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    The Prodigious Roaring Twenties Everyone knows that the roaring twenties was the decade that so many things happen. Some of those things were intentions‚ new entertainment‚ styles‚ behavior; even bad things took place in the 1920s. Some of the great inventions we still used today were invented in the 1920s. Young men and women all over America were changing the style and coming out with new trends. Also young men and women all over America started to change their behavior and become rebellious.

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    The "Roaring" 1920’s The 1920’s was a "roaring" time. It was the time of the culture‚ sports‚ music‚ and several more. Everything was beginning to be put in its place‚ and peace was comming together. The "roaring 1920’s" was one of the best times to be alive. Music was a huge part of the 1920’s‚ especially jazz. Jazz was the reason that the "flappers" were introduced. Flappers is a term used to describe young girls‚ still somewhat in the awkward movement who not yet entered womanhood. Flappers

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    The roaring 20s: USA‚ 1919-1929 Mass production By Jack Source A: "Advertisements appeared in magazines‚ newspapers‚ on the radio‚ in cinemas and on billboards - all trying to convince Americans that they should ’keep up with the Jones’ and buy the products that every other American now had." What does Source A suggest about developments in industry? (4 Marks) Source A states that industries were developing massively when it came to marketing and advertising‚ it also shows us that all these

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    The Roaring 20s The 1920’s were a time of prosperity‚ at least that’s what it looked like. In all reality it was a time of economic and social change. It was a time in which American morals declined and the government shifted to a more liberal government. Gone were the time off long dresses and the separation of the sexes. It became a time of flappers‚ bootleggers and gangsters. A time of big business and prohibition. Government seemed to take a backseat to business. This essay will show the decline

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    The Roaring 20’s There were many things that contributed to the so called “roaring “of the 1920’s. Some were things such as the economy was booming due to the nation’s wealth more than doubling‚ automobiles were made to be more affordable to accommodate the middle classes budget‚ nationwide advertising had a huge effect on socialism‚ and white collar jobs increased greatly opening up many new private businesses. The doubling of the nation’s wealth had a lot to do with the white collar jobs that were

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    1920s was a queasy age‚ no matter the peoples thoughts‚ the technology or the economics‚ all of these things have got a big development in the North American. (wikipedia‚2007). The author of the Great Gatsby represented the above-mentioned facts in his novel.(wikipedia‚2007)Gatsby is the main character in the novel‚ The Great Gatsby. He holds the magnificent and luxurious party at the every weekend. But‚ like most members of the rich in 1920s in the States‚ nobody knows who he actually is and his

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    The roaring 20’s was an era of consumerism‚ leisure‚ and rebellion. The women of 1920 smoked‚ drank‚ danced‚ and voted. They cut their hair‚ wore make-up‚ and went to massive parties. They were called flappers. Young women did not date instead they waited until a proper young man showed interest with right intentions. Since nearly a whole generation of young men had died in the war‚ there was nearly a whole generation of young women without possible suitors. The biggest change was political. Many

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    The 20’s were a time of jazz and also the beginning of something destructive. This decade‚ also known as the Roaring Twenties‚ was a fun and exciting time for many. People celebrated during this time period‚ as it was the period after World War 1. The 20’s are known for the time of music and celebration‚ but not a lot of people knew it as a time of new transportation and the beginning of the great depression. The clothing choice of many was abstract in the 20’s. The book‚ America in the 1920’s‚ states

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    citizens could afford goods. Change was every evident in the 1920’s and no matter if it was good or bad‚ it was necessary for the growth of the United States. Documents A and G both show a side to society that was quite unheard of before the Roaring Twenties: women acting “unladylike”. Document A is a cigarette advertisement from the 1920’s‚ showing a woman in a skimpy flapper dress claiming the attention of a young man. The slogan on the ad reads “what is more irresistible than Murad?” Document

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    "Which were the more typical of 1920s America: prohibition and intolerance or the Jazz Age and increasing social freedom? The Roaring 20s The 1920s are most commonly known as the roaring 20s due to the many changes and revolutions during this decade. Women were issued the right to vote at the end of the previous decade and there was a strong resurgence of nativism that led to progressivism and social freedom. HOWEVER‚ AMERICA IN THE 1920s WAS MOST TYPICALLY CHARACTERIZED BY PROHIBITION AND INTOLERANCE

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