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    thundering twenties the decade in which they all put stock in diligent work and individual with strain. motion picture fractiousness‚ and jazz babies thriving battled another mass expending society base around spending and having a great time. Amid the 1920s Americans delighted in a higher expectation for everyday comforts on the planet goad by new creations and indicatively solicitations.

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    1920's Study Guide

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    1920’s Study GuideName:_____________________________ Date:______________________________ Period:____________________________ U.S. History Study Guide: 1920s 1. Explain the largest impact of Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic. 2. A researcher uses census data from 1900‚ 1910‚ and 1920 to identify foreign-born heads of working-class households in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. He discovers a high percentage of the same foreign names in all three censuses. Using this information‚ he can propose

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    Old Money In The 1920's

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    Through the decade’s real and steady prosperity‚ extraordinary technological advancements‚ and vibrant culture‚ the 1920s earned their name—the "Roaring Twenties"—. This decade marked the thriving of the modern production and a consumption economy‚ which brought fantastic profits to investors while also raising the living standard of the urban middle- and working-class. The Roaring Twenties were‚ in fact‚ a great time to be rich. Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon‚ himself a very successful investment

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    were held to many uniform expectations and stricter social rules. The typical “Woman’s place” was being at home‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ and caretaking along with the expectations that she be modest and essentially under the word of the man. However the 1920s portrayed women finally obtaining jobs of their own and the stigma or belief that a woman

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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‚ occurring in the 1920’s into the 20th Century‚ today life has changed in so many ways for women. However still‚ today‚ women are still treated unequally‚ with men still being the main gender. Women were considered as being naturally weaker than men. Since early times‚ women have been the strength in the home and family. In the late‚ nineteenth century the similarities and differences connecting those periods into the 20th Century‚ Life for women in the 1920’s according to the changing

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    conflagration‚ the american was ready to concentrate on domestic affairs (a “return to normalcy‚” as 1920 presidential candidate Warren Harding called it) and to turn inward. During the 1920s until the Great Depression of the next decade private concerns preoccupied most americans. 1920s a decade of optimism and 1930s is a decade of depression. American people were creating new way of living by thrusting forces in 1920s. Whereas stock market crashed initiated a long economic decline that accelerated into a

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    Change for women in the 1920’s ~Lifestyles -1926 the flappers come about‚ these ladies where a new era to the fashion world they began wearing dresses and inch above the knees‚ skin colored silk stockings‚ and sleek pumps. -Acting in public took a turn as well; women began smoking and drinking more often. They also began to talk about sex more openly and began to dance in public in a regular basis. Tango‚ fox trot‚ shimmy. -This behavior then became media worthy and once it escaped to media

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    20 year-old couples could not even have a sip of champagne at their own wedding. As if this was not enough‚ the saddest part in this mischief is that it made our problems even worse. Prohibitionists are very naïve‚ if not imbecile‚ people. In the 1920s‚ they tried to prevent people from drinking alcoholic beverages. As a result‚ those who once were moderate and responsible drinkers began to drink great quantities of alcohol at a time‚ since their access to it was limited. So‚ we went from a society

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    1920's Film Analysis

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    first one is the breakage of the 18th Amendment. Roxie Hart‚ the protagonist‚ consumes alcohol illegally with her lover Fred. Roxie Hart and her boyfriend are shown consuming alcohol on the stairs‚ a direct stand against rules and standards. During the 1920’s‚ drinking in public was taboo‚ but the dare factor of alcohol was an exciting challenge which was meant to be rebelled against by the younger generation (Lazin). Another aspect of the moral shift was the openness of younger women and men to the acceptance

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