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Outline
The United States Of America hit an all-time low during the Roaring 20’s with the presence of prohibition and organized crime.
I. The Jazz Age
Jazz Music
Dance
Appliances
II. The New Women
KKK
Flappers
19th Amendment
III. Mass Culture
More Spending Money
.First Radio
Affordable Consumer Product ( Automobile)
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Cars gave people the freedom to go anywhere they pleased and do what they pleased. What many young people wanted to do was dance: the Charleston, the cake walk, the black bottom, and the flea hop were the most popular dances around this time. Jazz bands played at dance halls like the Savoy in New York City and the Aragon in Chicago. Radio stations carried their tunes to listeners across the nation. Some older people objected to jazz music’s “Lacking good taste” and “Moral Corruption”, but the younger generation loved the freedom they felt on the dance floor. Many americans were uncomfortable with the new urban racy culture/environment. The 1920 's brought more conflict than celebration did. The 1920 's heralded a dramatic break between the past as well as the future of america. This decade is the same decade that was witness to urbanism and modernism which also introduced the KKK (Ku-Klux-Klan), Nativism, and modernism. One of the most famous symbol of the roaring twenties is the flapper. A flapper is a
Cinevert 3 young lady with bobbed hair and short skirts who drink, smoke, and did un lady like things such as being more sexually active than other females. In the 1920s most young women did none of the these unlady like activities, although they did have a very good sense for fashion. Even the females who were not flappers still received some freedom. They could finally vote because of the 19th amendment which guaranteed the right for women to vote. Millions of
Before flappers came along women were very modest. They were brought up to be "lady-like" and did not even date men unless their parents came along. They would wear clothes that were long and fancy and would cover their bodies head-to-toe, because they were not allowed to even show their ankles. Flappers went against all theses customs. Their irresponsible actions included: around kissing men, dancing on men provocatively, and just not caring about what the rules were. Women had limited freedom in the 1900s until the Flappers came along and changed many things for women through the way they dressed and acted, creating the "New Woman" or the 1920s.
The 1920s was a very special time for woman. Women started standing for up for themselves and making points to men that women can do just the same as them, and that women should be equal to men and have the same rights. That’s where flappers came from. Flappers were basically woman who stood out and did what they wanted. Women's rights were changed drastically because of flappers, now women are more equal to men. Flappers had a large impact on the American culture going from woman’s right, music and their fashion.
Flapper: Flappers were northern, metropolitan, single, young, middle-class women. Many held steady jobs in the changing American economy. The clerking jobs that formed in the Gilded Age were higher than ever.The number of phone operators increased as phone usage increased. The consumer-oriented economy of the 1920s saw an increasing number of department stores. Women were needed on the sales floor to cope with the most precious customers — other women. But the flapper was not all work and play was involved. By night, flappers engaged in the active city nightlife. They would frequently visit jazz clubs and watch vaudeville shows. Speakeasies were a common destination, as the new woman of the twenties adopted the same attitude as a man. Ironically,
The Roaring Twenties is known as an age of parties, jazz, and overspending. After World War I, the optimistic American people reacted by celebrating and overspending. They purchased new appliances such as cars, radios and refrigerators; they purchased luxury items like clothes and invested in stocks. Their new attitude towards the booming American economy was carefree, leading to a series of events. First the stock market crashed. Next, the banks failed. Then, companies laid off employees who were unable to make the payments on the items they purchased. Tariffs and droughts further complicated the situation. This decade became known as the Great Depression, because the economic setbacks impacted everyone and everything. But the question is “Why did Americans lose so much money in such a short period of time?” One answer is, the failing stock market. A second is unregulated banking systems which allowed for buying on margin. Third, the lifestyle following World War I was too materialistic. The Great Depression was caused by Americans failing to responsibly manage their money.
The Roaring Twenties of America, which was from 1920-1929, saw a great social and economic prosperity. People were happy, and were celebrating the victory of World War 1. The gasoline price was lowered, right to vote for women was granted, and America was climbing towards a great success. In 1929, Herbert Hoover became the president of the United States of America, and he said, “ Given a chance to go forward with the policies of the last eight years, we shall soon with the help of God be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this nation”(Roark, Pg. 703). After few months of his inauguration, his words contradicted, the Roaring Twenties halted. During the Roaring Twenties, the stock market prices increased steeply. The rapid
The era of the Roaring Twenties, was a time of great societal change. Many of these changes were greatly influenced by jazz music. During this time, the country was coming out of World War I and the attitude of most people was dark and dismal. Dance and music clubs became tremendously popular in an effort to improve the quality of life for many people.
The 1920s, or better known as the roaring twenties changed the lives of women in America politically, physically and mentally. Women were granted more freedom, the right to vote, changed their physical appearance, and focused on materialistic goals instead of moral values. Before World War I, women would wear a high collar, long straight skirts below the knee and long hair that was tied loosely. The roaring twenties brought along swing dancing and jazz which changed the way women dressed and danced. Not only did the roaring twenties bring along flourishing taste in music, but flappers came into play. Flappers were women who wore short sparkly dresses, cut their hair into a bob, wore heavy make-up, drank alcohol, smoked cigarettes and partied all night.
The 1920s was a decade of great social change and political conflicts. The roles of women have changed profoundly since the 1920s. During the time of World War 1, many women took the place of the males in factories, hospitals, and any other place men worked. When men returned from the war, women felt they should be entitled to the same rights as men, such as voting. This caused a great debate but in August of 1920, this all changed; the 19th amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Women felt they were almost as superior as men once they were able to vote. As a result, women felt they could do as they pleased. This is where the term
Flappers in the 1920s where the girls and women that dressed less modestly. They also disobeyed the rules that most women and girls followed. They did what others would not ever think of doing in this time period.
Accordingly, the actions of these women became known as the feminist movement. Flappers advertised this movement by wearing inappropriate clothing and tons of makeup. For example, “women of the 1920’s defied the conventions of acceptable female behavior. They expressed their new freedom by smoking in public, exposing their legs, and shredding their corsets” (Grouley 3). These women didn’t care about the laws and wore short skirts and dresses and showed their legs. Some women moved out of their families’ houses to live and be free. In addition, “many of these young women surely fled rural America in pursuit of better economic opportunities; other abandoned their small towns in search of excitement and glamour” (Zeitz 30). For instance, girls ran away from home to see the world and look for something new to do in their lives. Other
Although the roaring twenties are usually thought of as a time of universal prosperity, the reality is that unless one was Caucasian and well-to-do, society tended to shun the outliers (women, minorities, etc), propelling them out of political affairs and social scenes. Women rebelled, becoming increasingly promiscuous as the decade wore on. In 1920, it would have been unheard of to show an ankle, sport a bob haircut, or darken one’s eyes with what seemed like paint. By 1928, the younger generation was revealed as socially progressive, engaging in previously unthinkable behavior such as smoking, drinking in bars, and sex. Flappers became prevalent, with their flouncy skirts and short hair adorned with a jeweled headband. The decade earned its second nickname, “The Jazz Age”, from the incredible musical talents that emerged out of Harlem and other areas of the United States, leading to a less “restrained” entertainment.
At the start of the 1920s, prohibition had just begun, banning the purchase, sale, and manufacture of alcohol. This actually had adverse effects as people began to make their own alcohol and sell it illegally (Hanson 96). World War I had also recently ended, and soldiers were coming home to a recession in the U.S. The end of the war meant a drop in government spending and exports. Business bankruptcies tripled between 1919 and 1920. Many businesses were forced to cut wages and lay off workers (McDonnell 296). As the 1920 recession came to an end, Americans had more leisure time and money to spare (353). By 1922 the economy had fully rebounded and there was even a shortage of workers (319).
The “Roaring 20s” was a time of joy and excitement. Despite the prohibition law that banned all alcohol, America was at its peak. The first radio commercial had been broadcasted, Babe Ruth had hit 60 home runs, and almost everybody was dancing the Charleston. Nobody expected that such a “grand” era would lead to one of America’s worst economic downfalls, known as the Great Depression. How could America’s peak lead to such a dreadful economic trough? Most people probably think that the stock market crash of 1929 is the only cause of the Great Depression, but in fact, several factors had contributed to the Great Depression. The Great Depression was caused by speculation and installment buying, international payment problems, and uneven income distribution.
The 1920s and 1930s were the years of the Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance. This period of the Roaring Twenties is said to have begun around the end of the war and lasted well until the Great Depression. Partially due to the migration of more and more African Americans into the north of the United States, the national literature, arts and music movement developed into something, until then, completely new and literary modernism spread further (Perkins and Perkins 212). The 1920s were a time of immense change, with women becoming eligible to vote, alcoholic beverages become prohibited to sell, and later on the crash of the stock market (Perkins and Perkins). With modernism and the invention of new things like the television, Americans
It was a low time for Americans in the 1920's, and for other countries also.