To what extent did America "roar" for all Americans in the 1920's?
Date Submitted: 12/01/2004 16:38:52
In America, the 1920's were considered to be a 'roaring' time for all Americans. However, it seems to be that this 'roar' was an illusion for some Americans. This time was known as Americas 'age of excess'. In 1921, the gross national product was $74 billion, by 1229, it was $104.4 billion, but how much of this was affecting all Americans. Within this essay, I will be looking at different actions, which affected different people in different ways. For
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general public using credit and hire purchase at the beginning, but not at the end. As you can see the 1920 roared for some people and didn't for others. America, to the rest of the world gave the impression that everything was wonderful and everybody was happy, and for some people this was true, but for most it wasn't and that view was in fact a mask to hide the bad things which were going on.
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