Significant events like the Great Depression, Popular culture such as more rights for women allowing them to play more of a role. Famous people coming in like Babe Ruth and Coco Chanel, all shaping to be this modernism era we call “The Roaring Twenties”. The 1920’s into the 1930’s was an era of change, evolution, and new beginnings, bringing new view to the eye of the American citizen pop culture, authors and historical events changed everything. During the 1920’s significant events were shaping the lives of American citizens. First thing that happened was on August 18th, 1920 the women’s suffrage act was ratified. Allowing women the right to have a role in the decisions this country makes, to have an opinion, to vote! (“Roaring Twenties”)
…show more content…
From there the times stretched, one main event that happened in the 1920’s was Prohibition. Prohibition was the act of making alcohol illegal thinking it would better the crime rate in the cities, it did exactly the opposite. Crimes were up, bootleggers were making millions and alcohol was an even more requested item than before. The 1920’s were making drunks and causing more issues legally than they were fixing, the end of 1920’s did not end as happy as the start of the beginning. From sending our soldiers off to the war across seas to europe to fight the battle known later as World War 2, to the stock market crash where everyone lost money in the bonds they invested their lives in. People had nothing at the end of the 1920’s compared to what they started with in the beginning of the Roaring Twenties. The 1920’s were the years times changed, dramatically. New inventions, new fashion, and new statements that would shape how the people of America would change forever. For example, one huge invention was from Gregory Goodwin Pincus, he invented birth control from testing them on rabbits back in 1934. (“History of the Birth Control Pill”) This opened the door to women having a more open sexuality, sex was no …show more content…
For example, William G. Harding the 29th President and was in office from 1921-1923, before suffering from a heart attack in office and passing away. Then Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president, known as “silent Cal” for his quiet nature. (“Calvin Coolidge”) He cleaned up the Harding administration and tried to steady such a fast pace society of modernization. Some of Calvin’s laissez-fare ways was the first steps toward the Great Depression. Then there were people like Al Capone who made the 1920s memorable for the illegal alcohol and ganster madness that took place in the decade. Al Capone was born in 1899 to poor immigrant parents. “In 1920 during the height of Prohibition, Capone’s multi-million dollar Chicago operation in bootlegging, prostitution and gambling dominated the organized crime scene.” Capone was responsible for many violent crime acts and brutal attacks on other gangsters, mostly. The most famous event he was responsible for was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929 where Capone ordered the attack on seven rival gangsters and ironically he was never indicted for the crime he committed on the streets. Capone was actually arrested for income-tax evasion in 1931 and served six and a half years then was released and passed away in Miami in 1947. (“Al Capone”) The 1920’s was huge from fashion to sports, from Coco Chanel to Babe Ruth. Coco chanel was the first designer to make
From there the times stretched, one main event that happened in the 1920’s was Prohibition. Prohibition was the act of making alcohol illegal thinking it would better the crime rate in the cities, it did exactly the opposite. Crimes were up, bootleggers were making millions and alcohol was an even more requested item than before. The 1920’s were making drunks and causing more issues legally than they were fixing, the end of 1920’s did not end as happy as the start of the beginning. From sending our soldiers off to the war across seas to europe to fight the battle known later as World War 2, to the stock market crash where everyone lost money in the bonds they invested their lives in. People had nothing at the end of the 1920’s compared to what they started with in the beginning of the Roaring Twenties. The 1920’s were the years times changed, dramatically. New inventions, new fashion, and new statements that would shape how the people of America would change forever. For example, one huge invention was from Gregory Goodwin Pincus, he invented birth control from testing them on rabbits back in 1934. (“History of the Birth Control Pill”) This opened the door to women having a more open sexuality, sex was no …show more content…
For example, William G. Harding the 29th President and was in office from 1921-1923, before suffering from a heart attack in office and passing away. Then Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president, known as “silent Cal” for his quiet nature. (“Calvin Coolidge”) He cleaned up the Harding administration and tried to steady such a fast pace society of modernization. Some of Calvin’s laissez-fare ways was the first steps toward the Great Depression. Then there were people like Al Capone who made the 1920s memorable for the illegal alcohol and ganster madness that took place in the decade. Al Capone was born in 1899 to poor immigrant parents. “In 1920 during the height of Prohibition, Capone’s multi-million dollar Chicago operation in bootlegging, prostitution and gambling dominated the organized crime scene.” Capone was responsible for many violent crime acts and brutal attacks on other gangsters, mostly. The most famous event he was responsible for was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929 where Capone ordered the attack on seven rival gangsters and ironically he was never indicted for the crime he committed on the streets. Capone was actually arrested for income-tax evasion in 1931 and served six and a half years then was released and passed away in Miami in 1947. (“Al Capone”) The 1920’s was huge from fashion to sports, from Coco Chanel to Babe Ruth. Coco chanel was the first designer to make