In a time when the government was under the philosophy of laissez-faire economics, or hands off economics, new reforms were established in the 1890s under progressive movement, and American Soldiers just returned from serving in WWI. The 1920s saw a significant amount of change like changes in culture and changes in media.
In the 1920s a lot of things changed but somethings stayed the same. One thing that stayed the same was women's rights. After the ratification of the 19th amendment in the 1800s women had all of the rights as men and this did not change in the 1920s, the only thing that changes were how women used their newly found freedoms. Another thing that did not change in the 1920s was discrimination towards foreigners and blacks. …show more content…
One key aspect of the 1920s that showed change was the women. The Flapper movement is a movement in which women would smoke and drink openly, cut their hair short, wear less clothing, danced, and used birth control. These things that the flappers did was new and seen as unusual because women would spend more time out having fun and less time maintaining the household. Another aspect of the 1920s that change from the past was the Harlem Renaissance and the New Negro movement in the 1920s. The Harlem Renaissance was a clash of African-American culture in New York. Along with all of the culture of the Harlem Renaissance, jazz music was produced. Jazz music allowed musicians like Louis Armstrong to become mainstream. The New Negro Movement was a movement for blacks to become less submissive and more self-empowering. This was changed through the 1920s because African-Americans became a dominant role in American culture. Another cultural change in the 1920s was mass society. Mass society is when new products and technologies could reach a larger nationwide audience. Mass society includes mass production, mass transportation, mass entertainment medium, mass marketing, and mass culture. Mass production included assembly lines and standardization of parts. Mass transportation included commercial flights, trains, and cars like the Model T. invented by Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company. Mass Entertainment medium or mass media included radio stations like NBC, CBS, MLB, and the NFL. The mass society also led to major urbanization in popular cities. Mass society was a significant change in the 1920s because it changed the ways Americans entertain themselves and travel. This is how American Culture changed in the
In the 1920s a lot of things changed but somethings stayed the same. One thing that stayed the same was women's rights. After the ratification of the 19th amendment in the 1800s women had all of the rights as men and this did not change in the 1920s, the only thing that changes were how women used their newly found freedoms. Another thing that did not change in the 1920s was discrimination towards foreigners and blacks. …show more content…
One key aspect of the 1920s that showed change was the women. The Flapper movement is a movement in which women would smoke and drink openly, cut their hair short, wear less clothing, danced, and used birth control. These things that the flappers did was new and seen as unusual because women would spend more time out having fun and less time maintaining the household. Another aspect of the 1920s that change from the past was the Harlem Renaissance and the New Negro movement in the 1920s. The Harlem Renaissance was a clash of African-American culture in New York. Along with all of the culture of the Harlem Renaissance, jazz music was produced. Jazz music allowed musicians like Louis Armstrong to become mainstream. The New Negro Movement was a movement for blacks to become less submissive and more self-empowering. This was changed through the 1920s because African-Americans became a dominant role in American culture. Another cultural change in the 1920s was mass society. Mass society is when new products and technologies could reach a larger nationwide audience. Mass society includes mass production, mass transportation, mass entertainment medium, mass marketing, and mass culture. Mass production included assembly lines and standardization of parts. Mass transportation included commercial flights, trains, and cars like the Model T. invented by Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company. Mass Entertainment medium or mass media included radio stations like NBC, CBS, MLB, and the NFL. The mass society also led to major urbanization in popular cities. Mass society was a significant change in the 1920s because it changed the ways Americans entertain themselves and travel. This is how American Culture changed in the