What do you think of when someone asks you about the roaring twenties? Do you think about the flappers or the speakeasies? Maybe even women's rights? There were so many important things that happened in the twenties. It was a time of change and excitement. The most important changes that happened in the twenties were women’s rights, the Ku Klux Klan, and the stock market crash of 1929. Women’s rights gave us independence and it allowed men to look at us like an equal and not as people who were lower than themselves. The Ku Klux Klan wasn’t a good thing about the twenties, but it was important to the change because it helped us realize how poorly we were treating people of other races and religions. The stock market crash of 1929 wasn’t a good thing either; it was the end of the roaring twenties and the start of the great depression. …show more content…
Before the twenties, women weren’t seen as equals. We didn’t have voting rights and we couldn’t get jobs. When the twenties came the world's whole perspective of women changed. We cut our hair short, started showing more skin, we applied for jobs and actually got them, and we started going out and having a good time. Women became more independent and we stopped needing men to do everything for us. We had a way to make our own income and support ourselves. We didn't have to get married if we didn't want to, and we didn’t have to answer to anyone. Right for women was becoming more and more equal to men’s. Proof of this was in 1920 when women gained the right to vote. With our right to vote came the equality and the respect that we sought and that we
The 1920’s was a great and important decade for the United States. After World War I, the United States went through events and changes that, overall, made the United States a much better place to live. New advances in technology and industry improved American life in more ways than just one. Americans had better wages during this time, more leisure time, and overall, had a better life than ever before. In addition, the 1920’s advocated social and cultural change as well. During this time period, the United States did not return to Normalcy, and instead developed attitudes that changed the life of the people of the United States forever thanks to social changes, cultural changes and changes in technology.
The videos I viewed all show the different events that happened in the 1920s. In conclusion historians can develop a clear idea of what the circumstances were surrounding the 1920s and how it affected history, the people and the places surrounding it. Historians also use photos and videos to help them see a picture of how things really were during a specific time and at a specific location. Historians can then take all these and consider them alongside other relevant information they have, and share and discuss information they found with other historians, who then can go on and share what they’ve learned with others. Therefore listening to noises or sounds it gives the historians an idea of what was happening at the time and the surrounding
Question #1: After reviewing lesson 22 create a newspaper headline or post an image that highlights one of the significant movements of the 1920’s that you learned about. Please provide a brief summary about the image and the impact it had on 1920’s life and culture.
During the 1920s, the United States witnessed substantial changes in society and government that challenged conventions. Many Americans, however, also tried to lessen the effects of these changes through emphasizing the importance of customs and long held beliefs. This era consisted of conflicting progressive and traditional ideas, which influenced American government at the time.
After the end of the Civil War the United States faced many different changes that would alter the lives of American citizens and our country to this very day. While there are many events that have shaped and molded the past, four in particular stand out as being major turning points. Beginning in the 1920’s the assembly line was first invented, changing the market and allowing people to purchase products they previously had not been able to. Then, in the 1939, the Great Depression ended as World War II was beginning which created a thriving economy and many new opportunities. Next, in 1964 Freedom Summer began and opened the eyes of many Americans to the horrors of racism and segregation that were still taking place in Mississippi.
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
Republicans dominated the 1920's political scene. During this time period, many changes occurred in the United States. Both culturally and economically. This period is known as the roaring twenties.
The era of the 1920s, also known as the Roaring 20’s, was a revolutionary time in which radical changes struck the American nation, drastically increasing advances in society and economy. New and different forms of dance, music, clothing, behavior, and lifestyle were developed nationwide. The Antebellum Period in the late 1700s increased rebellion, similar to the Roaring 20’s era of growth and reform. As this time period brought profound changes, conflict, cultural excitement, and experimentation, the population of America was experiencing an alteration in social values. The American pride, similar to the pride we had when separating from the British, was still alive as independence and freedom was strongly rebelled for. The Roaring 20’s depicted the growing independence of the American public as the promised result of cultural excitement with the usage of alcohol, experimentation with labor strikes, conflict over ones rights, and change in the prosperity of the nation, was much linked to and differed from the Temperance movement, Labor movement, Suffrage movement, and the Industrial Revolution.
During the “roaring twenties,” there were many different events that went on that either caused revolutionary or traditional changes. However, from information of occurrences during the 1920’s, we learn that revolutionary events were more beneficial than traditional changes were. The KKK, Birth of a Nation, Aimee Semple McPherson, and the Scopes Trial all present examples as to why our country in the 1920’s should’ve focused on revolutionary changes to progress our society and homeland. Henry Ford, Harlem Renaissance, Charles Lindbergh, and Flappers are all examples as to why revolutionary events were more beneficial in progressing the country. Traditional values are less advantageous because they do not help progress and traditional ideas often lack innovation.
The 1920s, also known as the “Roaring Twenties”, was a time period of great prosperity. During the 1920s, major changes occurred. The Twenties marked the start of a new lifestyle for the world, in which styles such as appearances were different, the system of money changed, and things were viewed much differently than they were in past generations. There was a major shift in living conditions when people went from living in rural areas to urban areas, in which the “big city” became the center of affairs. Although the 1920s were a new and exciting time period, they caused much conflict for the people of past generations who were not used to this great change.
The 1920s was a decade filled with prosperity, chaos, and excitement. During the 1920s, many ground breaking inventions were introduced, such as the Model T Ford, the radio, and the television. The discoveries and cultural developments of the 1920s would go on to shape America for decades to come. The 1920s was arguably one of the most important decades in American history, in regards to the impact it had on American culture and way of life. Such an important decade should have a nickname, thus the 1920s were called the “Roaring 20s.” The decade of the 1920s is referred to as “roaring” because it was a time of dramatic social change, as demonstrated by the birth of a consumer society, the rise of a party culture, and the abandonment of long standing morals.
The twenties is said to have been a unique era. It was full of constant excitement. It was known as the “Jazz Age”. It was a period where Americans took time to find joy in their new freedoms. The twenties was an age of thrills and success where music, art, and literature flourished and social norms began to change, however this time was actually accentuated by a certain violence and chaos due to conflicting American ideals on issues such as Prohibition, race, and immigration.
The roaring 1920's had a lot of events that occurred, but there were some significant and notable events that need to be mentioned. It would not be fair to just list what happened in 1921 when my grandfather and his family came to America from Munich, Germany so I took the liberty to list at least one event each year of the 20's. Woodrow Wilson in 1921 handed over the White House in the same year to his successor Warren G Harding to become the 29th President of the U.S. (A&E Television Networks, 2017)
The 1920’s also known as “The Roaring Twenties” went through may drastic changes. The roaring twenties are remembered as a time of great technological advancement, prosperity, and social change. Women started standing up for themselves, alcohol was being banned, and technology was getting more advanced. This was the decade after world war 1 ended. More americans were living in cities than on farms because of all the business that started up north.
In the 1920s women's rights and women's fashion norms changed dramatically; from women not being able to wear dresses that showed their ankles to dress that barely cover the knee. To women not cutting their hair because religious and personal reasons; to them were making the bob the most famous hairstyle in the 1920s. Document 3 shows three women from the 1920s, and these women are showing the change in social norms. This can be proven by the women smoking in one of the pictures, and 2 of the women showing their whole body are wearing dresses that barely pass their knees. Document 3 depicts the change of how women were viewed in 1920s. Another way social norms changed in the 1920s is through women's rights. Before the 1920s women’s rights were little to none. Women were seen as incapable to do anything men did, except in a few states. One of these capabilities included voting, for years people thought that women shouldn’t vote or didn’t have the right to. Until the 1920s the time of social norm change. As shown in Document 2, most states did not have full women's suffrage before 1919. But during the change from the 1910s into the 1920s the 19th amendment was created, granting women the right to vote. This shows how progressive the 1920s was set up to be about testing social norms and changing perspectives in the United States. From seeing women as housewives and servants to seeing women as active citizens of the United States. Another way social norms changed during the 1920s is the perception of people. The main reason for this was the “Red Scare” that prompted fears of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism. In the United States, the First Red Scare was about worker (socialist) revolution and political radicalism. This was a big deal in the 1920s, like in Document 5. Document 5 is a comic cartoon depicting how the US saw people who are socialist,