Changes in America Between 1920 and 1960

Between 1920 and 1960, America changed in many aspects of life. America was part of two big wars, and the collapse of the banking system paralyzed the economy, which is more serious than ever in national history. Furthermore, there are new uncertainties in this country, such as poor treatment of migrants and workers. These events brought about changes in American social, economic and political life. American citizens have changed their perception of what this country should be like in the world.

The most important change in the United States from 1960 to the present is a dramatic change in population composition. In 1960, the number of people living in the United States is more than the number of people who began collecting statistics at any time, which means that the number of foreigners born in America can be absolutely ignored. The question arises as to why this happens. You really have to go back to history and have to see the changes in immigration law in the 1920s. . . . Even people coming from anywhere in Europe, Africa, or the Western Hemisphere can basically enter the United States for free until the end of First World War. If you have sick or mental problems, they can take you out, though. . . Most people came. This is the meaning of America.

The 1920s told the dramatic progress between America's past and the future. Before the First World War, it was still culturally and psychologically existed in the 19th century, but in the 1920 's, the United States seemed to break the desire for the recent past, and a more modern era I greeted you. The most vivid impression of that era was baffle and ballroom, film palace and radio empire, alcohol and alcohol prohibition. Scientists break the boundaries of space and time, pilots let people fly, and women go out to work. This country is full of confidence and abundance. But the 1920s was an era of extreme contradiction. Unrivaled prosperity and cultural progress is accompanied by strong social unrest and reaction. In the same decade, the decade of urbanism and modernism also brought about KKK, alcoholism, Nazism, and religious fundamentalism. The United States stands at the intersection between innovation and tradition

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