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    1920s Culture

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    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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    1920s Characteristics

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    To begin with‚ the Western world used the term the Roaring Twenties to refer to the period of 1920s. This period did usher in the birth of a modernized national lifestyle; because Americans who were war-weary did come to value leisure and also convenience over self-denial and leisure. The main characteristics of this new national consumer-based society were; 1. Culture clashes People’s culture was clashed during this period where they had to adopt a new way of doing things. 2. Politics of fear During

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    1920s Dbq

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    Devin Nishizaki Period 2 3/11/10 1920’s DBQ Beginning in the early 1920’s‚ America found itself in a frenzy of revolutionary movements that would shift the everyday lives of American citizens and pave the way to the modern era. A struggle between old ideas of conservatism and new liberal movements surfaced during the “roaring twenties”. The new movements that began rearing their heads during this time period consisted of liberal political ideas‚ the advancements of rights

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    Women in the 1920s

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    Women In The 1920s The lifestyle of women changed drastically in the 1920s. They gained liberties in all aspects such as marriage‚ politics‚ jobs and even self expression‚ along with various other features. Still limited‚ the liberties gained outweighed the restrictions that still occurred. This gave women the freedom needed and ability to show that they were independent and could stand on their own‚ making their own decisions. It started with a group of rebellious women known as flappers.

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    Fashion in the 1920s

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    Fashion in the 1920’s Elias Casas Perez Period 3 The 1920’s is when fashion entered the modern era. Women decided to abandon the restricting and plain clothing that they wore and started to wear exoctic clothing and makeup. Men also abandoned the normal attire and began to wear athletic loose clothing. Coco Chanel was one of the most influential women of the 1920’s‚ she was one of the first women to wear trousers‚ cut her hair‚ and reject the corset. Coco Chanel did much to further the emancipation

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    Feminism in 1920s

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    Kaylin Silva Feminism Affecting Society in 1920s 7/23/13 How Did Feminism Affect Society in the 1920s? The 1920s was a very important decade to women’s history. The 19th amendment‚ stating the right to vote can’t be denied on basis of sex‚ was passed in congress in 1920 and with female working population was only increasing yearly. Women may not be able to have equal opportunities as men in education and the labor force but society was affected with women becoming increasingly independent and

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    Women in the 1920s

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    Veronica Robinson Women in the 1920s The Nineteenth Amendment‚ passed in 1919‚ guarantees all American women the right to vote. The struggle to achieve this milestone was a long and difficult one‚ beginning win the 1800s with petitioning and picketing (ourdocuments.gov). Although‚ once it was passed‚ women felt a sigh of relief‚ as their voices were finally heard‚ just in time for a new era that was the 1920s. The 1920s were a time of questioning and contradictions when people‚ especially women

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    Flappers In The 1920s

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    individuals. Flappers set the new fashion of the twenties from their carefree attitude to the clothes they wore and their experimentation with new hairstyles and makeup. Fashion had always been around but it was not until the 1920s when suddenly fashion became a big deal ¨The 1920s saw the emergences of three major women’s fashion

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    1920 peeps

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    In the 1920s‚ a new woman was born. She smoked‚ drank‚ danced‚ and voted. She cut her hair‚ wore make-up‚ and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper. The "Younger Generation" Before the start of World War I‚ the Gibson Girl was the rage. Inspired by Charles Dana Gibson’s drawings‚ the Gibson Girl wore her long hair loosely on top of her head and wore a long straight skirt and a shirt with a high collar. She was feminine but also broke through several gender barriers

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    Women in 1920s

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    Task:Outline the women’s experiences in 1920’s The twenties were a time of contradiction where things were changing after the war. Women in the twenties experienced major change in their lives. First as this popular image of the modern women of the 1920s which they were called a flapper were idolized. Many other things also happened‚ the social image of a women changed‚ jobs changed‚ and politics changed and also the perception of women in society also changed. This image of the flapper was

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