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The '''Roaring Twenties''' was a title which was applied to the [[decade]] of the [[1920s]], acknowledged by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. As | The '''Roaring Twenties''' was a title which was applied to the [[decade]] of the [[1920s]], acknowledged by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'') It was a time of wealth and excess in the [[USA]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') As the Doctor claimed, [[New York]] was a [[boom town]] during this time, ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'') before the [[Wall Street Crash]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') and [[Herbert Hoover]] took office as [[President of the United States]] in [[1929]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'') | ||
The period between [[1918]] and [[1939]], including the 1920s, was one of upheaval and change in [[Britain]]. The [[coal]], textile and ship-building industries were already in decline, and [[steam]] power was being replaced by [[electricity]]. Having worked on the land and in factories during the war, women took a more prominent role in society. New leisure activities included the [[wireless]], [[film]] and [[jazz]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:13, 24 November 2020
The Roaring Twenties was a title which was applied to the decade of the 1920s, acknowledged by the Tenth Doctor. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan) It was a time of wealth and excess in the USA. (PROSE: A History of Humankind) As the Doctor claimed, New York was a boom town during this time, (TV: Daleks in Manhattan) before the Wall Street Crash (PROSE: A History of Humankind) and Herbert Hoover took office as President of the United States in 1929. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan)
The period between 1918 and 1939, including the 1920s, was one of upheaval and change in Britain. The coal, textile and ship-building industries were already in decline, and steam power was being replaced by electricity. Having worked on the land and in factories during the war, women took a more prominent role in society. New leisure activities included the wireless, film and jazz. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)
