The Roaring Twenties, sometimes stylized as Roaring '20s, refers to the 1920s decade in music and fashion, as it happened in Western society and Western culture.
The 1920s in the United States, often referred to as the "Roaring Twenties," was a transformative decade marked by significant social, economic, and technological changes. Following World War I and the Spanish Flu pandemic, Americans entered a period eager for enjoyment and economic prosperity.
By the dawn of the 1920s, the second Industrial Revolution had transformed the United States into a global economic power and drawn millions of Americans to cities. With a concurrent rise in immigration, the 1920 U.S. census was the first in which the majority of the population lived in urban areas.
Jennifer Rosenberg is a historian and writer who specializes in 20th-century history. The 1920s began with women's suffrage, Prohibition, and the rise of the Harlem Renaissance. Technological and cultural advancements continued, with the first talkie and solo transatlantic flight in 1927.
Scientists shattered the boundaries of space and time, aviators made men fly, and women went to work. The country was confident—and rich. But the 1920s were an age of extreme contradiction. The unmatched prosperity and cultural advancement was accompanied by intense social unrest and reaction.
United States in the 1920s | History | Research Starters - EBSCO
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