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Great Depression was here   (According to Kory Bryan, The Great   noise when walking. Flappers were   T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
 to come and some people   Depression)    known as rebellious young women,             In the twenties new ways for
 had to find some way to get              that didn?t want to listen to her elders.   transportation were very important
    W O M E N S
 over the grief of the war, so            They wanted to seem very mature but    and relevant for there community. So,
    C L O T H I N G
 they would drink and                     great for the men that they wanted to   they created automobiles like the
 smoke to find happiness,    Women in the twenties wore dresses,   date .(In Flappers in the Roaring   Rolls Royce?s, Ford?s etc. They had
 which obviously isn?t   tops, coats, shoes, stockings, hats,   Twenties)        boats, and Airplanes which also
 healthy. Banks crashed, and   jewelry, purses/bags, sunglasses, and             became very popular during this time
 lots of people lost money, it   they even had many different sewing             period. But not only did they have
 was an interesting time   patterns. (According to Debby Oscar)   E N T E R T A I N M E N T  these they had the old-fashioned
 period, and was full of                        The people of the twenties would   trains as well, and buses, bicycles, and
 triumphs and tragedies.                  watch live action movies, like the very   horses. (In The World Suddenly Became

                                          ones that we would go see at a movie   Smaller)
       The twenties cam after             theater. They would listen to different   F O O D /M E A L S
 the end of WW1, and                      genres of music, yet the most popular
 before the stock market                  one was what is known as jazz. Some          In the twenties they were all about
 crash. Stock values were                 famous jazz songs were West End        health choices, and the right
 rising, the amount of                    Blues (Louis Armstrong, 1928). Other   nutrients, but they also wanted to
 money being spent was                    famous artists/musicians were: Jelly   have their sweet treat moments. In the
 reduced, and real estate was             Roll Morton, Cliff Edwards, Jimmie     twenties the meals that people most
 DID TH E TW ENTIES ACTUA LLY  RO A R?  becoming extremely   Rodgers, Django Reinhardt, Buddy   enjoyed were the famous Babe Ruth

 T H E    popular. People would           Rich, Ted Lewis etc. (In 1920?s Fashion   bars, Wonder Bread, Popsicles, Hostess
 T R I U M P H A N T    drink liquor, would party   and Music)                   Cakes, Kool-Aid, Velveeta Cheese,
                                              emotions go, and just be   interested in this era once   Dinners and desserts such as IceBox
 2 0 ' s  and just feel free. Yet a       P A R T I E S
 wild-spirited during this   you?re done reading! I bet                            Cakes and Chicken and Rice with
 By Ariel Newton  general disagreement   M E N S   C L O T H I N G
 time period. Now that   you even use some 1920?s                                  Golden Sauce, Baked Rice Milanaise,
 What it was like to live in   might seem like some   slang in modern-day terms   among the people let to the   Men in the twenties wore suites,          In the twenties the people did   Prosperity Sandwiches, Hot Brown
 the 1920?s?   start of racism,           many activities, such as dancing,
 phonus balonus, but I'm   like ?Swell? or   shirts, high waisted pants, vests, pants,   sandwich, Ice box cakes, Cocktails,
 violence,nervousness,                    singing, drinking, smoking etc.
       Slang, parties, money,   serious we could really   ?Heebie-jeebies.? As you   sweaters, jackets/coats, suspenders,   Poor quality alcohol, One of the most
 intolerance, Klu Klux Klan,              According to Lascaw, ?They would
 fashion, new relationships,   learn a thing or two from   can tell much of the slang   political intolerance,   vintage glasses, hair pomade, razor set.   spend late nights sneaking out to a   popular cocktails was Sidecar.
 foods, drinks, happiness,   the twenties. It wasn?t all   usage that we have learned   (According to Debby Oscar)   (According to Newman, ?The Food
 strikes, negative groups,                speakeasy or hideaway bar to go
 new technology. Sounds   perfect, but they problem   was originated from this   Decade That Roared?)
 relationships between the                smoke a cigar and drink a nice cup of
 like an unknown fantasy,   solved until it was better.   period of time.   F L A P P E R S
 same gender, and the                     liquor. Most men would smoke, and        T E R M I N O L O G Y
 yet it wasn?t it was the buzz,          The twenties were full
       As you can tell the   Flappers were young women who were   go out while the women tended to the
 the fun, the nightlife, it was   of many blooming ideas,
 twenties era was very   very attractive, and were known to be   children. ?So, a new creation came out
 the roaring 20?s! Imagine if   transportation systems                             Bees-Knees- Business,
 independent they had a                   letting woman be able to smoke and
 all you did was party, gain   were becoming noticed,   rebels in that time period. They would   or inform ation
 new form of language called   spend their nights hanging around   keep their lipstick on, this cigarette
 money, use new inventions,   new forms of fashion,                                Phonus Balonus- "Funny
 slang, and it was used very   men, trying to be flirty, and drinking   had a red end, because most women
 and have fun. Of course   new ?social groups.?                                    Business", nonsense
 often. As they would say   many drinks such as liquor and   wore red lipstick, and it made woman
 there were conflicts, yet the   Meals that are made
 ?Cat?s Meow, or Cat?s   cocktails. Flappers were known as   look more rebellious and cool. If   Cat's M eow/Cat's
 people of the twenties   specifically to satisfy   woman didn?t want to smoke they
 Pajamas? (To give   young girls, as they were about                               Pajam as- Inform ation
 decided to be excited about   your needs, and parties
 information) I will give you   nineteen, and women just   would listen to music on there radios,   H eebie-Jeebies- Nerves
 their future, instead of   and music that   or go do other fun activities.
 all of the cat?s pajamas on   experiencing womanhood. According                   or anxiety/nervousness
 worry about it. The ?Bee?s   entertains you, when   (According to Lascaw, New York
 the twenties. Maybe too   to Rosenberg, ?They wore unbuckled
 Knees? was to let your   your bored. Yet, the   Literally Invented Nightlife)     Swell- Good, fine, or well
 much, but you?ll be very   galoshes that would make a "flapping"
 change of status for women.
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