Post a paragraph of history (fashion, technology, news) with citation (not wikipedia) about the American Era of "The Roaring 20s." Remember to publish new information, so you'll want to READ the other posts first!
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Andy
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Following WWI, American politics turned in many ways to be more conservative, introducing Prohibition, an isolationist foreign policy, persecution of Communists and the re-founding of the Ku Klux Klan, Culturally, however, the nation had irreversibly changed: women had more rights and many became "flappers," which became an emblem of the era; jazz became popular; gangs and mobs took advantage of Prohibition and became romanticized as Robin Hoods rather than cheap smugglers; literature was on the whole optimistic. Technologically, Henry Ford invented the Model T, radio went public and Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic. The 20's were enormously prosperous until the sudden stock market crash late in the decade.
In the 1920s, America, having defeated the evil of war, was prepared for a new age of peace and prosperity. It was an age of youth and exuberance in which the new generation abandoned the traditional values of their parents in favor of modern individualism. People went to speakeasies where they could enjoy a drink and a smoke and listen to popular new jazz music. F. Scott Fitzgerald found inspiration during these times and captured the spirit of the age in his book The Great Gatsby.
At the end of World War I, America was the world leader in financial and technological capacity to produce. After the war, she turned the factories of the massive war economy she had developed to producing domestic goods, creating a new consumer economy. America mass produced cars, radios, and consumer appliances, for the first time truly becoming a modern society.
In the 1920's, women preferred flat chests over busty chests, so women who were busty would attempt to flatten their chests with the Symington Side Lacer, which would lace on both sides and pull in until the chest was flat. Women in general were looking for boyish shapes to be fashionable. It was realized in this era, that women had different cup sizes and new bras were created to accomodate them, so bra sales doubled. Corset sales declined by 2/3s, but new kinds of corsets were created. Fast flappers never wore corsets and rolled stockings to their knees to enable movement while dancing.Long corsets with thin elastic webbing produced the boyish figure that women wanted. Underwear was sheer and lightweight (most likely so it won't inhibit dancing).
Source: http://www.fashion-era.com/flapper_fashion_1920s.htm#Girdles And Underwear
Art in the 1920's had two main forms: Art Deco and surrealism. Surrealism valued the element of surprise, often juxtaposing unlikely images (for example, a bull's head on an elephant's trunk). It also is noted for its dreamlike and strange themes.
Art Deco, on the other hand, was based on geometric shapes and bold, clear lines. It was a dominating, eclectic style, which in the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald was an outpouring of the pent up nervous energy from World War One.
The fashion of the roaring 20's was more vibrant and dramatic than ever before. Clothing and accesories for women were a way of expressing themselves, but mostly showing off. The 20's were a time of change for women because not only were they allowed to vote, but they were gaining more social freedom some of which is seen by their change in fashion.
America during the 1920's wanted to go back to "normal" because of the U.S. inability to join the League of Nations. This also led to the end of free immigration and taxes were raised on trades. The "normal" America was looking for was given by rejecting the progressive era's activism. Also helping get them back to "normal" was by picking up nativism and isolationism.
During the twenties, many new styles of architecture began to crop up in the US. Because of the massive wealth of many of the American businessmen, they often could not find enough things to spend their money on. One famous party of this era gave each guest a golden spade and allowed them to dig through prepared sand that had been filled with various precious stones. However, the majority of the rich spent their money on the construction of houses. Many of the largest and most innovative houses were built at this time, but, unfortunately, most were taken down after the stock market crash due to high upkeep costs.
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Following WWI, American politics turned in many ways to be more conservative, introducing Prohibition, an isolationist foreign policy, persecution of Communists and the re-founding of the Ku Klux Klan, Culturally, however, the nation had irreversibly changed: women had more rights and many became "flappers," which became an emblem of the era; jazz became popular; gangs and mobs took advantage of Prohibition and became romanticized as Robin Hoods rather than cheap smugglers; literature was on the whole optimistic. Technologically, Henry Ford invented the Model T, radio went public and Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic. The 20's were enormously prosperous until the sudden stock market crash late in the decade.
oh, yeah...
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1564.html
sorry about that.
In the 1920s, America, having defeated the evil of war, was prepared for a new age of peace and prosperity. It was an age of youth and exuberance in which the new generation abandoned the traditional values of their parents in favor of modern individualism. People went to speakeasies where they could enjoy a drink and a smoke and listen to popular new jazz music. F. Scott Fitzgerald found inspiration during these times and captured the spirit of the age in his book The Great Gatsby.
Source:
http://www.shmoop.com/f-scott-fitzgerald/jazz-age.html
Consumer Economy of the Roaring 20s:
At the end of World War I, America was the world leader in financial and technological capacity to produce. After the war, she turned the factories of the massive war economy she had developed to producing domestic goods, creating a new consumer economy. America mass produced cars, radios, and consumer appliances, for the first time truly becoming a modern society.
LAURA GOETZ
In the 1920's, women preferred flat chests over busty chests, so women who were busty would attempt to flatten their chests with the Symington Side Lacer, which would lace on both sides and pull in until the chest was flat. Women in general were looking for boyish shapes to be fashionable. It was realized in this era, that women had different cup sizes and new bras were created to accomodate them, so bra sales doubled. Corset sales declined by 2/3s, but new kinds of corsets were created. Fast flappers never wore corsets and rolled stockings to their knees to enable movement while dancing.Long corsets with thin elastic webbing produced the boyish figure that women wanted. Underwear was sheer and lightweight (most likely so it won't inhibit dancing).
Source: http://www.fashion-era.com/flapper_fashion_1920s.htm#Girdles And Underwear
Art in the 1920's had two main forms: Art Deco and surrealism. Surrealism valued the element of surprise, often juxtaposing unlikely images (for example, a bull's head on an elephant's trunk). It also is noted for its dreamlike and strange themes.
Art Deco, on the other hand, was based on geometric shapes and bold, clear lines. It was a dominating, eclectic style, which in the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald was an outpouring of the pent up nervous energy from World War One.
Source: http://www.1920-30.com/art/
The fashion of the roaring 20's was more vibrant and dramatic than ever before. Clothing and accesories for women were a way of expressing themselves, but mostly showing off. The 20's were a time of change for women because not only were they allowed to vote, but they were gaining more social freedom some of which is seen by their change in fashion.
http://www.1920-30.com/fashion/
America during the 1920's wanted to go back to "normal" because of the U.S. inability to join the League of Nations. This also led to the end of free immigration and taxes were raised on trades. The "normal" America was looking for was given by rejecting the progressive era's activism. Also helping get them back to "normal" was by picking up nativism and isolationism.
-Peter D.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1564.html
-Peter D.
Thomas Evans
During the twenties, many new styles of architecture began to crop up in the US. Because of the massive wealth of many of the American businessmen, they often could not find enough things to spend their money on. One famous party of this era gave each guest a golden spade and allowed them to dig through prepared sand that had been filled with various precious stones. However, the majority of the rich spent their money on the construction of houses. Many of the largest and most innovative houses were built at this time, but, unfortunately, most were taken down after the stock market crash due to high upkeep costs.
Sources:
Bill Bryson's At Home
Sorry my sources were:
http://econ161.berkeley.edu/tceh/slouch_roaring13.html
and the World History II textbook
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