THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of the atomic bomb
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bank failures, the New Deal and bread lines
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installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
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brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
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Detailed explanation-1: -The spirit of the Roaring Twenties was marked by a general feeling of novelty associated with modernity and a break with tradition, through modern technology such as automobiles, moving pictures, and radio, bringing “modernity” to a large part of the population.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Roaring Twenties was a period in American history of dramatic social, economic and political change. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation’s total wealth more than doubled between 1920 and 1929, and gross national product (GNP) expanded by 40 percent from 1922 to 1929.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -It’s often referred to as the Roaring ‘20s-the third decade of the 20th century that’s generally associated with prosperity, Prohibition, jazz music and flappers. The popular image of the 1920s is one of carefree excess, but there was a grittier side to the decade.