America in The 1920sInfobase Publishing, 2009 - Nineteen twenties The decade nicknamed the Roaring Twenties was a time when the nation was at peace and the standard of living was, for the most part, rising. This time witnessed the birth of jazz and of uninhibited dance crazes such as the Charleston. It was an era of suc |
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Ushering In a New Decade 1920 | 5 |
The Election of Warren Harding 19201921 | 19 |
The Harding Years 19211923 | 35 |
The Presidency of Calvin Coolidge 19231924 | 53 |
The Coolidge Years Hardings Legacy 19241925 | 67 |
The Coolidge Administration The Second Term 19251928 | 89 |
The Start of the Hoover Presidency 19281929 | 107 |
Glossary | 120 |
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