THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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American workers had fewer leisure hours than before
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Chain stores such as Piggly Wiggly appeared across the nation
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The first shopping malls, such as the Plaza in KCMO, were built
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It was a period dominated by fads such as flagpole sitting.
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Detailed explanation-1: -People spent their leisure time and money at the movies, speakeasies, jazz clubs, and baseball games. Flappers, Babe Ruth, Al Capone, Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart captivated the nation. America’s youth rebelled and found their voice through poetry, novels, the Charleston, and fashion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Two events in 1920 kicked off the era of change that Americans experienced. On August 18 the Nineteenth Amendment was passed, giving women the right to vote. And on November 2 the first commercially licensed radio broadcast was heard, from KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1920s was a decade of profound social changes. The most obvious signs of change were the rise of a consumer-oriented economy and of mass entertainment, which helped to bring about a “revolution in morals and manners.” Sexual mores, gender roles, hair styles, and dress all changed profoundly during the 1920s.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jazz music became wildly popular in the “Roaring Twenties, ” a decade that witnessed unprecedented economic growth and prosperity in the United States. Consumer culture flourished, with ever greater numbers of Americans purchasing automobiles, electrical appliances, and other widely available consumer products.