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  2. Roaring Twenties: Flappers, Prohibition & Jazz Age - HISTORY

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    The Roaring Twenties were a Jazz Age burst of prosperity and freedom for flappers and others during the Prohibition era, until the economy crashed in 1929.

  3. Roaring Twenties | Definition, Music, History, & Facts |...

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    Roaring Twenties, colloquial term for the 1920s, especially within the United States and other Western countries where the decade was characterized by economic prosperity, rapid social and cultural change, and a mood of exuberant optimism.

  4. Roaring Twenties - Wikipedia

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    The Roaring Twenties, sometimes stylized as Roaring '20s, refers to the 1920s decade in music and fashion, as it happened in Western society and Western culture.

  5. Timeline of the Roaring 20s - ThoughtCo

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    The Roaring '20s were marked by prosperity after World War I, drastic changes for women that included the right to vote and freedom from corsets and long, structured clothing to a more modern style of dress. Ladies bobbed their hair and displayed a more liberated demeanor.

  6. The Roaring Twenties: Origin Story & Significance - World History...

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    The Roaring Twenties refers to the decade of the 1920s, a period of dramatic social, economic, and cultural change, primarily in the United States and Europe. This era followed the devastating World War I and was marked by widespread prosperity, technological advancements, cultural dynamism, and shifting social norms.

  7. The 1920s timeline discusses all the major events that occurred during the Roaring 20s. It was a time of wealth followed by the depression.

  8. Roaring Twenties - Encyclopedia.com

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    The 1920s, also known as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age, were years of change as America recovered from World War I (1914–18) and embraced new ways of behaving and thinking. The decade is often associated with outrageousness.

  9. Flappers ‑ 1920s, Definition & Dress - HISTORY

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    How Flappers of the Roaring Twenties Redefined Womanhood. Young women with short hairstyles, cigarettes dangling from their painted lips, dancing to a live jazz band, explored new‑found freedoms.

  10. The Roaring Twenties: Consumerism, Decadence and All That Jazz

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    Known as the Jazz Age, the 1920s in the West heralded new ideas of liberation, consumerism, and a culture of excess. What makes the Roaring Twenties such a defining era? A decade synonymous with profound political, economic, and social change in the western world, the Roaring Twenties was an iconic era.

  11. Roaring Twenties: America's Cultural & Attitudinal Transformation

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    Explore the 1920s in America, from economic booms to cultural revolutions. Discover how the Roaring Twenties reshaped American society and paved the way for the modern era.