... prevalent in the United States, preventing many Americans from being a "happy people". Social developments during the 1920's only partially justified Hoover's claim the Americans were a "happy people". The decade saw urban community life become much more lively and stimulating with the opening of museums, art exhibitions, theatre performances and an increased emphasis on athletics. The "roaring twenties" as the period became ... many people, particularly women, who became freed from many of the restraints of domestic chores with the prevalence of relatively new household appliances for ...

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