roaring twenties

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  • Created on: 06-11-17 14:46
why was it called the roaring twenties?
the wild rebielious youth and the first mass produced car(the roaring sound)
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what is a "Flapper"
a young woman with bobbed hair and short skirts who drank, smoked and said what might be termed “unladylike” things.
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what are cosumer goods?
ready-to-wear clothes and home appliances like electric refrigerators. In particular, they bought radios.
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what is Prohibition
During the 1920s, some freedoms were expanded while others were curtailed. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1919, had banned the manufacture and sale of “intoxicating liquors,”
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why was the kkk becoming more popular in certain places?
Millions of people in places like Indiana and Illinois joined the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. To them, the Klan represented a return to all the “values” that the fast-paced, city-slicker Roaring Twenties were trampling.
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Who were the presidents during the Roaring Twenties?
The presidents during the Roaring Twenties were Woodrow Wilson (1913 - 1921), Warren Harding (1921-1923), Calvin Coolidge (1923-1925 & 1925-1929) and Herbert Hoover (1929-1933).
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