Category: 1920s

With an Armistice signed, the elongated suffering of over four-hundred million Europeans and Americans in total carnage has ceased, the sanguinary World War had finally come to a definite end. As they say, through darkness comes light, the brutal war came a fresh new decade which featured a rebellious generation that would establish a momentous…

The movement that the Harlem Renaissance created was a huge deal in New York. It spread all the way to Paris. Its crazy to think that a little movement started in New York and got so big that it finally spread to Paris. That is all the way across the world. The Harlem Renaissance created…

Art in the 1920s was very different from the art we see nowadays. Painting is just another way of keeping a diary, once said Pablo Picasso. In other words, art is a way of expressing your feelings toward something or someone. Art can be expressed through painting, drawing, or even sculpting. Back in the 1920s,…

Growing up, I have learned about how slavery has been a very important, but horrible tragedy that happens within African American society. I have seen teachers focus on the oppression of African American rather than the pride of the African American culture. In every history book that I have read, they each given vague information…

The 1920s was a time where America was changing their culture rapidly and many new technological advancements were being made. The many things that happened could be described using the word ‘roaring’ and made it so the 1920s were called the Roaring 20s. Some events that happened were, technological advancements, new culture, and mass media…

Right after World War I had finished up, the 1920s were fast approaching. Due to various factors, this decade was called The Roaring Twenties. However, it has long been debated as to whether the 20s roared in Canada. Nevertheless, the 20s roared for Canadas economy, as they allowed it to grow and become more independent.…

Many movements have happened over the years but none were as powerful as the Harlem Renaissance. Throughout the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance was a social development that gave another lifestyle to African Americans. While Harlem gave off a setting with amazing materials for an artist to thrive, it also highlighted struggles during those times. Things…

After World War 1, America entered the Roaring Twenties. This period brought dramatic social and political changes. The advantages of technology and the inventions of machines brought the whole country into a crazy condition. The car, which was a sample of the Roaring Twenties has been invented by Karl Benz in 1886. The car is…

When I think of The roaring twenties I imagine parties, having fun, and rapid change. The twenties was a decade that saw rapid change in things like the economy and it also introduced new trends in lifestyle and culture. Movies, parties, jazz, and radio are some of the things the 20s introduced to us. While…

After I read F. L. Allens Only Yesterday Frederick Lewis Allens Only Yesterday is the first book that I have read about history. I really learned a lot of historical events from the author during the decade of the 1920s. Frederick Lewis Allen was an editor of Harpers Magazine, and he was also an American…