The Roaring Twenties

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Key points

• America entered the age of consumerism where people had money to spend on consumer goods.
• This spending stimulated industry and business, leading to massive changes in entertainment and leisure.
• Fashion for women changed, bringing in bobbed hair, shorter skirts, make-up and cigarettes. These women were known as flappers.
• Certain women won the right to vote, and new laws meant that women could now file for divorce.
• However, more than 60% of Americans lived below the poverty line.

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