The Roaring Twenties

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This paper discusses how the decade of the 1920s was a time of great change and chaos within the United States. It looks at how many people began to realize more freedom than they had in the past, such as women, and how African-Americans realized a surge in respect for their culture, as their art, music and literature infused American culture with new flavor. It also examines how American farmers realized a downturn and struggled to stay in business in light of falling prices and over-produced goods and how industrial workers found less resistance when seeking out higher wages for themselves. It shows how, overall, the era preceding the Great Depression was a prosperous one for most people involved.

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"The Roaring Twenties is considered a decade of great change within the U.S. Mostly the era is known for the infamous flappers, Jazz, stars such as Babe Ruth and many other flaming images. It was also considered a defiant age where people stepped out and began to oppose the limitations set upon them by their parents and predecessors. People acted in a more free and wild manner. Growth in the cities and urban areas caused a division amongst urban workers and more rural dwellers. Those working on farms and in rural areas often saw the cities as communities of wickedness, while their urban partners saw them as their less sophisticated friends."

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