1920's Dbq

While dancing to the charleston or foxtrot and listening to Louis Armstrong play his trumpet was a large part of what citizens in the 1920’s did, they also worked extremely hard with developing their economy, technology, and freedom. Even to this day their work in the 1920’s tops the work we do today. Their work on their economy gave the 20’s a large representation of how great they truly were. Women’s suffrage was fixed as well which helped develop a future of women’s rights and becoming equal. During the 1920’s Americans frankly were more prosperous than they are now due to their economic success and their improvement with women’s suffrage.

The administrations of president Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge were a time of economic progress for most Americans. Many companies grew larger during the 1920’s, creating a lot of new jobs. Wages for most Americans increased, and people began to have enough money to buy new kinds of products. Part of the drive for economic success was the move from rural to urban, numbers in urban areas went from around six million to roughly 54 million “Document
The 19th amendment was created saying, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” This showed that women now had the right to vote in a more open way. To this day women have created a name for themselves like feminist who protest and believe strongly in women’s rights. Also, in 1920 women appeared stronger and independent by wearing unrestricted clothing and acting more individualistic, the name of the free and independent women was flapper. Flappers became the new “it” thing, although not a large percentage of women were flappers “Doc 3”. Furthermore, the 1920’s really helped improve women’s suffrage by creating the 19th amendment and letting them live more