WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A young woman who dressed and acted in unconventional ways was called a:
A
Flapper
B
Sheba
C
Hooch
D
Communist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -flapper, young woman known for wearing short dresses and bobbed hair and for embracing freedom from traditional societal constraints. Flappers are predominantly associated with the late 1910s and the ‘20s in the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -The flapper was also known as a dancer, who danced like a bird-flapping her arms while doing the Charleston move.

Detailed explanation-3: -The silhouette in the 1920s was known as ‘la garçonne’, which illustrated the boyish and youthful figure that young ladies desired.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term flapper originated in Great Britain, where there was a short fad among young women to wear rubber galoshes (an overshoe worn in the rain or snow) left open to flap when they walked. The name stuck, and throughout the United States and Europe flapper was the name given to liberated young women.

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