When a person thinks of the 1920s‚ they probably think of the glitz and glamour of a candle lit jazz club with women dressed to the nines in flapper attire. This was just a small part of the 20s‚ the decade saw many social and political changes that shaped the culture that is seen today. The 1920s saw the Volstead Act take effect leading to a large black market that was controlled by mobsters. As well as the right for women to vote. This decade also saw the beginning of a mass culture with consumers
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Back to the top! An Overview of the 1920’s The 1920’s has a lot more than just gangsters and Prohibition going on so here is some food for thought that I would use when thinking about concepts for characters in the game. Although organized crime enjoys a lot of power at this time...social conditions have also changed since the 1890’s and the nation is on the cusp of the modern 20th century. Prohibition - The society of the 1920’s is at odds with itself. There are those of
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In the early 1900s there came to be two “New Women:” the Gibson girls and flappers. These women were both completely different from anything anyone had ever seen before. The Gibson girl formed during the late 1890s while the men were all out fighting during WW1. They were working women who dressed classy‚ and were fairly reserved. The flappers began to take over the “New Women” era. They were once Gibson girls‚ but when the men returned from war‚ the women became less reserved‚ started to dress in
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The 1920’s brought new inventions‚ a new economy‚ a new culture‚ new threats‚ and new laws which all influenced the nickname of the Roaring Twenties. The invention of the assembly line by Henry Ford in 1913 began the automobile industry in America leading to a boom in the industrial industries. The moving assembly line became a standard for most American factories allowing mass production of products including cars‚ appliances‚ furniture‚ and clothing. With the inventions of the electric motor‚ washing
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Do you know what they called a doughnut in the 1920s? A sinker‚ sounds kind of funny‚ but this is just a small change that happened in the twenties! There were many positive and negative changes that affected everyone. Some of the most important changes include the rights of women‚ the introduction and expedition of flight‚ and the stock market crash. First of all‚ rights of women changed exponentially. Women got the right to vote with the 19th amendment‚ this one right made the women feel so much
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(Ed.)‚ 1985) Louise’s rebellious nature may have been displeasing‚ but her nature was the inspiration for the comic heroine Dixie Dugan and Valentina of Guildo Crepax in 1926.(Dan‚ 2006) Louise was a woman of independence‚ aiding her status as the “Flapper Girl”.
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Eng305 Prompt 3 November 13‚ 2013 The Flapper Girl and the Gibson Girl At the end of the nineteenth century and into the early part of the twentieth century there were two predominant styles of dress and manner for women. The Gibson Girl was popular from about 1890 until the end of World War I which then gave rise to the Flapper Girl of the 1920’s. They were different in most things‚ except that they both promoted the sense of what the time thought the “modern woman” was. They both
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womanhood 15. Flappers broke away from the Victorian image of womanhood. They dropped the corset‚ chopped their hair‚ dropped layers of clothing to increase ease of movement‚ wore make-up‚ created the concept of dating‚ and became a sexual person. They created what many consider the "new" or "modern" woman. While the economy was booming‚ and society was growing‚ there also came the revival of the Klu Klux Klan and wider separation between social classes. The revival of the KKK in the 1920s was demonstrative
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PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ACTIVITIES IN 1920s and 1930s The lifestyle of Canadians changed dramatically from 1920s to 1930s. In the 1920s‚ everybody was living happily until the stock market crash in U.S. which caused the great depression. Canada was greatly affected by the depression. In the 1920s‚ technology and inventions grew rapidly‚ entertainment was booming and sports were becoming very popular while in the 1930s‚ Canadians no longer had money to afford anything and had to live without home‚ food
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The Role of Women in the 1920s The 1920s was a time period full of fun and excitement‚ also known as the Jazz Age. It was a revolution of the basic morals and manners everyone was used to. After returning from World War I ‚ many were affected greatly. This caused people to want to have more fun in their life‚ knowing they may not have a long time left to live. This was specifically an immense decade for women politically‚ and socially. It was also a time period full of many influential women. Women
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