THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S
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A middle class/wealthy woman in the 1920s who did not behave as tradition required.
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A method of attracting customers to a product.
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An individual who is a member of organized crime.
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Wealthy, able to purchase and have whatever you want.
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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: -Flappers were a subculture of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts (knee height was considered short during that period), bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The flapper craze arrives on the American scene in the 1920s, featuring young libertine women who bob their hair and dance the Charleston in short dresses.