what was USA like in the 1920??

Question

as much as u can..?

Answer 1

1. America feared spreading communism and instituted a series of raids to locate political threats and deport them (The Palmer Raids)
2. A series of strikes crippled some parts of the country in the early 1920s including stirkes in Seattle, Boston, Detroit, Baltimore, and San Francisco
3. President Harding (considered a good-looking man at that time) was nominated by the Republican Party to run in 1920 since women could now vote for the first time.
4. The Volstead Act was passed in 1919 and Prohibition became the law of the land in 1920 with the ratification of the 18th Amendment. This act prohibitted the manufacture, sale, and transportation oa alcohol (but NOT the drinking, surprisingly.)
5. Manners and morals underwent great stress and strain as women began embracing lifestyles once considered "unladylike." Drinking illegal booze, kissing, petting, (not much actual intercourse among unmarried women since birth control was unavailable,) and staying out late were more common in the 1920s than at any other time.
6. The Teapot Dome scandal rocked the Harding administration, but Harding was untouched by it since he died in 1923 just as the investigation was getting underway.
7. Sports became a national obsession thanks to radio coverage and the arrival of sports superstars like Babe Ruth, Red Grange, Bobby Jones, and Jack Dempsey.
8. Calvin Coolidge encouraged American business with his famous slogan, "The real business of America is business."
9. Stock investing, real estate sales, gold and silver speculation ran rampant and would ultimately lead to the stock market crash in October of 1929.
10. Because of unwise business ventures, risky loans, and a widening gap between the rich and poor the Great Depression began in earnest in late 1929. HOWEVER!!! Contrary to popular belief the stock market crash did NOT cause the Great Depression, but it did make an already unstable economy go downhill much faster.

And there you have ten good points on the 1920s, provided by a real historian.

Ta-Da!

Answer 2

in the 1920 the USA was younger. read a book .

Answer 3

A classic approximately international conflict a million is entitled, "All Quiet on the Western front". It became into initially made in the previous due 1930's and re-made in the 1970's (i think of). wish this helps.

Answer 4

Well, people were better educated and more polite and tended to live close to the place where they were born for most of their lives... they also lived a much simpler life and, I think, were much happier... at least they felt safe because the government had not build a 'culture of terror' such as exists today.

Answer 5

yes segregated was the norm, gangsters, booze
'roaring twenties with gals becoming more liberated


google for info- a lot of interesting sites to read

Answer 6

Read the Great Gatsby and you will find out.

Answer 7

black and white