Roaring 20s Timeline 1920-1929
Prohibition; 1920 Speakeasies were created to sell and serve alcohol during prohibition in 1920s
Women in 1920s “Flappers” was a word to describe females during this time. The definition of a flappers is a fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself
The Jazz Age; 1920 Black culture was expressed through Jazz music Originated in New Orleans
Political Extremists;1920 Sacco and Vanzetti case 2 immigrants arrested for robbery and murder
The Age of Excess; 1923 Buying on credit, rise in consumer culture GNP rises for consumers Economy “booming”
The Harlem Renaissance; 1926 Langston Hughes wrote “the Weary Blues” in 1926
New Entertainment;1927 Motion pictures/movies started to evolve during the 1920s
New Technology;1927 Radio and electrical appliances were a big transformation in technology
Organized Crime;1929 Al Capone was a gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition until arrested for tax evasion
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