The Roaring Twenties
The 1920s. It was the Jazz Age, the Era of Wonderful Nonsense, the Age of Babbitts,
Bootlegging, and Bathtub Gin. Americans were speeding up, moving out, buying more, having fun, and dreaming bigger. Many events and changes made the twenties a new and exciting era to live in. The country grew because of the new inventions, such as the automobile, the radio, and film making. The social groups went under some changes too. Women’s rights, new inventions and entertainment were just a few of the many things that made the 1920's to be considered roaring.
The 1920's started with the Act of Prohibitation, the ban of alcohol. In 1919, the government passed the 18th amendment, the Act of Prohibitation. This act was a ban to stop manufactacturing, the sales, and the transportation of alcohol anywhere in the United States. Some people called this the “noble experiment.” In the 1920s many Americans abused alcohol. Many felt......
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