1920

The 1920’s flourished with new ways of living. The revolution of the automobile aided the rise and the creation of the American youth. Before the 1920’s there was no such thing as a ‘teenager’, and the typical young adult went to school for a short period of time and then began working to support the family. The 1920’s held a massive boom which created a surplus of everything. Surplus of food, jobs, and money created an age where leisure time was abundant, furthermore this leisure time allowed…

Before the 1920’s women didn’t have many rights and they were very conservative. Their only job in society was to take care of their husband, home, and children. On June 4th, 1919 Congress passed the 19th amendment that allowed women to vote, which opened many doors for women in America. In the 1920s, women broke away from the Victorian image of womanhood. They dropped the corset, chopped their hair, dropped layers of clothing to increase ease of movement, wore make-up, created the concept of…

The 1920’s was known as the Golden Age of American sports. Bigger and better stadiums were built. “The most famous athlete in the United States in the 1920s was baseball star George Herman “Babe” Ruth, the right fielder for the New York Yankees”(Sumner, J). The 1920’s influenced the way sports are today. The way the 1920s influenced was by having game changing players like Babe Ruth, by becoming more organized and professional, and lastly is by becoming more popular. Babe Ruth was the most…

As many Americans try and move on from the harsh start to the 20th century by means of a corrupt government, unfavorable workers’ union, and low pay. The Roaring 1920s brings along much-needed leisure time for citizens and somewhat better unions for workers. Unaware to eyes of many other countries, the United States is facing a pressing issue that natives do not take very lightly. That is wealth inequality. As time rolls along people are irritated at national corporations that are not regulated…

beneficial in the 1920s? The 1920s was called the Golden Age of American sports and the development of many cherished inventions, that are still used today. The start of the 1920s was the prime of the year because many people living in America, were chasing their dreams optimistically and reaching for change. However, the Golden Age and it’s generation were criticized and looked down upon for many unethical actions. To begin, probably the most treasured invention in the 1920s and still today,…

1920’s music The 2013 musical hit, “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke, brought in approximately $16,675,690. This just goes to show how much money is spent and invested on, in music today . While African Americans were enslaved,they used music quiet frequently as a means of self- expression. The african music combined with the european music had a major influence on jazz. During the Civil War the troops made music together, this helped them learn how to work together and better understand how to…

Today, it is custom in America for citizens to own automobiles and use them in everyday life; this was not a normalcy until the 1920’s though. In the years previous to the 1920’s the only people who could afford automobiles were the extremely wealthy. The automobile that these upper-class citizens would often buy was the Model N from Ford. This was a very large and expensive automobile. Henry Ford knew that he had to create a smaller more affordable car to sell to the mass market (ask for help).…

The 1920’s and 30’s were significant decades for America. The Roaring 20’s are often characterized with great effervescence; a time of speakeasies, flashy parties, excessive wealth, good fortune, and jazz music. Jazz music, at the time, was the rhythm of the people. It moved with their joy and beat with their jubilance. But in 1929, everything changed. Tragedy struck, and the Great Depression befell the country like a suffocatingly thick blanket, smothering the flame of the American people.…

Walter Plecker, joined by pianist John Powell and ethnographer Earnest S. Cox, were the three leading figures of the Anglo-Saxon Clubs. Together, they were part of a broad movement in the 1920s and 1930s to develop policy inspired by eugenics. Rooted in the Progressive Era ethos of reform, eugenic theories proved palatable to a large segment of the public—welfare workers, public health advocates, and white supremacists—committed to applying the principles of biology and medicine to what they…

In the 1920’s, there were many movements and instances that happened and changed America to what it is today. It was during that time that not only African Americans were being persecuted, but women and other minorities such as Hispanics were also fighting for their rights. Groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the practice of anti-communism kept many people on their toes. Many Americans had just come back from the World War and the spiral submergence of the US economy had just begun. The 1920’s…