beyond African Americans. The hostility from the Klan spread to Jews, Italians, Hispanics, and Catholics. The hatred is now spreading across the U.S. to all minorities. In 1925, Klansmen marched on Washington to try to show a facade they had created: that they were society's protectors. While President Grant tried to put an end to the Klan, the presidents in the 20s tolerated them. The tone that the president set in the…

During the 1920s, many events had taken place that have impacted American culture to this day. Some of these events include: the 1925 Scopes Trial, women’s suffrage and behavior, and the American film industry, too. The Scopes Trial brought about debates on evolution in schools, women’s rights are becoming more equal to those of men, and a revolution has begun in the American film industry. All of these events have had a lingering effect on how the American culture is today, and without them,…

illegally teaching the theory known as evolution in 1925. During this time, Creationism was mainly taught in all schools. This theory that God created the world and all life within it. At this point in time, Evolution has dominated our curriculum, it is the process by which living organisms evolve and adapt (“Introduction”). Although many people believe in different theories, equal opportunity for all would settle many disputes. Dayton, Tennessee, 1925 the “Scopes Monkey Trial” begins. John…

the gang was working at place called “Four Deuces” a place where men can get drinks and visit prostitutes. Al Capone worked as a pimp and protected the girls if any harm came to them. He soon advanced in ranks, earning Torrios respect. In the year of 1925 Torrio who was on vacation with his wife just got back from the store when two assassins jumped out of the car near him and shot him, he was badly injured and had to be hospitalized. Back then hospitals provided little security so Capone…

During the period, 1925 to 1950, Japan invaded China and occupied large parts of it until Japan’s defeat in WW2. The Chinese Communist Party established the People’s Republic of China. This caused the relationship between Chinese peasants and the Chinese Communist Party to change greatly. The peasant class developed a nationalistic movement for themselves, peasants gained social equality and the anti-Japanese beliefs grew. In this time period, the Japanese peasant class fought for nationalistic…

Battleship Potemkin Battleship Potemkin is a revolutionary film that was shot in 1925 with a political purpose as well as protecting the blacks from the Abortive Revolution. Potemkin film is paramount in watching since it gives an experience that transcends on its landmark and its milestone status. Its dazzling technique makes it unique, and the revolutionary service gives a lot experience to the viewers. In this case, the filmmaker was trying to inform us how the massacre on the Odessa steps…

Adolf Hitler`s Mein Kampf or simply My Battle. The Mein Kampf is an autobiographical manifesto which explains Hitler`s own political philosophy (fascism) and his ideas on politics and race for future German success. When the Mein Kampf was published in 1925, Adolf Hitler was a leader of the National Socialist Party, a war veteran, and a prisoner in a German prison. The book originally was written mostly for the followers of National Socialism. In the beginning, the Mein Kampf was sold poorly…

Grant Wacker’s Heaven Below offers a comprehensive, genuine and fact-laden account of early Pentecostal culture in America that spawned new denominations and transformed the religious landscape. Wacker grew up a Pentecostal attending church one or twice a week in a family filled with ministers and missionaries. When he entered a secular college, his religious beliefs were challenged and he now identifies himself as an Evangelical Christian finding his congenial abode in a United Methodist Church…