Para 5: The Roaring 20's Flashcards
Labour Unionism…
declined and the idea that agitation was still accepted was eradicated
What sparks a discourse about what denied freedom during the war?
The denial of civil freedoms, particularly freedom of speech
What was a famous challenge of freedom of speech?
The Scopes Trial in 1925
What expanded freedoms did women achieve in the 20s?
The 19th Amendment granting them suffrage in 1920 and the rise of the flapper leading young women to unapologetically pursue personal pleasure
Americanisation was the order of the day and…
in 1924/25 Native Americans are granted citizenship however one could argue this was in the name of assimilation, not equality
What did freedom focus mainly on in the 1920s?
Focused heavily on the individual, a time where following the war, mass advertising and PR inspired by propaganda led to freedom being linked to consumerism and disposable incomes
