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    Society of the 1920’s The Jazz Age of the 1920’s can be described as a dizzying whirl of a time. The U.S. economy had boomed from manufacturing success in WWI‚ and wealth was well distributed enough for most people to not have to worry about money in major cities. However‚ these national achievements were not only a source of excitement‚ but served as a blindfold over the eyes of the 1920’s society as well. Despite the appearance of everlasting happiness for the people of 1920’s America‚ their

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    the best jazz musicians‚ amazing trading routs‚ the greatest pizza‚ and a amazing place to have a drink. Until 1920‚ when Prohibition had hit and had forever tainted the history of Chicago. The forbidding of alcohol had caused mayhem throughout the city‚ which resulted in the nickname “the most corrupt city” in the whole United States. Overtime‚ the blame for corrupting Chicago in the 1920’s was forever

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    Major Conflicts of the 1920’s: Zinn * Widespread disillusionment and anger after wwi * 10million died‚ why? * Little change in living conditions * 50% living below poverty line * Working conditions still dangerous n horrible‚ low wages * Conditions of the other half: (Zinn‚ pg. 383) * 2 million people in NYC lived in tenements condemned to as firetraps * Those who were doing well‚ shut out the picture of the others like: (Zinn‚ pg. 382)

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    Memorabilia‚ 1928 Source: Roy S. Durstine‚ “Making Advertisements: And Making Them Pay‚” 1920. Source: The Butterick Publishing Co.‚ “Butterick Good Will Advertisements‚” 1922. Source: Will Rogers‚ “The Twenties In Contemporary Comment ary‚” 1929-1931. "Advertising in the 1920s‚" EyeWitness to History‚ www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2000). Source: Jakle‚ J.A.‚ City Lights: Illuminating the American Night ‚ 1920s cartoon. Source: Will Rogers‚ “The Twenties‚” April 12‚ 1925. Source: Alex F. Osborn

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    Hemlines became shorter‚ futuristic buildings towered over people’s heads‚ new technology was developed and made a part of everyday life‚ jazz music blared from radios‚ and a new thirst for equality emerged like never before. The 1920s was known as a form of social revolution. Most young people believed their elders to be much too serious‚ claiming “that the older generation had pretty well ruined this world before passing it on to us.” Women were especially rebellious. They wore

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    1920s America: Good Times

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    1920’s America was a time of jazz‚ dance‚ illegal alcohol consumption and generally having a good time- this is clearly the reason that it was known as the ‘roaring 20’s’. Women had more freedom‚ young people wanted to have a good time after WW1 and scandalise their parents and people had more money and more time to spend on leisure. As a result of this‚ the entertainment industry boomed in areas such as sport‚ music‚ movies and radio. As workers had more leisure and money they played more sport

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    these new ideas and things as they came out newly. Living in the twenties I would imagine that it was a war free time with jazz music and the radio on just relaxing in your car going to the theaters with a flapper. One reason why I would live in the 1920s is because the urbanization and that more young people were going to school and getting an education so that they can become smart because without an education people a cluelist of what is going on in their surroundings. Also since that the big cities

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    The 1920’s‚ also known as the Roaring Twenties‚ was a time of economic boom‚ cultural change‚ and political reform. The entry of the United States into World War I in 1917 unleashed massive federal spending that forced the nation to switch from civilian goods to war time goods. This called for more workers‚ and in return‚ more money was earned by the population. While more men were involved with the workforce‚ the rise of the New Woman asserted their independence from men and advocated women’s suffrage

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    The 1920s are often described as a period that saw the expansion and shift of various cultures in the US. Popular culture blended into business culture which adopted the innovations of technological culture and so on. The end of the Great War saw most Americans wanting to return to normalcy. You can never go back‚ but that didn’t stop America from trying. The United States resumed its isolationist policies‚ going through the technological revolution and all while having fun at the same time.

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    New Women In The 1920's

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    flapper had more freedom (they did not want to use corsets and act like their mother). They had short hair‚ short skirt‚ drink and smoke in public. Women had access to a type of birth control‚ which helped poor families to not have a lot of children. In 1920‚ the 19th amendment allowed women to vote‚ which increased women presence in public area. Women had more chances to work in professional jobs‚ but only feminized professions like teaching and nursing. The automobile becomes more popular and more reliable

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