THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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The printing and distribution of Prohibition manuals
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The successful flight of the first hydroplane in North Carolina
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The repeal of the Twenty-first Amendment
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The location of the music publishing industry in New York City
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Detailed explanation-1: -What aspect of the 1920s is most closely identified with the emergence of Tin Pan Alley? The location of the music publishing industry in New York City. During the first three decades of the 20th Century, what was the main reason many African Americans left the South? More factory jobs were available in the North.
Detailed explanation-2: -Prohibition was enacted to protect individuals and families from the “scourge of drunkenness.” However, it had unintended consequences including: a rise in organized crime associated with the illegal production and sale of alcohol, an increase in smuggling, and a decline in tax revenue.
Detailed explanation-3: -By distributing sheet music of contemporary songs, what impact did the Tin Pan Alley publishers of the early 20th century have on culture? They ended the public fascination with jazz.
Detailed explanation-4: -flouting the social norms by smoking, drinking, and dancing. The postwar materialism and consumer capitalism, two essential elements of the flapper culture, along with the Jazz Age, paved the way for the flappers to emerge as modern girls who would play the key role in leading the rise of the popular culture.