The 1920s were an era of social and cultural rebellion. This is most obviously seen through the changes women took at the time. Women raised the length of skirts all the way to their knee! Women chose to show their necks! Women began to drink and drinking in general became almost mandatory in many circles. All of these changes were true acts of rebellion. Even when movements were made to restrict these changes, the girls continued on in the way they had chosen. So many new changes were being taken, and for these reasons, the 1920s were full of social and cultural rebellion.
I agree that it was a rebellion, I also agree that it was mainly accomplished by women and girls who suddenly changed their appearance as well as their attitudes towards drinking and towards those who opposed them. Overall, the 1920s was an era in which women took a stand and rebelled against an entires nation's view.
I like that you included that women began to drink because drinking was considered a bad thing, but now it was becoming popular among both men and women.
Thanks, Car! The entire nation's views were most definitely challenged by the women and girls that changed. And Thanks, Hayden! drinking yes's and no's were a drastic change of the 1920s, for sure.
I agree that the change in women's behavior during this time period was viewed as quite rebellious. Your example also demonstrates a larger culture of rebellion that surround the changes in women.
The 1920s was an era of social and cultural rebellion due to the fact that an entire nation went from skirts that hit the ground to skirts that came to the ankle, music went into a “dance craze”, and from no foreign affairs to sending millions of soldiers overseas. The nation was almost turned upside down from its original morals; how could this not effect the era overall? Flappers came about as girls with ankle high skirts and coiled hair that showed their necks. Also, there came about jazz musicians and dances like the fox trot, the grizzly bear, and the horse trot. This all came about in just a couple dozen years. These moral changes and new cultural views were a true rebellion in the 1920s.
I agree with your statement, "The nation was turned upside down" because everything people knew was being turned in the other direction and was the exact opposite that it used to be.
I completely agree with your points. Having such intense changes occuring all over the nation really did effect the entire time period. Your points about the dances really made your position clear!
I liked the many examples of rebellious act you provided in your entry. I agree with you that the nation truely was turned upside down. It's weird how only within a few years, a country can go from one sort of culture to a completely new one. I wonder what the next cultural reform will be for the US in the future!
Great post Carly. I agree completely that our country was turned upside down and culture began to drasically change. Americans started to be more concerned with entertainment and having fun than with strict religions and (in the case of women) staying home and cleaning the house!
The 1920's was definaately an era of social and cultural rebellion because of all the changes that were being made that were the total oppososite of what everyone were used to and thought modest. The biggest change was the way women dressed skirts went from being below the ankle to being above the ankle. Within another half a dozen years the skirt rose from above the ankles to just at the knee. This to a lot of people was beyond a modest limitation for the way women dressed. Just this fact alone totally went against the culture everyone knew and were used to it took people a while to get used to the way women were dressing themselves because they were so used to the old way. This is why the changes both moral and social was a rebellion during the 1920's.
Yes! The women and their attire were definitely huge points in the rebellion of the 1920s. It's crazy to see those modesty standards change so fast, and then also to look at today's standards and compare. What a change!
The changes women made during this era were one of the most prominent examples of social rebellion. It truly expressed the shifting of the culture from very traditional to radically different in such a short time.
It really is crazy comparing the 1920s to today's standards.. I mean, many girls wear skirts in various lengths today, and none of these lengths are considered "rebellious," it's actually quite interesting how "immodest" and "rebellious" these practices were considered. I like how you focused on this topic of rebellion in the 1920s.
I agree! And I think in a way women's new fashion statements made them both independent and noticed on a national level. This changed society and shifted the scale in women's suffrage. As they gained power they were recognized as a strong addition to the voters. The overall result of this change in dress code was more equality and a new moral outlook for the entire nation.
The 1920s were an era of social and cultural rebellion. America began to see a shift take place (again) in culture to move the population in a direction with the new advancements. The US urbanized, and with the use of the new automobile, many Americans could participate in more leisurely activities and forms of entertainment. Forms of social rebellion began to be evident among girls as well. Girls shortened their skirts and participated in dance competitions and "the American housewife was freed for outside activities as never before." With this freedom, many did not know what to do, so they went to extreme measures (including cutting most of their luscious hair off in the form of a bob), altering the standard for women and girls. Along with this and many other situations, it is evident that the 1920s were an era of social and cultural rebellion.
I agree completey with the points that you made in your post. I especially liked how you incorporated eichnological advancements in your argument, because they were a very important part of the change.
The social and cultural rebellion that occurred in the 1920s is most clearly reflected by American’s general attitude shift toward authority and convention. As previously mentioned by many that have posted before me, women completely disregarded social convention and began showing their defiance in a number of ways including raising hemlines and publicly consuming of alcohol. In addition to this, Americans showed a general disrespect toward government and the law. This is perhaps showcased most prominently by American’s reaction to Prohibition. Americans seemed to not even regard the national ban on alcohol as a valid law. They continued their habits of drinking at social events and even went as far as brewing their own homemade alcohol and regularly attending public drinking facilities known as “speakeasies”. The 1920s are defined by Americans’ social and cultural rebellion.
Yes, the 1920s were an era of social and cultural rebellion. This was shown through the speakeasies that were more popular than bars. Women became rebellious by shortening their skirt lengths and cutting their hair revealing their necks. This was very improper. The nation was coming to a wonderful and more of a free nation without so much control. As all the betterment of the cities, even with the alcohol and women with short skirts revealing ankles everyone seemed more content with how the nation was being ran. It all was result of war and stress of immigration when all over the world they were coming to the U.S to start new and created more havoc on our people as they were considered to be the ones with the drinking issue.
The 1920's were not called the "Raging 20's" for nothing. Several cultural changes and rebellious acts were associated with this era in American history. Women were showing their ankles and necks ( which before, was considered very improper), inventions such as the automobile provided freedom and an escape from everyday life for the average citizen, and foreign affairs and wars caused another upsurge in patriotism. All of these factors contributed to a changing culture and veiwpoint of american citizens, however I think that these changes acted to make us even more uniquely American than drastically changing our established identity.
The 1920’s was an era of social and cultural rebellion. World War I made people lose faith in the old ways of America, so they needed to create new things to believe in, like the jazz movement, and girls being flappers. This movement was caused by the government lying to people and making them believe that they were fighting the war for a different cause, and so the American society created things they wanted to believe in. Also, with the new wave of immigration moving in, people had more types of culture to infuse into their own, creating new ways of life, entertainment, and culture that was seen as bad and taboo from conservative American ways.
The 1920's was not an era of social and cultural rebellion. All that was going on was adaptation. With all of the new inventions and industries emerging, as well as the new ideas that were becoming popular, the "Roaring 20's" should be viewed as America's reaction to the changing times. They weren't rebelling from everything they had once held in high regard, they were adjusting their standards and morals. The example of women in the twenties starting to "show more skin" as a form of rebellion is invalid. Calling that rebellion would be like calling the women's suffrage movement a rebellion. Referring to the 1920's a social and cultural rebellion would also be like calling the Progressive Era an era of rebellion. These are both just periods of rapid change, not rebellion.
Yes, the 1920s was an Era of Social and Cultural Rebellion. There were many issues with woman's rights, WWI had just finished and there was a widespread since of hopelessness. The blacks were being discriminated against and there were many of them that didn't like how they were being treated, however, there were those that thought that the blacks should live loud and proud completely separate from the white. Thus, the 1920s was an Era of Social and Cultural Rebellion.
The 1920s were an era of social and cultural rebellion. This is most obviously seen through the changes women took at the time. Women raised the length of skirts all the way to their knee! Women chose to show their necks! Women began to drink and drinking in general became almost mandatory in many circles. All of these changes were true acts of rebellion. Even when movements were made to restrict these changes, the girls continued on in the way they had chosen. So many new changes were being taken, and for these reasons, the 1920s were full of social and cultural rebellion.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it was a rebellion, I also agree that it was mainly accomplished by women and girls who suddenly changed their appearance as well as their attitudes towards drinking and towards those who opposed them. Overall, the 1920s was an era in which women took a stand and rebelled against an entires nation's view.
DeleteI like that you included that women began to drink because drinking was considered a bad thing, but now it was becoming popular among both men and women.
DeleteThanks, Car! The entire nation's views were most definitely challenged by the women and girls that changed. And Thanks, Hayden! drinking yes's and no's were a drastic change of the 1920s, for sure.
DeleteI agree that the change in women's behavior during this time period was viewed as quite rebellious. Your example also demonstrates a larger culture of rebellion that surround the changes in women.
DeleteThe 1920s was an era of social and cultural rebellion due to the fact that an entire nation went from skirts that hit the ground to skirts that came to the ankle, music went into a “dance craze”, and from no foreign affairs to sending millions of soldiers overseas. The nation was almost turned upside down from its original morals; how could this not effect the era overall? Flappers came about as girls with ankle high skirts and coiled hair that showed their necks. Also, there came about jazz musicians and dances like the fox trot, the grizzly bear, and the horse trot. This all came about in just a couple dozen years. These moral changes and new cultural views were a true rebellion in the 1920s.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement, "The nation was turned upside down" because everything people knew was being turned in the other direction and was the exact opposite that it used to be.
DeleteI completely agree with your points. Having such intense changes occuring all over the nation really did effect the entire time period. Your points about the dances really made your position clear!
DeleteI liked the many examples of rebellious act you provided in your entry. I agree with you that the nation truely was turned upside down. It's weird how only within a few years, a country can go from one sort of culture to a completely new one. I wonder what the next cultural reform will be for the US in the future!
DeleteGreat post Carly. I agree completely that our country was turned upside down and culture began to drasically change. Americans started to be more concerned with entertainment and having fun than with strict religions and (in the case of women) staying home and cleaning the house!
DeleteThe 1920's was definaately an era of social and cultural rebellion because of all the changes that were being made that were the total oppososite of what everyone were used to and thought modest. The biggest change was the way women dressed skirts went from being below the ankle to being above the ankle. Within another half a dozen years the skirt rose from above the ankles to just at the knee. This to a lot of people was beyond a modest limitation for the way women dressed. Just this fact alone totally went against the culture everyone knew and were used to it took people a while to get used to the way women were dressing themselves because they were so used to the old way. This is why the changes both moral and social was a rebellion during the 1920's.
ReplyDeleteYes! The women and their attire were definitely huge points in the rebellion of the 1920s. It's crazy to see those modesty standards change so fast, and then also to look at today's standards and compare. What a change!
DeleteThe changes women made during this era were one of the most prominent examples of social rebellion. It truly expressed the shifting of the culture from very traditional to radically different in such a short time.
DeleteIt really is crazy comparing the 1920s to today's standards.. I mean, many girls wear skirts in various lengths today, and none of these lengths are considered "rebellious," it's actually quite interesting how "immodest" and "rebellious" these practices were considered. I like how you focused on this topic of rebellion in the 1920s.
DeleteI agree! And I think in a way women's new fashion statements made them both independent and noticed on a national level. This changed society and shifted the scale in women's suffrage. As they gained power they were recognized as a strong addition to the voters. The overall result of this change in dress code was more equality and a new moral outlook for the entire nation.
DeleteThe 1920s were an era of social and cultural rebellion. America began to see a shift take place (again) in culture to move the population in a direction with the new advancements. The US urbanized, and with the use of the new automobile, many Americans could participate in more leisurely activities and forms of entertainment. Forms of social rebellion began to be evident among girls as well. Girls shortened their skirts and participated in dance competitions and "the American housewife was freed for outside activities as never before." With this freedom, many did not know what to do, so they went to extreme measures (including cutting most of their luscious hair off in the form of a bob), altering the standard for women and girls. Along with this and many other situations, it is evident that the 1920s were an era of social and cultural rebellion.
ReplyDeleteI agree completey with the points that you made in your post. I especially liked how you incorporated eichnological advancements in your argument, because they were a very important part of the change.
DeleteThe social and cultural rebellion that occurred in the 1920s is most clearly reflected by American’s general attitude shift toward authority and convention. As previously mentioned by many that have posted before me, women completely disregarded social convention and began showing their defiance in a number of ways including raising hemlines and publicly consuming of alcohol. In addition to this, Americans showed a general disrespect toward government and the law. This is perhaps showcased most prominently by American’s reaction to Prohibition. Americans seemed to not even regard the national ban on alcohol as a valid law. They continued their habits of drinking at social events and even went as far as brewing their own homemade alcohol and regularly attending public drinking facilities known as “speakeasies”. The 1920s are defined by Americans’ social and cultural rebellion.
ReplyDeleteYes, the 1920s were an era of social and cultural rebellion. This was shown through the speakeasies that were more popular than bars. Women became rebellious by shortening their skirt lengths and cutting their hair revealing their necks. This was very improper. The nation was coming to a wonderful and more of a free nation without so much control. As all the betterment of the cities, even with the alcohol and women with short skirts revealing ankles everyone seemed more content with how the nation was being ran. It all was result of war and stress of immigration when all over the world they were coming to the U.S to start new and created more havoc on our people as they were considered to be the ones with the drinking issue.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, the country was coming to a more free state. Although I like how you said this much better.
DeleteThe 1920's were not called the "Raging 20's" for nothing. Several cultural changes and rebellious acts were associated with this era in American history. Women were showing their ankles and necks ( which before, was considered very improper), inventions such as the automobile provided freedom and an escape from everyday life for the average citizen, and foreign affairs and wars caused another upsurge in patriotism. All of these factors contributed to a changing culture and veiwpoint of american citizens, however I think that these changes acted to make us even more uniquely American than drastically changing our established identity.
ReplyDeleteThe 1920’s was an era of social and cultural rebellion. World War I made people lose faith in the old ways of America, so they needed to create new things to believe in, like the jazz movement, and girls being flappers. This movement was caused by the government lying to people and making them believe that they were fighting the war for a different cause, and so the American society created things they wanted to believe in. Also, with the new wave of immigration moving in, people had more types of culture to infuse into their own, creating new ways of life, entertainment, and culture that was seen as bad and taboo from conservative American ways.
ReplyDeleteThe 1920's was not an era of social and cultural rebellion. All that was going on was adaptation. With all of the new inventions and industries emerging, as well as the new ideas that were becoming popular, the "Roaring 20's" should be viewed as America's reaction to the changing times. They weren't rebelling from everything they had once held in high regard, they were adjusting their standards and morals. The example of women in the twenties starting to "show more skin" as a form of rebellion is invalid. Calling that rebellion would be like calling the women's suffrage movement a rebellion. Referring to the 1920's a social and cultural rebellion would also be like calling the Progressive Era an era of rebellion. These are both just periods of rapid change, not rebellion.
ReplyDeleteYes, the 1920s was an Era of Social and Cultural Rebellion. There were many issues with woman's rights, WWI had just finished and there was a widespread since of hopelessness. The blacks were being discriminated against and there were many of them that didn't like how they were being treated, however, there were those that thought that the blacks should live loud and proud completely separate from the white. Thus, the 1920s was an Era of Social and Cultural Rebellion.
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