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GIBSON GIRLFLAPPER Pre-Great War Pride in length of hair Outfits included long straight skirts to around ankles Waited to be asked out Only “loose women” wore make-up Smoking and drinking only for men Submissive to their husband The majority saved themselves for marriage First used in Great Britain Broke the mold for women Smoke, drank, and cut hair Eligible to vote Went out on dates Clothing- Trimmed down and lightened for easier movement No longer wore corsets when dancing Skirts ended an inch below the knee Wore make-up Reckless and took risks Promiscuous Truthful, blunt, fast-living Smoked and drank Participated in petting parties
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Inspired by the creation of Jazz music Younger generations began to do quicker paced dances Echoed the free-living lifestyle of men and women Rise of a consumer-oriented society Mass culture invented for the first time “Red Scare”- post-war fear of Communism
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Harding elected President in 1920 Harding’s Campaign: “Normalcy” Pro-business Anti-tax Anti-regulation Harding considered corrupt President: Tax cutes for wealthiest people (73% to 25%) Wealthy got richer and poor got poorer By 1929, richest 1/10 of 1 percent owned as much wealth as the bottom 42%
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Refers to the communism scare in the 1920’s Believed to be over 150,000 anarchists or communists in the US 1901- Communist shot the American President in the head 1917- Communists overthrew royal party in Russia 1918- Communists murder royal family. 1919- Series of strikes occurred, Boston Police and 100,000’s of coal and steel workers 1919- Series of bombs were blamed on Communists January 1, 1920- Over 6,000 arrested and put in prison
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1919- 18 th Amendment ratified January 16, 1920- 18 th Amendment went into effect Led by the Anti-Saloon League and Women’s Christian Temperance Union Advocate Beliefs: eliminate corruption, end machine politics, and help Americanize immigrants. Speakeasies- Underground saloons where alcohol was sold You could drink alcohol on the open water as long as you were more than 3 miles off of land
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Alcoholic poisoning increased dramatically Doctors could prescribe whiskey to patients Gangsters controlled much of bootleg business which led to increase in profits Al Capone came into prominence Increase in lawlessness Corrupted politicians and police officers through bribes Restaurants failed and economy went down States could no longer rely on liquor tax, had to rely on income tax
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