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The 1920s
“Tradition, that old ogre, lies dead in the dust” To what extent were the 1920s a break form the traditions of the pre-war era? The 1920’s sandwiched as they were between the horror of World War 1 and the untold misery of the great depression, remain firmly in peoples mind as the period of prosperity and where life was free and easy owing to modern technological advances in Australia. After the war we achieved a great sense of national pride. This was mainly seen through what we had accomplished as a young country. We survived the depression of the 19th Century, the influenza epidemic, federation and finally the war. In the 1920’s the cities had electricity for the first time, motor cars replaced the old horse and carriage, the odd plane flew overhead, and the role of women radically changed. The greatest change taking place was the way people dressed and behaved which was a break from the traditions of the pre-war era. The great suffering of the war was over and gave way to a new era of materialism and consumerism resulting in people enjoying themselves After WW1 Australians saw the need to expand and grow. This idea can be best described in the words of the Prime Minister, Stanley Bruce, “Men, Money, Markets”. Australians saw the need to increase the population to stop the traditional fears of Asians (“the Yellow Peril”) and Bolshevism (Communism). The population increase was for defensive purposes. Another slogan aimed at the great fear of communism was “Keep the Reds Out of Australia”. So great was the fear of communism that the church had stood against it and said that it was Godless and attacked the principles of democracy. “…Money, Markets” was seen by the improving and expanding of our country infrastructure and also to start using our primary industry to it’s full potential. Once the excitement of both the war and influenza epidemic had died down the 1920’s was a release of tensions and traditions. Both the employer and the work... Please login to view comments from other users.
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