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==== Mondays were dreaded wash days in the 1920s, when washing clothes was an all-day chore. Advertisements promised consumers leisure time on Mondays with brand new washing machines from the factory. Vacuum cleaners to replace brooms and Freon refrigerators to replace iceboxes were two other appliances created in the early days of electricity. Take a look at advertisements from General Electric, Sunbeam, and Hotpoint. While General Electric emphasized quality, other advertisers emphasized appliances as gifts that would bring joy to the household. Other sections of this site discuss automobiles, radio, movies, and other cultural changes in the 1920s. ====

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"At midnight, January 16, 1920, the United States went dry," begins this Digital History entry. "Breweries, distilleries, and saloons were forced to close their doors." So began the Prohibition era, during which the National Prohibition Enforcement Act (also known as the Volstead Act) forbade the manufacture and sale of beverages with an alcoholic content greater than 0.5 percent. Those who had endorsed the law, including the Anti-Saloon League and the Women's Christian Temperance Union, hoped liquor laws would end the social problems associated with alcoholic intoxication. The entry concludes with observations about the ongoing debate about the effects of Prohibition. @http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=441

The 1920s saw one of the biggest transformations in history. This is due to the many available products and services that were new to the American consumer. The automotive industry was prospering and was revolutionizing the way Americans lived. Clothing and eating habits changed and so did the way businesses operated. Unfortunately, with these changes came consequences. Discover how a decade that began in prosperity would end with the collapse of the economy. You will find that the events of the 1920s were some of the causes of the Great Depression. @http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=454 @http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog20/index.html ||
 * What was life like in the United States during the 1920s? Experience this time in history with a segment from "A Biography of America" from Learner.org. By completing a free registration, you will have access to a video describing the years from 1913 to 1929. As you browse the site, you are invited to decide if the twenties were really a roar or a yawn! See what the economy was like then, understand the affects of prohibition, and witness the impact of pop culture. There is a list of key events and a list of additional web sites.