why have historians called the 1920s the "roaring twenties"?
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Actually, I just did a research paper on the "Roaring Twenties". The Twenties were known as the "Roaring Twenties" because of the unbelievable economic prosperity, government willing to sit back and let society run itself more than any other previous United States government, and because of a social class that pushed boundaries farther than ever. Unemployment rates went down and war veterans returned home, this led to a hgue economic boost. Also, the 1920's brought many things that led to what some would call the most colorful decade in Americna history. These things include but are not limited to: the commercial radio, the Jazz Age, and the intoduction of non-silent films known as "talkies". Also, women became more independant and a new type of woman emerged. Known as "flappers", these women wore short skirts, drank and smoked, and danced just like the men. All of these attributes together added up for one hell of a decade, simply known today as the "Roaring Twenties"
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I would say modern period...he wrote in the 20th century.
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Well it was basically a decade of the rise of republicanism. It was where not much progress happened. IT kinda stagnated. It was dominated by scandals as well such as the teapot dome scandal. At the end, it was when the depression started.
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the 1920's flapper is a style of clothing... women usually wore straight dresses that didn't show any curves (they were trying to get away from stereotypes that were put on women during that time, they usually had their hair cut short, wore their shoes open meaning they were unlaced, also many of these women went to speakeasies, but most were young and were trying to go against what their parents wanted of them. So in response to your question... they were real, and represented a turning point in history when women began to protest against the norms.
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It has been popular since the beginning of the 20TH century
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Great question, I belive it was in 1930.
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Since the closing of the 20th Century, the 1920s has drawn close associations with the 1990s,especially in the United States. This due to the fact both decades were considered very economically prosperous times, and a prosperity which lasted throughout almost the entire decade following a tremendous event at the closing of the previous decade (World War I and Spanish flu in the late 1910s, and the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s). In the United States, this decade was known as the Roaring Twenties.\n\nDespite the comparisons, however, there were a number of differences. First of all, Weimar Republic Germany, like many other European countries, had to face a severe economic downturn in the opening years of the decade, due to the enormous debt caused by the war as well as the one-sided Treaty of Versailles. Such a crisis would culminate with a devaluation of the Mark in 1923, eventually leading to economic prosperity during the remainder of the period.\n\nSecond, the decade was characterized by the rise of radical political movements, especially in regions that were once part of empires. Communism began attracting large numbers of followers following the success of the October Revolution and the Bolsheviks' determination to win the subsequent Russian Civil War. The Bolsheviks would eventually adopt semi-capitalist policies-- New Economic Policy-- from 1921 to 1928. The 1920s also experienced the rise of the far-right in Europe and elsewhere, starting with Fascism in Italy, and were perceived by some in the Western world as an antidote to Communism.
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Seems to be unknown. Can't find any single person credited, so maybe the term just came into popular use around the same time (journalists?). \n\nMaybe look for the earliest use of that term, going back to summer 1929 (predating the Wall Street crash by a few months).\n\n(Does anyone have access to WSJ.com archives, do they go back that far?)
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More than likely "regression," where people want to go back to a time when they felt safe and/or loved and didn't have the pressures and stresses of adult life.  It's a coping mechanism and an attempted escape from reality.
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sports thrived in the 20's. Boxing was big and Baseball was big. I believe thats why they called that decade the ragin twenties
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The first world war was referred to both as \n' The Great War ' in old English referrence to large or of  moment, also, misleadingly, ' The War To End All Wars ' as the second world war disproved so effectively. It was called The Second World War from the start, I think. I prefer Archie Bunker's call on it:\n\n" Da big one. Douba - ya douba - ya two. "\n\nNo. I doubt there's going to be a WWIII. We all know it doesn't go out that way.
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in a kind word, they are our links to the past. they've lived through events we have only read about. a source of historical information and geneology. an opionion on a time reminiscent of the good ol days. being truthful, shriveled up crabby bastards who complain about any and everything and the worlds SLOWEST drivers.
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It is 100 years ago.  Each century is 100 years.  We are now in the 21st century.  That happened when we hit 2000.  The millennium.  So the 20th century was between 1900 and 2000.  100 years.
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I never really asked myself why New York City is also called "The Big Apple". Today I found the answer... At least a possible one.\n\nI went to Harlem and walked around for a couple of hours. I happend to come across the "Uptown Saterday Nite" Festival which is part of the 2005 Harlem Week. Nothing sensational but on the corner of 135th Street and 7th Avenue I noticed this old red building with a sign showing an upside down apple saying "The Big Apple". I took a photograph and went on.\nAfter coming home I did a little research on the internet, looking for this particular sign in Harlem. That's how I found out about the history of this sign and New Yorks nickname.\n\nIn the 1920's Jazz musicians picked the term "Big Apple" up from horseracing people who considered New York races and gigs to be where the big money was. Since a horse, up for a big purse in New York City, can't get paid off in big money himself, the lingo promised him a big apple. At this time a night club opened in Harlem called "The Big Apple". Some historians think that New Yorks nickname may have come from this long forgotten club. The club is gone, the sign, with its upside down apple, is still there.\n\nFor another theory you may want to read this article from the Society for New York City History.
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It's a play on words.\n\nThe last two digits are zeros - noughts. \n\nThere is a tendancy to describe decades without the use of the century - the eighties, the sixties, the nineties etc.\n\nSo the 1900's became the noughties which was changed to the naughties by some wag.\n\nOf course, we are in the naughties again now. Oh how I laugh when I hust think about it.
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The 20th Century for women was about liberation and gaining equality.  During the 20th Century women got the vote and broke into male dominated careers.  Now we are succeeding in ou careers and balancing everything in our lives.  Thankfully many men out there are willing to their share around the house (my fiance does more than his fair share and to a better standard than me when it comes to housework and cooking!) in order to support their partners.\n\nIn short without all the struggles of women in the 20th Century I wouldn't be a full time Engineer who also  volunteers with Air Cadets in her spare time with the ability to vote and get involved in politics.  I would hate to go back to a time where I couldn't do these things.
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i believe the 'renassance', as you call it, which by the way is more appropriately spelled as Renaissance, was a sort of reawakening (around the 15th-16th century) of the (please correct me if i'm wrong) European people in terms of once again venturing out onto the world in search of cultural, artistic and intellectual knowledge. This was because the period before the Renaissance was actually the time when the Byzantine Empire(it was the capital of Rome)fell from power (because of the Turks), thus throwing Europe and all its scholars into a state of frenzy to survive because of the nature of the brutish and ruthless overthrowers, giving them rarely the time to think about anything less than living as far as tomorrow, much less...well, THINKING at all. But sometime after that, I believe a string of events I really cannot come to mind right now, occured, leading to the said era. By the way, Renaissance aactually means 'rebirth' in Italian, a very befitting name if i may say so. Hope I helped. :)