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    in the 1920s? The ‘Roaring Twenties’ was the age of the New Woman‚ with political liberation to the right to vote‚ economic liberation to jobs and household appliances‚ and social liberation to fashion and new norms of behaviour symbolised by ’flappers’. The Volstead Act was introduced in 1919‚ which prohibited alcohol. Criminal gangs were already powerful but with the Prohibition they gained even more. Therefore the Volstead Act was the key factor in making organised crime organised. The Volstead

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    3a) A day of rioting and violence which ended the Winnipeg General­Bloody saturday    B)Prohibition  C)Ted rogers  D)Dionne’s   E)Statute of winchester   F)Relief   G)On to Ottawa trek  H)Buying on credit  I)Bluenose  J)Mary pickford  K)Bootlegging  L)riding the rails  M)Buying on margin  N)flapper  O)Stock/share  P)Black tuesday  Q)Lionel conacher  R)Model T  S)foster hewitt  T)Group of seven   U)Charleston   V)Bennett Buggy     6) The advances in technology really made the 1920’s really boom because  everyone had the money to buy the new technology like cars

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    Was Gangsterism the Most Important Problem In America in the 1920s? The Roaring Twenties was a dramatic time of change for America. Many industries grew largely such as entertainment‚ as well as radical changes taking place for instance‚ the new rights and cultural expectation changes for women. However‚ this period also brought its fair share of problems‚ one of which was gangsterism. This essay will explore various possible viewpoints of different aspects of American society that were considered

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    still-images of flirtatious feminine actresses. At the same time‚ the first wave of feminism was developing. In 1894‚ Sarah Grand coined the idea “new woman” as a model of the female active in the public eyes‚ “from suffragists to anarchists to flappers” (pg. 78). Buszek said that she‚ the “New woman”‚ was white‚ rather than Latin or African-American. Depictions of the New Woman showed white middle-class women many different powerful‚ strong‚ and desirable poses. The hand-drawn pieces of art have

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    the time with the men with which they interact and fall in love‚ or lust‚ in one way or another‚ for each different part of society they live in. In the novel there are‚ however‚ exceptions to this. Daisy and Jordan Baker are both presented as the “flapper” type women from the 1920s. This was seen as very up-to-date and fashionable‚ showing a new kind of sexual appeal from the previously almost powerless women. As they are both shown from the reader’s first introduction

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    keep the club mostly all white and male. Most club owners‚ in contrast did not allow women to drink inside their clubs. They encouraged women to drink‚ but off the premises. Many women were clenching on their new-found independence by living the flapper life. “Having recently secured the right to vote‚ America’s women rose up in early 1922 to defend an even more fundamental liberty: the right to smoke” (1922). This new-found freedom originated not only from the right to vote and smoking but also

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    referring to it as “one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance” (Fitzgerald 48). He portrayed Gatsby’s smile as this because Gatsby kept certain things about himself concealed. Daisy remained depicted as the epitome of a 1920s flapper during the novel. Fitzgerald emphasized‚ “her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it‚ bright eyes‚ and a bright passionate mouth” (Fitzgerald 9). These were the features of Daisy that Gatsby fell in love with. Others‚ however‚ illustrated

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    There has been many changes in the equality of men over the years. Just like women‚ some things are right. Men usually don’t get much said about them when it comes to equality. It’s usually the women. Well now it’s time to talk about the men. In the Puritan age‚ the men were the more dominant sex when it came to gender roles. Men were more in control in the house. They were not involved with raising the children unless they became problematic. They also farmed and controlled the land that they

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    changes during the First World War There was a growing recognition on the changing roles of women in the Parisian society and the flamboyant manner of dressing became seemingly inappropriate after the onset of war. Thus‚ Chanel’s introduction of the “flapper style” in the 1920s became in tune with the growing social consciousness that was evidently resulted from the Parisians’ war experiences. Women were finally liberated from their corsets and short sleek hair became the fashion for women who were already

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