history in the games {3/?}: ghost dogs of moon lakerecently emerging from a short stint in the great
history in the games {3/?}: ghost dogs of moon lakerecently emerging from a short stint in the great war, the united states enjoyed a dramatic upswing in its economic favor at the beginning of the 1920s. such fortune only lasted until the penultimate year of the decade, when events just as suddenly took a turn for the worse and kicked off the great depression. the jazz age saw a distinctive cultural revolution, specifically with the female in american society: politics acknowledged the achievement of women’s suffrage in 1920, and fashions of the time spawned the ‘flapper,’ a young, carefree woman who shortened her skirts and bobbed her hair. prohibition forbade the sale of alcohol, but underground speakeasies and bootlegging led by gangsters such as al capone and lucky luciano thrived on civilian business. as its name would suggest, jazz music reached a peak in popularity, with talented musicians such as louis armstrong and duke ellington beginning to lessen the racial divide in american culture. further reading: {x} {x} -- source link
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