Author: dthomson

Duncan Thomson is a History Major and Museum and Exhibition Studies minor at Ramapo College of New Jersey.

  • The Dawes Plan is Enacted

    Overview While tension after World War I began to fall slightly, there were still many unresolved issues among countries in Europe. Naturally, this makes sense as World War I was…

  • Historiography of the 1920s – Noggle and Fronc

    The 1920s were one of the most formative times culturally for not only the United States, but for the entire world. As the decade is so different to its predecessors,…

  • The Dawes Plan in the Context of the 1920s

                   Chapters four through six of The Modern Temper by Lynn Dumenil covers various cultural concepts such as religion and religious hate, the lost generation, extremist views, racism, and the…

  • The Geneva Protocol and The Modern Temper Chapters 1-3

    The first three chapters of The Modern Temper by Lynn Dumenil cover the context of the 1920s that inspired the many cultural shifts that would take place, such as the…

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    Geneva Protocol is Signed

    Overview Going into the 1920s, the world had been shocked by the horrors of World War I due to the gruesome and horrifying nature of the weapons used. This includes…

  • My Initial Thoughts on the 1920s

    When I think of the 1920s, the first thing that comes to mind is the “Roaring Twenties’”. From speakeasies, to mobsters, to prohibition, there are many aspects of the twenties…

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