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    Mein Kampf and Adolf Hitler’s Rise to Power

    The 1920s are often remembered as a decade of jazz, new technology, changing culture, and economic growth. In the United States, people danced in clubs, listened to the radio, and…

  • The Reign of Terror

    The Osage Murders: A Reign of Terror and the 1920s The 1920s are known for their glamour and fast-paced cultural changes in the United States. When we think of the…

  • Planning and Funding the Construction of Mount Rushmore

    The Mount Rushmore National Memorial Act February 29, 1929 Planning and Funding the Construction of Mount Rushmore The construction of Mount Rushmore is one of the most ambitious public art…

  • Historiography of the 1920s

    The historiography of the 1920s explained through American History Textbooks An interesting method of considering the historiography of the 1920s is to consider how history was taught to students throughout…

  • The 1925 Tri-State Tornado Outbreak

    The 1925 Tri-State Tornado outbreak lasted from March 17-18 1925, and it is one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in recorded history. It was given its name because it traveled…

  • The Founding of the Museum of Modern Art

    The opening of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City was at the end of the 1920s. Scholars often note that the 1920s was a progressive era,…

  • Historiography of the 1920s Visualized

    The decade of the twenties is known by many hisotrians to be one of the most pivotal in our nations history. However historians throughout different decades have had a wide…

  • The First Trans-African Flight

    The first trans‑African flight of 1920 stands as one of the most revealing technological and political milestones of the early twentieth century. Attempted by General Sir Pierre van Ryneveld and…

  • Visualizing the 1920’s – The Historiographical View (Draft)

    The historiography and narrative of certain events and time periods and the way in which they change are extremely fascinating and deeply reflect the views in which they were written.…

  • Visualizing the 1920s-Blog Post

    The historiography of the 1920s changes through out the decade. Due to Ramapo College’s American Textbook Collection, students from Ramapo can see how textbooks changed throughout American history. The textbooks…

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