The 1920’s in American History was known as the Jazz Age. It was an influential period in which the United States experienced a major economic boom and changed many attributes of American life, including women’s roles, technology, entertainment, gang culture, African American roles, and politics. The decade preceding the 1920’s was politically charged as 4 amendments were passed, and many coalitions formed in the 1910’s. The decade proceeding the 1920’s was an economic downfall; inverse to the economic prosperity seen in the 20’s. The Great Depression, from 1929-1939 required the beginning of World War II to bring the United States of its economic Depression. The 1910’s saw a vibrant political progression. The 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th
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Dances like the cakewalk, the Charleston, the black bottom, and the flea hop, were all honed in the 1920’s (History.com Staff “The Roaring Twenties”). Clubs like Savoy in New York, and Aragon in Chicago, became places of entertainment and grew fame. (1920 second)Gang culture grew famous as well. Al Capone, the famous Chicago gangster, was said to have 1,000 gunmen and half the Chicago police on his payroll. Both gang culture and clubs grew in relation to one another during the 1920’s as it was the period of prohibition. Gang culture grew to supply the alcohol being legally prohibited, and clubes and speakeasies grew to appease the masses that desired alcohol but could not acquire it (History.com Staff “The Roaring Twenties”). Technological inventions further allowed Americans to experience popular entertainment. During the period, radio began to rise as a form of mass communication. The first radio station, U.S., Pittsburgh’s KDKA, hit the airwaves in 1920. By 1923, more than 500 radio stations were available across the nation. The automobile also became a more popular means of transportation. Henry Ford worked to make the average car affordable for the average family. In 1924, Ford Model T cost a consumer $264 (History.com Staff “The Roaring
Dances like the cakewalk, the Charleston, the black bottom, and the flea hop, were all honed in the 1920’s (History.com Staff “The Roaring Twenties”). Clubs like Savoy in New York, and Aragon in Chicago, became places of entertainment and grew fame. (1920 second)Gang culture grew famous as well. Al Capone, the famous Chicago gangster, was said to have 1,000 gunmen and half the Chicago police on his payroll. Both gang culture and clubs grew in relation to one another during the 1920’s as it was the period of prohibition. Gang culture grew to supply the alcohol being legally prohibited, and clubes and speakeasies grew to appease the masses that desired alcohol but could not acquire it (History.com Staff “The Roaring Twenties”). Technological inventions further allowed Americans to experience popular entertainment. During the period, radio began to rise as a form of mass communication. The first radio station, U.S., Pittsburgh’s KDKA, hit the airwaves in 1920. By 1923, more than 500 radio stations were available across the nation. The automobile also became a more popular means of transportation. Henry Ford worked to make the average car affordable for the average family. In 1924, Ford Model T cost a consumer $264 (History.com Staff “The Roaring