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THE SWANGIN’ TWENTIES

THE SWANGIN’ TWENTIES. MAJOR OCCURRENCES Eric Rapier Mike Austin Kyle Shaw. Stock Market Crash. Stocks were booming Considered a time of prosperity Crash happened at the end of the twenties Lots of money was lost Everyone was extremely disappointed. After affects of world war 1.

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THE SWANGIN’ TWENTIES

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  1. THE SWANGIN’ TWENTIES MAJOR OCCURRENCES Eric Rapier Mike Austin Kyle Shaw

  2. Stock Market Crash • Stocks were booming • Considered a time of prosperity • Crash happened at the end of the twenties • Lots of money was lost • Everyone was extremely disappointed

  3. After affects of world war 1 • World War I had many long term effects on the growth and development of the United • The federal government grew tremendously as a result of the war. • created some 5,000 agencies during the course of the war. • Organized labor began to grow within the economy. • The incorporation of labor into federal decision-making processes made the AFL respectable.

  4. PROHIBITION • Began January 16th 1920 • People were still able to buy alcohol in secret bars called “speakeasies” • AL Capone started his mob career bootlegging alcohol, thus making him one of the most notorious gangsters in the United States • People would try and make their own, but it often killed them. this never would have happened if it wasnt for prohibition..

  5. PB&J • PB&J became very popular in the 20’s PB&J!

  6. Women rights • Were given the right to vote due to the 19th amendment. • Woman also were given equal rights in the 20’s

  7. Bibliography • Works Cited • "The 1920's." Kyrene School District - Redirect. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. <http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/1920.htm>. • "The Flappers of the 1920s." University of Maine Farmington - Student Web Sites. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. <http://students.umf.maine.edu/mccormka/public.www/history/frontpage.html>. • "Major Events of the 1920." ThinkQuest NYC. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. <http://www.tqnyc.org/2006/NYC063369//events.htm>. • "Prohibition -." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition>.

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