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Decade - 1920s
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What new way of buying goods besides cash started in the 1920s?
Credit became widely used for purchasing consumer good for the first time in the 1920s. Prior to this time it was only used by the very wealthy.
How was life in china in the 1920s?
Life in china in 1920 was very very bad.The people was poor and people dies for food.
The changing role of women in 1920s America was embodied by the image of?
the flapper
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What new uses for steel were developed in the 1920s?
New developments that were created by steel were railroads,innovation construction,bridges,towers and skyscrapers.
What games and activities did people play in the 1920s and 1930s?
Children in the 20's played games based on the things they saw and somethimes they even played games based on their chores.
Where did Hitler serve time in prison in the 1920s?
Hitler was arrested by the police and sentenced to five years in the Landsberg prison.
How did the increase in stock prices during the 1920s affect many stock market speculators?
Many speculators made good money during the rise. Some got over confident and increased their leverage by borrowing and investing the proceeds. Most of these lost big when the market eventually crashed. Some speculators, however, made short-sales and became richer as the market crashed.
Did Americans in the 1920s have a higher standard of living compared to the people overseas?
They did, but that's a debatable point. On one hand, Americans enjoyed what was then top-notch medical care, as well as innovative thinkers ushering in new technologies. However, many other nations also had access to these amenities. It was not until decades later just how different American's standards of living differed from the rest of the world.
Which industries went into decline in the 1920s?
the industries that went into decline were:
-CoalMining.
-Shipbuilding.
these industries did not prosper in the boom in the 1920s.
How have things that happened in the 1920s shaped the modern US?
i would like to know alot more about things that happened in the 1920 for my us history class
Thing in the 1920s such as the Great Depression helped to shape the Modern Us because without the depression we wouldn't have realized how to handle money or the stock market.
The new morality of the 1920's glorified?
work, promiscuity, personal freedom, or wealth.
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Who was the dictator in China during 1920 - 1950?
It was Mau Tse tung leader of the communist party of china. He was responsible for deaths of 20 million people.
Did any wars occur between 1920's?
Oh yeah, as there was the Irish Revolutionary War from 1919-1921, the Irish Civil War from 1922-1923, as well as the Turkish War for Independence, plus the Polish-Soviet war. Stateside we had the first Red Scare, with anarchy and threats of bombings and a communist invasion. Plus, Hitler published Mein Kampf, and his buddy Mussolini became prime minister of Italy, starting his own little fascist dictatorship.
What Types of dances were popular in the 1920's?
The most popular dance of the 20's was the Charleston. Every time you see a movie set in that era it is the Charleston that you see. Other very popular dances of the time were the Lindy Hop which was named in honour of Charles Lindbergh who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic. His 'hop' across the ocean garnered much publicity and the Lindy was part of it. The Black bottom and the Foxtrot were also very popular. The Foxtrot is still being danced today. The 20s were the "Jazz Age" and
most music and dances were based on African beats and rhythms. The rhythm was
'syncopated that is very fast so these dances were usually only danced by young people though older people did try them out much like today. The fast beats of the 20s
led to the 1930s and 40s when the big band and 'swing' music was very popular.
Why did many Americans become fascinated with heroes in the 1920s?
Many Americans became fascinated with heroes in the 1920s, because they longed for symbols of old-fashioned virtues.
No. She informed on an IRA ambush, and so was an informer. She was probably part of the wider 'anti sinn fein society' of loyalists in Cork at the time. She was taken hostage and could have been released in exchange for a number of IRA prisoners captured at the ambush she gave away. However general strickland executed these men, and thus her fate was sealed. Her religion was of no relevance. The local IRA were not sectarian.
Northern cities became less predominately white.
