In the 1920’s women’s roles were soon starting to change. After World War One it was called the "Jazz Age"‚ known for new music and dancing styles. It was also known as the "Golden Twenties" or "Roaring Twenties" and everyone seemed to have money. Both single and married women we earning higher- paying jobs. Women were much more than just staying home with their kids and doing house work. They become independent both financially and literally. Women also earned the right to vote
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The 1920s was a decade of exciting social changes and reflective cultural conflicts. For many Americans‚ the growth of cities‚ the rise of a consumer culture‚ and the so-called “revolution in morals and manners” represented a liberation from the restrictions of the country’s Victorian past. But for others‚ the United States was changing in undesirable ways. The result was a veiled “cultural civil war‚” in which a pluralistic society classed bitterly over such issues as foreign immigration‚ evolution
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The period of the 1920s was widely regarded as an era of prosperity. There was social‚ political‚ and cultural change. The city life was difficult as a farmer in the 1920s. “Farmers struggled with low prices all through the 1920s‚ but after 1929 things began to be hard for city workers as well”. The stock markets crashed so that led to unemployment. Which wasn’t good for the farmers at all. It wasn’t good for the farmers because without work they would go bankrupt. When they go bankrupt they wouldn’t
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In the 1920s also known as the Roaring 20s‚ reading became more and more popular as people became literate. After World War Ⅰ they had time to read‚ write‚ and enjoy all of their new leisure time. Leisure time was enjoyed mostly by the upper class who were stuck in their materialism and wealth. The obsession with money and power was a popular theme in the literature of the decade. Americans valued only money and reputation which changed the way the nation was viewed. After the war America’s youth
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The 1920’s and Great Depression contrasted each-other in many ways when it came to the economy‚ social‚ and politics. In the 1920’s the economy was at its high point. The unemployment rate was below 5% and new inventions were coming out all the time. People could always go out and have a good time whether it was a baseball game or going to the movies. By the end of the 1920’s and into the great depression‚ people were lucky if you could do these things once a year. During the great depression 30%
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The Roaring 20s The 1920s was a time where the culture changed drastically‚ not only did you have people moving from farms to the city‚ you also had people changing the way they lived in the city. New technology and household products made tasks a lot easier and faster than every before. People became obsessed with all things modern whether it is the music they listened to or the things they did on their free time. Because of economic growth the consumer rates and advertising were at an all time
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In the 1920s‚ an era called the Jazz Age‚ also known as the roaring twenties‚ came about. The Jazz Age occurred when the economy of America was in its prime‚ before the tragedy of the Stock Market Crash and Great Depression. The Jazz Age brought forth significant female suffrage leaders‚ writers‚ and musicians‚ each influencing a different class of people in society. Jazz was created in the twentieth century by a group of African American musicians from New Orleans (Teachout). They
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The Female Body in Advertising in the US during the 1920s The 1920s was a quite controversial decade concerning women’s position. People‚ trying to forget about the shock of the Great War‚ buried themselves in an unabashed materialism and hedonism. It was a decade when all old norms were extinguished not only for women but for the whole society. It was the time of one of the greatest changes American society ever experienced. Probably‚ this change was especially true for women’s position
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retirement.” American tourists became fascinated with the old continent’s culture. Women began incorporating certain fashion trends (e.g. a jersey dress) into their own wardrobes. Women’s formal gowns during the first half of the 1920’s were characterized by ornamentation. There were not only evening events‚ when the taste of luxury was noticeable. Women also wore their most exquisite dresses to the afternoon parties. Because of the choice of fabric (silk‚ velvet‚ gold lame etc.) and the amount
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Mrs. Gaska English 3B 14 April 2013 Impact of Automobile In 1920s The automobile. This one introduction changed America’s history forever‚ not only economically but socially as well by exploding business opportunities and broadening the independence of all ages. America’s economy propagated leaps and bounds during the 1920s due to the introduction of the automobile by expanding the horizons of business tenfold. Firstly‚ the automobile industry gave way to jobs never seen before. In regards
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