THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Because there was a big wildfire that roared through California
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Because the Ringling Bros. circus was started and their lions roared a lot
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Because the sound of airplanes fighting in WWI roared in the skies of America
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Because the economy was “roaring” after WWI and Americans were able to afford more luxuries (movies, cars, radios, etc)
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many people believe that the 1920s marked a new era in United States history. The decade often is referred to as the “Roaring Twenties” due to the supposedly new and less-inhibited lifestyle that many people embraced in this period.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 1920s in America is famously known as the Roaring Twenties, due to the decade being a period of economic prosperity and the country experiencing many cultural changes.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.