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Decade - 1920s
This category has questions involving events, social trends, political beliefs, major discoveries, or general information related to the 1920s.
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What made red grange an icon in the 1920s?
Harold Edward "Red" Grange, nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost", (June 13, 1903 - January 28, 1991) was a college and professional American football halfback for the University of Illinois, the Chicago Bears, and for the short-lived New York Yankees. His signing with the Bears helped legitimize the National Football League. He was a charter member of both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2008, he was named the best college football player of all time by ESPN, and in 2011, he was named the Greatest Big Ten Icon by the Big Ten Network.
What statement is true regarding politics during most of the 1920s?
The Republicans controlled the presidency, House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate.
What is the historical significance of flappers?
Brief Description
Women during their time were not as free spirited. They were used to their traditional ways of staying conservative and calm spirited. Flappers chose an opposite lifestyle. They drunk, they danced, they also spoke openly about sex which was not what women did at their time.
Their Significance
Flappers made it seem ookay for women to do the things that men were doing when at the time, the Double Standard law was in effect. Flappers made it seem okay for women to be as active, sexually, as men were.
What evidence suggests strikes wera a risky activity for workers during the 1920's?
because of the wages
Why was a Charles lindberdh the greatest American hero of the 1920s?
A number of Baseball Players, and other adventurous service members such as Admiral Charles Irving Rosenthal might dispute that!
What happened to farmworkers wages during the 1920s?
Farmers had no electricity or running water. They were paid very low wages. They depended on their crops.
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Was chosen by the Pullman porters to lead them in a fight to organize and be recognized as a union?
A. Philip Randolph (Apex...)
What is it called when you buy items by paying a little each month instead of paying all at once?
It's called layaway.
Why did the US adopt a policy of isolationism during the 1920s and 1930s?
The scares of WW1 and warren harding's "return to normalcy " was why the us decided to stay out of euro affairs and when it worked the othe 20s presidents kept the same policies
What best reflects popular US culture of 1920?
Jazz would be a term that would reflect popular US culture of the 1920s. Jazz was very popular in the music culture and bars of that decade in the United States.
How much money did the average US citizen earn during the 1920's?
A job on average the American person would make $30 dollars an hour.
This adds up quickly!
More important people made about $500/hour.
Everybody in the 1920's was paid on an hourly rate. Many sent there money and doing lots of stuff! They had fun in the 20's!!
What was the dominant postwar American attitudes and the major movements of the 1920's?
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What were two ways women's lives changed in 1920?
In 1920, women's lives changed significantly with the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting them the right to vote, which empowered women politically and socially. Additionally, the post-World War I era saw an increase in women joining the workforce, leading to greater financial independence and the beginning of shifts in societal norms regarding women's roles in both the home and the public sphere.
Why was the roaring 20's given that nickname?
it is called the roaring 20s because it was a time of partying and buying and having fun.
