The Roaring 20s - Verbs in the past tense
became began brought built called came could did enjoyed hit made meant owned passed powered reached saw sold started was was called
The Roaring '20s.
This refers to the
decade
between 1920 and 1930, but why is it
roaring? Because this
a time when Americans
new styles of attitude, dancing, and dress, and rejected some traditional moral values.
Also, during this time, the government
a law that made alcoholic drinks illegal. This
Prohibition.
Even though
it was against the law, people still
and
alcohol in
hidden
bars called speakeasies.
This decade
electricity and petroleum become more accessible. It
machines in
factories
and tractors on farms. Electricity also
more homes. Because of this,
appliances
like vacuum cleaners,
dishwashers
,
sewing
machines,
fans
, and toasters
to make life easier. Electricity also
that radios
music, news, and
entertainment
into American homes. Radio receivers
wildly popular, and by 1930, 12 million families
a radio.
Then came movies. At first, they were in black and white and had no sound but were still very popular. In 1927, the first talkie
the screen. Entertainment also
in the form of a new kind of music called jazz. Jazz
in African-American communities, but
very
well-liked
and has since spread across the country and the world.
Music was
recorded
on records and
be played on record players in the average home. As petroleum became available, so
the Model T Ford. In 1896, Henry Ford
his first successful automobile with a petroleum-powered
engine
. By the late 1920s, most Americans
owned
a car.
In all, the United States
new advances in electricity, transportation, and communication in the 1920s. You could say it was a roaring time.
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