The Roaring 20s
Perhaps the most familiar symbol of the Roaring Twenties is the flapper, who defined the era's bold, rebellious ______.
What is aesthetic?
Prohibition was not the only source of social tension during the 1920s. An anti-Communist 'Red Scare' in 1919 and 1920 encouraged a widespread nativist hysteria, often fueled by _____ allegations against immigrants and political radicals
What is scandalous?
To many middle-class white Americans, Prohibition was a way to assert some control over the unruly immigrant masses and these ideas that began to _____ in the nation’s crowded cities
What is circulate?
Historians estimate that, by the end of the decade, three-quarters of the American population visited a movie theater every week, captivated by _____ actors like Charlie Chaplin.
What is charismatic?
The number of women in the workforce grew _____ during this era, with millions taking on blue-collar and white-collar jobs—such as stenography—and fueling the nation's burgeoning consumer economy."
What is Enormously?
Black Americans battled for political and civil rights throughout the Roaring Twenties and beyond; the rise of the NAACP during this era _____ their organized resistance against systemic injustice.
What is Exemplifies?
Prohibition was not the only source of social tension during the 1920s. An anti-Communist 'Red Scare' in 1919 and 1920 encouraged a widespread nativist hysteria, often fueled by _____ allegations against immigrants and political radicals
What is scandalous?
Low prices and generous credit made cars affordable luxuries at the beginning of the decade; however, the long-term ______ of such a debt-fueled consumer boom would eventually be tested by the end of the 1920s
What is sustainability?
White women could vote at last; however, the _____ restrictions of Jim Crow meant that Black women in the South were effectively barred from the polls, despite the 19th Amendment's promise of universal suffrage.
What is Egregious?
During this decade, Black Americans battled for political participation and stable employment, even as they encountered _____ housing covenants and discriminatory hiring practices in the North.
What is stringent?
The liquor trade was driven underground by Prohibition, leading to the rise of the speakeasy. These venues operated under the control of bootleggers and racketeers, whose ____ disregard for the law was famously personified by figures like Al Capone.
What is egregious?
The rapid rise of the Hollywood starlet in the 1920s signaled the sudden _____ of the Victorian "Gibson Girl" ideal, as floor-length gowns and corsets were traded for the shorter, freer silhouettes of the flapper
What is extinction?
Although highly visible in media, not every woman in the 1920s was a flapper; they were considered a small subculture, often seen as too bold or ____ by more conventional women.
What is scandalous?
The 1920s wasn't just a change in clothing; it was the birth of a cohesive ____ that touched every part of life, from the architecture of movie palaces to the Art Deco jewelry.
What is aesthetic?
In 1912, an estimated 16 percent of American households had electricity; by the mid-1920s, more than 60 percent did. As power began to _____ through residential grids, it fueled new machines like the washing machine, the dishwasher, and the vacuum cleaner.
What is circulate?