Decade - 1920s

The amount of time it took to get across the US in the 1920s depended on the way you were traveling. By train, you could make it across the nation in four days.

Shantytowns were communities of people who had lost their jobs, and homes. These communities were created with plywood, cardboard and any other scrap that would provide shelter for those without the basics.

From the 1920's to the present, the change in women's swimwear have lost some material. In the 1920's women wore a bathing suit that covered most of their body, versus today that the swimwear now consists of thongs.

Ku Klax Klan known as the KKK. They made wearing masks illegal, because they had killed 2 African Americans that didn't agree with them.

Football wasn't very popular yet and it was considered a dangerous sport. It wasn't until the 1950 that padding became better.

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Music and radios became a big part of everyone's lives because it was a source of their entertainment, no matter how young or old they were. People would gather and turn on their radios to listen to the music, news, weather reports, advertisements, comedy acts, or even the sports events that were broadcast 24 hours a day.

many broadcasters became famous, such as Floyd Gibbons, who was one of the first news reporters and was able to deliver 217 words per minute

Radio broadcasting was a new idea, so people believed everything that was said on the radio.

The" roaring 20's" were often called the Jazz Age due to the popularity of Jazz at the time. Jazz was first introduced in the South by black musicians and rose to fame because of its different rhythm and beat.

Today, music brings people together through live concerts, TV, internet, and radio, which brings people together through live broadcasts of news from all over the world. Also, listeners can relate to songs that people write to express themselves.

radio was invented in the late l800's, but by l920, it had become a major form of communication

. Families gathered around it to listen to the daily news, and during World Wars I and II, it was the only source of information, because Television and the Internet had not yet been invented! Entertainers gained exposure on the Radio by being Guest Artists, which saved many miles of travel. Later on, listeners started calling in on the telephone, to add their

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It had an affect on American women because they started to want to drink, smoke, dance, sing and act in films. This was not acceptable as a woman's rank was very low and they had a different role to play as a woman, therefore they were not allowed to do things like this.

many of the people that supported prohibition in the 1920s were housewives. They felt that alcohol was the root of all problems. This is because many of their husbands would get their paycheck on friday and spend it all on alcohol that day, leaving the family with no money to buy food with. These women were part of a movement known as "temperance." although there were many reasons people supported prohibition, this was the main one.

Mexicans that were part of a US work program.

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The fear of foreigners was part of the return to normalcy.

There is no one Canadian Identity. Canada is a Confederation of many Nations and cultures each with their own identity.

Many had very active temperance movements, some that continue to this day.

Others rejected such ideas and benefited from the results of temperance movements in Canada and the United States.

Exporting alcohol into areas of prohibition was very profitable and helped show that many Canadians saw themselves as distinct from the Americans. It fueled the Us and Them feelings that have always been part of many Canadian cultures.

Prohibition fueled Canadian alcohol industry and in particular hard liquor. Before the successes of the temperance movements Canadians where not as interested in Whiskey and other high alcohol spirits. Beer and Wine are still number one but thanks to prohibition Whiskey and Rum remain popular.

In the '20s Edwin Hubble discovered that the Milky Way is just one of millions of galaxies and he showed that the galaxy is expanding.