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    disrupt or stop their way of income. This all provoked involvement in entertainment, wealth and goods. It increased the rise in gangsters, flapper, shares, prohibition, electricity and of course credit; which gave this era it prominent name, ‘The Roaring Twenties’. While there were many people in the city who…

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    revolutionized American thinking and culture and brought a new era of prosperity. Famously dubbed the Roaring Twenties, this time raised living standards for many urban working class families, “. . . people had a little extra money to spend and more leisure time than ever before, as technology and industry gave them automobiles and household appliances” (Benson, Brannen, and Valentine, “Roaring Twenties”). Although it was nowhere near the extravagance of The Great Gatsby, people enjoyed a higher…

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    The nineteen-twenties era also known as the Roaring Twenties was the era that shaped the world to the way it is now. It was the years of change as Americans were recovering from World War I. It was a time of dramatic social and political changes (Benson, Brannen, and Valentine). The nation’s wealth doubled between 1920 and 1929, and more Americans lived in cities instead of farms for the first time. No matter where people lived they all bought the same goods, listened to the same music, did the…

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    decade worthy of being nicknamed the Roaring Twenties as it was the first step towards the new modern age. It was right after the first World War had ended, all people wanted was to appreciate life and what people needed to be happy was some new inventions. The most popular invention and the most treasured invention during the 20s and onward was the automobile ("Canada A Country By Consent: The Roaring Twenties"). The automobile had developed in the twenties, brought negative consequences and…

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    history that may seem pleasurable, the time in history I would time travel back to is the roaring twenties. The roaring twenties is actually known as one of the best era’s in history. Known because the music, the life and style and mass production. There was still race conflict, but overall it was a good era. The Americans wanted to enjoy themselves due to the hard times in WW1. To start off, the roaring twenties was known for the music. New technologies helped to form the way music was…

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    Weather it’s a gathering of you and your close friends or the biggest house party you can only experience in theaters. Now picture yourself in the “Roaring Twenties”. Imagine luxurious mansions, hollow bottles of alcohol spread all around the side tables. Smoking, flirting, being drunk, letting go, this was the “Roaring Twenties”. The Roaring Twenties began in 1920’s. Three components made up this decade: Alcohol Prohibition, Flappers, and the Jazz Age. Each component was vital for the…

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    The era of "Roaring Twenties" in the United States often has another name - The Prosperity, and is characterized by rapid economic growth. The Roaring Twenties or The Jazz Age - French called it “années folles” (Crazy Years) – is a period of unprecedented change in all the spheres of life in North America and some European countries. During this period public life was to undergo dramatic changes: Victorian morality had become survival of the past, and America began to live according to new…

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    Everyone wishes to live moments more than once within their life, but in most cases this is not possible. For example, the 1920s was such an amazing time period to live in. Often referred to as the Roaring Twenties because of the uproar of the economic structure and magnificent social, artistic, and cultural reform. America’s economy sky rocketed due to the fact that people invested millions of dollars in the stock market and succeeded. Women were starting to be acknowledged by not only society…

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    Alleynia Alvarado Dr LaChandra Fitzgerald English 3B 16 May 2016 Roaring twenties What events impacted the roaring twenties? The roaring twenties also known as the jazz are post world war 1 and many other names. The 1920s was an exciting historical era that was filled with music art parties an a economic boom which influenced many writers and artist. The war had just ended everyone was happy people just wanted to celebrate have fun party. Women had just gotten the right to vote they felt…

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    The 1920’s are widely known as The Roaring Twenties due to the defiant and exuberant character of the country. Proceeding the end of World War 1 in 1918, the United States was working to recover from the damage it sustained and striving to become a large and prosperous nation once again. The adjective fruitful best describes the 1920’s because the time period brought forth the flapper movement, the birth of the jazz era, and the increase of the automobile industry. Flappers were fashionable…

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