THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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the return to normalcy.
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traditional values and changing lifestyles.
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causes of the Great Depression.
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the benefits of new technology.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Flappers of the 1920s were young women known for their energetic freedom, embracing a lifestyle viewed by many at the time as outrageous, immoral or downright dangerous. Now considered the first generation of independent American women, flappers pushed barriers in economic, political and sexual freedom for women.
Detailed explanation-2: -Colleen Moore, Clara Bow and Louise Brooks were the 3 most famous flappers in Hollywood in 1920’s. They inspired the change for generations of young women to come, of how women were perceived and how they could act.
Detailed explanation-3: -Flapper feminism rejected the idea that women should uphold society’s morals through temperance and chastity. The rebellious youth that these girls represented hailed materialism and the flappers were the ultimate consumers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The real origin of the word comes from a fledgling – a young bird flapping its wings while learning to fly. By the 1890s the term was surfacing in England as a reference to high-spirited teenage girls.