Cultural Chasm
Breaking free from the past, disassociating from the future, at least that’s what the 1920s heralded—a dramatic break between what was once rural, Victorian Americana, whilst ushering a more modern era, but in the rush to get there, those collectively being left behind became the friction point that led the US to its final halt at the beginning of the 30s, and the start of the Great Depression. Yet, prior to the roaring 20s, Americans had already embarked on crossing a major cultural chasm, propelled by industrialization, the end of World War I and the invention of things like the first commercial automobile thanks to Ford, urbanization and mass consumerism helping them collectively break free from a restrictive Victorian past —mainstream radio, movie palaces, dance halls, airplanes made their first flights, women began to challenge their outdated roles by entering the workforce and fighting for suffrogate, and like starting a car engine, the country began to roar forwa…
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