Moving forward to 1920s, the documentary will then talk about the social, cultural, and technological developments that influenced American society and culture during this period. Special focus must be given to the working class, relating their social mobility to their economic success and consumption lifestyle.
To illustrate the men and women of the oaring Twenties, each group would be discussed in relation to a specific social issue that is considered significant and controversial to American society during that time.

For the women, a controversial would be the emergence of 'women empowerment' in the form of through sexual awareness and education. This issue can be discussed two-fold: one side asserting that sexual education is empowering to women of the '20s, while the other side opposing this position, claiming that sex education can actually lead to obscene thoughts and acts (Wheeler, 2000:180). Middle class women were especially active in pursuing or contradicting the…...

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McBee, R. (1999). "He likes women more than he likes drink and that is quite unusual': working-class social clubs, male culture, and heterosocial relations in the United States, 1920s-1930s." Gender & History, Vol. 11, No.1.

Price, S. (1999). "What made the Twenties roar?" Scholastic Update, Vol. 131, Issue 10.

Stricker, F. (1983). "Affluence for whom? -- Another look at prosperity and the working classes in the 1920s." Labor History, Vol. 23.

Wheeler, L. (2000). "Rescuing sex from prudery and prurience: American women's use of sex education as an antidote to obscenity, 1925-1932." Journal of Women's History, Vol. 12, No.3.

The motivation behind the exclusion laws was partly xenophobia (especially in the case of the Chinese and other Asians, whose appearance and customs are so different than the western European heritage of most native-born Americans in the 1920s) and partly to protect jobs, wages and resources for the benefit of Americans (Ibid.).
Prohibition, Speakeasies and Bootlegging

The issue of prohibition illustrates the polarity of sentiment felt by many Americans during the Twenties. Many believed that alcohol was the cause of a significant number of social evils and that its eradication would permanently erase those evils (Rumbarger 11). After prohibition went into effect, many urban dwellers began to frequent 'secret' clubs known as speakeasies where they could illegally purchase and consume alcohol. Many rural residents began to make their own alcohol, known as moonshine (Ibid 24).

The federal government was unable (and in many cases unwilling) to effectively enforce prohibition, which allowed the…...

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Brown, Maria A. America in Transition: 1920 to 1954 and Beyond. Lecture 8, U.S. Hostory

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Prohibition/Repeal and the Roaring Twenties
Prohibition and the Roaring Twenties

According to the films, how did prohibition come about, what was it trying to accomplish and why?

The concept of alcoholism never stood at ease with many factions throughout the industrialized world. Even in Europe, the thought of alcohol related to drunken brawls and non-covert prostitution. The United States was no different, and by the 1840s to the roaring twenties, alcohol had become one of the major enemies of religious and political groups. The period of Prohibition came about not as a sudden concept that must be faced, but as a political platform for many groups; among these groups include large Protestant factions and women's temperance and suffrage groups.

But banning alcohol was certainly not the all-encompassing goal of Prohibition. Far from it, many of the political factions used alcohol as a stepping ground in chasing the influx of European immigrants away from the…...

It is noticeable, however, that despite illustrating the image of 'good life' among American consumers, it seemed that these ads were catered only to white Americans, which are often depicted as belonging to the elite to middle social classes. Further analysis also showed that apart from the under representation of minorities in these ads, white American women were the 'staple' elements contained in an ad. Although some of the ads appropriately use a woman -- that is, usage of a woman to advertise a food product -- there were also instances in some ads, specifically car ads, wherein women seemed to be objectified. Car ads are classic examples of the objectification of women in advertisements, wherein oftentimes, association between the cars advertised and woman depicted are inevitably linked together, creating the impression that a car is a want that needs to be achieved, in the same way that the consumer…...

In "Winter Dreams," Dexter's ideal of success is characterized by wealth and social status. The opportunities provided by the new century motivate young men and women of the 1920s to dream of success from early ages. This is also the case of Dexter who, working at a local golf course, envisions himself becoming a golf champion. His dreams of success are fueled by his love for Judy Jones who becomes the embodiment of his "winter dreams" of accessing a glittering world which appears full of possibilities and fulfillment. However, just as underneath Judy Jones's exterior lies a dangerous combination of shallowness and bitterness, the interior of this glamorous world is hollow and devoid of true values and meaning. In this sense, Fitzgerald builds an image of a hollow American Dream, one that is characterized by disappointment, loneliness and profound failure as far as the truly important things in life.

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Set in the Roaring '20s, in the aftermath of the World War I, Fitzgerald's short story looks at the dramatic transformations undergone by contemporary American society. Traditional beliefs that had shaped American society were being replaced with confusion which resulted in the rejection of conventional morality. In the 1920s, Americans embraced a new found freedom expressed through clothing, behavioral patterns, as well as the arts. Fitzgerald called this decade the "Jazz Age," a term which embodied the cultural revolution that defined the decade in question. However, Fitzgerald focuses on how these societal changes affected mentalities by studying the birth and shaping of the American Dream in the 1920s.

In "Winter Dreams," Dexter's ideal of success is characterized by wealth and social status. The opportunities provided by the new century motivate young men and women of the 1920s to dream of success from early ages. This is also the case of Dexter who, working at a local golf course, envisions himself becoming a golf champion. His dreams of success are fueled by his love for Judy Jones who becomes the embodiment of his "winter dreams" of accessing a glittering world which appears full of possibilities and fulfillment. However, just as underneath Judy Jones's exterior lies a dangerous combination of shallowness and bitterness, the interior of this glamorous world is hollow and devoid of true values and meaning. In this sense, Fitzgerald builds an image of a hollow American Dream, one that is characterized by disappointment, loneliness and profound failure as far as the truly important things in life.

Fitzgerald, Scott F., Winter Dreams. Available online at

history of the 1920's, a colorful era of tycoons, gangsters, bohemians and inventors. Areas covered include the arts, news and politics, science and humanities, business and industry, society fads and sports. The bibliography includes fives sources, with five quotations from secondary sources, and footnotes.
The 1920's are commonly referred to as the 'Roaring Twenties', an appropriate title for a decade that did indeed roar out of the Victorian Era. Gone were the corsets and up went the skirt hems as flapper girls bared their legs and speakeasies with bathtub gin dominated the nightlife.

Tycoons became America's royalties while bohemian lifestyles bore the twentieth century's most influential era of art and literature. Inventions brought us into the modern age of convenience and history making events.

The twenties began with a serious but short-lived post-war recession, following World War 1.

Yet, by the mid-twenties, business and industry had created legends that have become household names…...

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Bryer, Jackson R. Edited. F. Scott Fitzgerald: Novels and Stories 1920-1922.

Library of America. September 2000.

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S. Those who had lived for generations in the U.S. were unsettled and wary as these changes occurred. Immigration soon became a social and political issue among the public, groups began to form based on beliefs held which were similar from group to group, and the prevalence of organizations experienced growth with the KKK being no exception to the rule. The KKK used phrases such as "America for Americans" (Ludwig, nd) Ludwig additionally states: "Anti-Catholic prejudice was alive and even rejuvenated in some quarters in the twentieth century. Protestant "fundamentalists" and other new Christian denominations revived anti-Catholicism as part of an insistence on "original," pre-Rome Christianity. Americans, goaded on by hate groups, feared that Catholics would pay allegiance to their "foreign King" (the Pope) rather than their new country (Pencak, 110). Although there was a strong argument for this, as much of the Italian immigrant population consisted of devout Catholics,…...

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Kasherova, Mina (2003) Ku Klux Klan. September 2003. Online available at  http://www.acs.bg/Tolerance_museum/9_3/museum/Mina/Mina.doc .

Werner, Suzanne (2007) the Effects of the Fear Surrounding the Fall of the Victorian Age. Michigan State University Online available at  http://www.msu.edu/course/mc/112/1920s/Immigration/Suzannespage.html .

Ludwig, J (2007) American Exploits: 1920s Italian Immigrant Discrimination. Michigan State University. Online available at  http://www.msu.edu/course/mc/112/1920s/Immigration/Jamiespage.html

The New Era and The Old ProblemsThe s 2The New Era and The Old ProblemsThe 1920sAccording to einhold Niebuhr, they visited some automobile factories, and to their surprise, things looked artificial that they felt like strangers. He argues that everyone is looking up to what comes out of the factories minus the consideration of how much the efficiency of modern factories costs in human value (Locke & Wright, 2019). Even though the church preserves spiritual amenities and cultivates graces within the society, it is not impacting the critical facts of current civilization even by an inch. einhold Niebuhr claimed that church morality is anachrostic.Later on, the new Ford car was invented, and everyone in the town was talking about it, with its total cost estimated to be around one hundred million dollars. From einhold Niebuhrs arithmetics, he realized the car cost employees a minimum of fifty million within the past…...

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1920s sport: Swimming

The 1920s was called the 'Roaring 20s' in America. It was accompanied by expanded prosperity for many middle class Americans and the rise of the 'flapper,' the sexually liberated and independent young woman. The rise of the middle class and the larger percentage of Americans with considerable disposable income and leisure time also allowed greater participation in sports. "The 1920s has been called the Golden Age of American Sports. It also has been called the Age of the Spectator" (Summer 2004:1). Thanks to the strength of the U.S. economy, more stadiums for professional and recreational sports were constructed, and radio and newspapers enabled fans to keep abreast of the latest developments of professional teams. "Improvements in roads made it possible for fans to travel to athletic events in distant cities. For the first time, large…...

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Drowne, Kathleen & Patrick Luber. The 1920s: American popular culture through history.

Turning Points in American History
Two Turning Points and Current Impact on Cultural, Social, Economic and Political Life

Two historical turning points are the Social Security Act and the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Social Security Act, passed in 1935, was intended to provide a "safety net" for people who could not support themselves (Schultz, 2010, p. 399). This "social welfare" was a significant departure from the federal government's prior tendency to let citizens fend for themselves financially. The strength of the Social Security Act's impact on our history is at least partially proven by the fact that it expanded significantly and endures to this day. The Social Security Act currently influences several facets of American life: society and culture, in that the responsibility of the federal government for the welfare of its citizens is now a commonly accepted idea; economy, in that Social Security is now a far-reaching…...

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Flapper Movement
The Effect of the Flappers on Today's Women

The 1920's in the U.S. And UK can be described as a period of great change, both socially and economically. During this period the image of the women completely changed and a "new women" emerged who appears to have impacted social changes occurring in future generations of both men and women. This new symbol of the women was the Flapper. The Flapper was a new type of young woman that was rebellious, fun, bold and outspoken (Zeitz, 2006). This research paper explains the rise and fall of the Flapper in the 1920's, explores its historical and current impact on women in terms of culture, work, gender and social behavior and reflects on its long-term impact of the position of today's women.

Evolution of the Flapper

Flappers, most often characterized as the "New Woman," originally emerged in the 1920s in the United States and the…...

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Allen, F.L. (1957). Only yesterday: An informal history of the nineteen-twenties. New York:

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Bliven, B. (1925, September 9).FlapperJane. New Republic, pp. 65-67.

They went into a spending frenzy that would carry them though the next decade. They bought houses, started families and settled down to a life of normalcy after a decade of chaos. Illustrations began to return to resemble that of fine are of earlier times.
The Invitation. Ben Stahl. Date unknown magazine photo. Al Parker. Date unknown

ise of the Atomic Age (1950-1960)

The prosperity that came with the end of the war continued into the new decade. Americans attempted to settle into a life or normalcy. There was a significant return to traditional gender roles, as many women were forced back into the household and the men went off to work as usual. Women, now used to providing for themselves represented a new target market. To fill their days they read the "seven sisters" (McCall's, Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, edbook, Good Housekeeping, Seventeen, and Women's Day). These magazines began to dictate…...

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Crow, T. 2006. The Practice of Art History in America. Daedalus. 135, no. 2. Questia Database.

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era through the great depression_
The economy of the United States was faced with fair share of challenges towards the close of the 19th century that had to be mitigated lets they got out of control. Other than the economic woes, there were also widespread social injustices. There was eminent war between capital and labor. Progressive era was realized in the very last years of the 19th century up to 1917 (Sage, 2010). The progressive era was a dawn of new ideas and progressive reforms. Some of its advantages are enjoyed to date. Some of the major events that characterized the progressive era were the birth of the American oil industry in 1901 and the initiation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909.

The first American oil was prospected in Texas' Spindletop and this set precedent for evolution of the nation's oil sector. The Texan oil…...

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political and social climate of the U.. during the 1920s and what brought about the 'roaring '20s."
The apocalyptic environment of World War I with its finale brought about a relief throughout Western Europe and the U..A. And the feeling that the world was about to start anew. This led to excesses of spending, behavior, hedonistic indulgences, and revolutions in sexual conduct, morals, and cultural trends such as music. The economic boom also attributed to the description of this decade as the Roaring 20s.

A series of insignificant and troubled presidents ran the state during this time ranging from Harding to Hoover. Whilst their presidency was unremarkable, the times themselves were not. This was the period of the flappers and jazz with break from traditions and a surge of modern technology. Ford came out with his automobile for he masses. The moving picture (and Charlie Chaplin) made its appearance. Radio propelled…...

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On the other hand, Nick is genuinely concerned for the human side of his friendships and romantic liaisons. Unlike Gatsby or Tom, Nick seems to truly understand the meaning of universal suffrage and other key gender revolutions taking place during the 1920s. He is deeply disturbed by what he finds in West Egg, in particular what passes for manners. Extramarital affairs, rather than political and economic empowerment for women, are the result of the Roaring Twenties in the Great Gatsby. Nick finds that his love interest Jordan "looked like a good illustration" more than a human being by the time he leaves West Egg.

The tragedies that take place are not simply a result of Gatsby's infamous parties. Rather, the broken relationships and Myrtle's death are symbols of the breakdown of the American Dream. Through the characters of Tom and Gatsby, Fitzgerald critiques the relentless pursuit of wealth and prestige. Fitzgerald…...

I. Introduction
A. Background information on the history of America
B. Thesis statement: The study of American history is important to understand the development and progress of the country

II. Early American history
A. Exploration and early colonization
B. The founding of the thirteen colonies
C. The American Revolution and the establishment of the United States

III. The expansion of America
A. Westward expansion and the frontier
B. The Civil War and its impact on the nation
C. The Reconstruction era and the struggle for civil rights

IV. The United States in the 20th century
A. The Progressive Era and the rise of....

Thesis Statement:

The Great Gatsby is a poignant exploration of the American Dream, revealing its alluring yet ultimately elusive nature. Through the tragic tale of Jay Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald masterfully exposes the deceptive facade of wealth, the corrosive power of the past, and the fleetingness of human connection in a rapidly transforming society.

Paragraph 1: The American Dream's Alluring Facade

In the Roaring Twenties, America exuded an aura of prosperity and limitless possibilities. Jay Gatsby epitomizes the allure of the American Dream: a self-made millionaire who reinvents his past to pursue his elusive desire for wealth and status. Fitzgerald portrays Gatsby as....

1. "The Great Gatsby"

This title is appropriate because it reflects the grandeur and extravagance of the Roaring Twenties setting in which the novel takes place. The character of Jay Gatsby is also seen as a larger-than-life figure, embodying both the glitz and glamour of the time period as well as the darker themes of wealth, power, and unattainable dreams.

2. "To Kill a Mockingbird"

This title is appropriate because it symbolizes the innocence and vulnerability of the characters in the story, particularly the unjustly accused Tom Robinson and the misunderstood Boo Radley. The metaphor of killing a mockingbird emphasizes the theme....

The cultural movements of the Roaring Twenties, such as the Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance, and the rise of flappers, had a significant impact on society's views on traditional norms and values. These movements challenged and often subverted long-held beliefs and customs, leading to a shift in attitudes towards issues such as gender roles, race, sexuality, and the role of government.

One of the most noticeable changes during this time was the shifting attitudes towards gender roles. The rise of the flapper, who was characterized by her independence, bold fashion choices, and embrace of new social freedoms, challenged the traditional image....