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ENGLISH - 10H/AP (The Great Gatsby): The Roaring 20's

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Overview

THE ROARING TWENTIES: The Roaring Twenties were a period of rapid economic growth and social change.  WW I had ended and for many Americans, the growth of cities, the rise of consumer culture, the upsurge of mass entertainment, and the so-called "revolution in morals and manners" represented liberation from the restrictions of the country's Victorian past. The decade brought profound changes in morals, dress, hairstyles, and gender roles, being remembered for huge growth in areas from artistic expression and popular entertainment to industry and even crime.

The Roaring 20's Explained

Additional Web Resources

Benedict Library DataBase Resources

Princeton and the Warring Twenties

The Journal of Presbyterian History (1997-), Vol. 85, No. 2 (Fall/Winter 2007), pp. 112-125 (14 pages)

Foreword: Reinterpreting the 1920's

OAH Magazine of History, Vol. 21, No. 3, Reinterpreting the 1920s (Jul., 2007), pp. 5-6 (2 pages)

Age of Prosperity and Machines, 1921–28 (Overview)

Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History(Vol. 1. 2nd ed.)

Benedict Library Resources

NEWSELA Collection

Progressive Era: The Roaring Twenties

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