A Consumer Society
•War veterans return home after the war
•Economy is booming
•Stock market is hot
•Everyone has a job
•People are spending money
•Women rights (the right to vote)
•Economy is booming
•Stock market is hot
•Everyone has a job
•People are spending money
•Women rights (the right to vote)
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Jazz Age
•Al Jolson
•Louis Armstrong
•Flappers: were women who had shorter hair, shorter and frilly dresses
•The Charleston
•Louis Armstrong
•Flappers: were women who had shorter hair, shorter and frilly dresses
•The Charleston
Leisure
•Babe Ruth, the New York Yankees
•Walt Disney
•Dance Halls and Movie Palaces
•Driving automobiles
•Walt Disney
•Dance Halls and Movie Palaces
•Driving automobiles
Explorations and Innovations
•Amelia Earhart's flights
•Automobiles and airplanes were beginning to be popular
•Radio
"The stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have I seen so many. I always believed the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, but I was sure of it that night." -Amelia Earhart
•Automobiles and airplanes were beginning to be popular
•Radio
"The stars seemed near enough to touch and never before have I seen so many. I always believed the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, but I was sure of it that night." -Amelia Earhart
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SUMMARY
After the war ended and the veterans returned home , the USA'S economy was booming, everyone was employed and finically stable. The women got the right to vote, and they were expressing themselves by wearing shorted dresses, short hair and dancing to Jazz. Therefore it was called the Roaring Twenties.