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Changes in American Culture and Society?

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1 Changes in American Culture and Society?
How did popular entertainment develop during this period? How did the lifestyle of women change during this period? How did sport & other leisure activities see so much growth during this period?

2 Increased Life Expectancy
19th Amendment Anti-Flirt League Babe Ruth Baseball Black Bottom Boxing Charles Lindbergh Charleston Charlie Chaplin Clara Bow Dance Marathons Domestic Work/Chores Duke Ellington Escapism Fads & Crazes Flagpole Sitting Flappers Ford Cars Hays Code Hollywood Jack Dempsey Jazz Age Jazz Music More Leisure Time Increased Life Expectancy Louis Armstrong Movie Stars Organised Sport Radio Rural ‘Farm’ Life Shipwreck Kelly Silent Cinema Slapstick Comedy Speakeasies Talkies The Jazz Singer (1927) End of WWI

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