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1 By: Gabriella Martinez, Kimberly Duenez & Isabel Gonzalez
Roaring Twenties By: Gabriella Martinez, Kimberly Duenez & Isabel Gonzalez

2 What year did it take place? Where?
1920s Were an age of dramatic social and political change. The nations total wealth more than doubled economic growth swept many Americans. They listened to the same music did the same dances and used some slang.

3 The “New Women” 19th Amendment Birth control
The 19th amendment to the constitution guaranteed the right in the 1920s the increase availability of birth-control for fewer kids

4 New machines technology
Washing machines Vacuum Electric refrigerator Eliminated and made house hold work easier.

5 What was the effect of the roaring twenties on America, its people, and the economy?
Y.O.L.O prohibition 18th amendment Intoxication beverages Everyone thought that it was just party, party, party and it would never crash no one was thinking of the future. Illegal to sell more than 0.5 alcohol and this drove liquor trade underground – how people simply went normally illegal. By eliminating alcohol they believed turn back the clock to an earlier and more comfortable time.

6 “The Lost Generation” Generation of young people. 1914
It’s a term referred to the generation that came of age during world war 1. populated by Ernest Hemingway

7 Work cited History www.history.com/topics/roarung-twenties
Date accessed: 09/09/13


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