years ago‚ there was a time of flappers and music‚ entertainment‚ and different fads and trends. They called it “The Roaring Twenties.” And while all of those things were fun‚ awful things happened as well‚ such as the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan‚ and then the point where everything came to a screeching halt‚ the stock market crash of 1929. When people think of the Roaring Twenties‚ they usually think of flappers. Flappers were women who often smoked‚ drank alcohol‚ and did other conventionally unladylike
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A Decade Of Music The Roaring Twenties was an exciting time for America and was also known as the Golden Twenties. The reason for this is because many new things were happening and one of them was known as the Jazz Age. Although the Great Depression was a bad time in America for most people‚ the Jazz Age provided a way for people to cope or escape from their daily lives. The Jazz Age was created by African-American musicians in New Orleans. The Jazz Age started because the lively beats of
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The Roaring Twenties * The flapper‚ a sign of the 1920’s‚ characterized the changes that were occurring in the decade. Flappers were young ladies‚ usually dressed in different styles. Some were also known to be cigarette-smokers and cosmetics-wearers * The Prohibition Act was in effect but places such as “speakeasies” were ways to get around this new act. People would purchase illegal alcohol * The 18th Amendment made the sale‚ distribution‚ and consumption of alcohol illegal *
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The Roaring Twenties The 20’s were different than any other decade because it was a time for social and economic change. With those changes‚ many new inventions like the automobile and electricity were making productivity in the 20’s much higher. Money was being earned that changed how people interacted with one another‚ and how they spent it. Celebrities were becoming a thing that shaped the future of America‚ giving children someone to look up to. The new inventions of the 20’s mainly revolved
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Main Point:The 1920s or The Roaring Twenties were an era of social and political change. Examples/Details/Explanations: a. The dramatic change was a lot such many Americans lived in cities rather on the farm ‚ the country wealth doubled between 1920 and 1929. b. After the World War one in 1918 ‚ American had a massive economic boost with plenty of jobs with new manufacturing plants and built things aside from the airplane engine‚ but household item such has TV ‚ cars‚ refrigerator ‚ radio
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Criminal activities of the Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties were aptly named: they were indeed roaring with music and dance‚ but also with gangsters and criminals. The Great Depression having affected everybody‚ all were in need of money and ready to do whatever it took to get some. This is why the Roaring Twenties were a decade of bootlegging‚ bank robbing‚ and corruption. The first important criminal industry of the 1920’s was bootlegging. Bootlegging consisted in illegally supplying or
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A Timeline for the “Roaring Twenties” (1920-1929) Often called the Roaring Twenties‚ the postwar decade sometimes appears as one long flamboyant party‚ where the urban rich danced the Charleston and the foxtrot until 2 a.m. In fact‚ one might just as convincingly describe it as a period of individual possibility and lofty aspirations to serve the greater good. In his 1931 essay "Echoes of the Jazz Age‚" Fitzgerald wrote‚ "It was an age of miracles‚ it was an age of art‚ it was an age of excess
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The Roaring Twenties was a decade of innovation throughout all aspects of the American culture. This momentous time period incorporated pivotal revisions in areas ranging all the way from the economy to women’s standards‚ and everything in between. The modifications implemented throughout the decade called for a shift in lifestyle‚ as people could enjoy luxuries never offered to them before. These revolutionary years brought on incredible opportunity and inspiration to the American people.. The
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Fashion of the Roaring Twenties and The Sixties Fashion is the style prevalent at a given time. It usually refers to costume or clothing style. Everybody has to wear clothes‚ making fashion a part of everyday life. The way someone dresses says a lot about his or her personality‚ age‚ culture and experience. At times of economic or social change‚ fashion often changed. The 1920s and the 1960s are big eras were economic and social change were happening. They are both largely known for their fashion
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immoral or sinful in the early 1900’s. Comstock made it where it was illegal to send or receive any pornographic messages or anything to do with sex. Once World War I came around‚ men were diagnosed with syphilis and gonorrhea. Then the 1920’s or ‘Roaring Twenties’ became the sexual decade‚ introducing the Flapper. A young women who wanted to enjoy herself sexually. In this time period Gays and Lesbians started to come out and celebrate. Contraception or condoms became a new element when having sex. As
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