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The use of the term coincided with a fashion among teenage girls in the United States in the early 1920s for wearing unbuckled galoshes, [25] and a widespread false etymology held that they were called "flappers" because they flapped when they walked, as they wore their overshoes or galoshes unfastened, showing that they defied convention in a ...
The end of World War I saw the rise in the economic power of the United States due to its active trade, growing industry, and support of the Allied nations in the war. Its supplying of agricultural and manufactured goods to the Allied nations greatly boosted its economy, while the economies of Germany, France, and Great Britain suffered from major decreases in export trade activity and from ...
Cars that were produced in the 1920s — from 1920 to 1929. 1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s; 1930s; ... Locomobile Company of America; Locomobile Sportif ...
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This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves ...
1920s cars (10 C, 222 P) Cars introduced in 1921 (22 P) Cars introduced in 1922 (18 P) ... American Steam Car; American Steamer; Amilcar; Amilcar Italiana; Amor ...
Historically, car clubs (groups of people who share a love for custom cars and a passion for lowriding) have been predominantly led by men, with the exception of a few, such as Lady Bugs Car Club ...
The Flapper generation of 1920s flattened their chests to adopt the fashionable "boy-girl" look by either bandaging their breasts or by using bust flatteners. [111] Corsets started to go out of fashion by 1917, when metal was needed to make tanks and munitions for World War I [ 112 ] and due to the vogue for boyish figures. [ 113 ]