Negative Effects Of The Roaring Twenties

The nineteen-twenties era also known as the Roaring Twenties was the era that shaped the world to the way it is now. It was the years of change as Americans were recovering from World War I. It was a time of dramatic social and political changes (Benson, Brannen, and Valentine). The nation’s wealth doubled between 1920 and 1929, and more Americans lived in cities instead of farms for the first time. No matter where people lived they all bought the same goods, listened to the same music, did the same dance, and talked in the same dialect. There were many changes from the automobile, sports, pop culture, and even education (History.com staff).
The United States dominated the automobile industry in the twentieth century. The automobile was one of the most attractive luxury item during the 1920s. Anybody that …show more content…
Gangs and mobsters which is a popular term for organized crime, ran houses of prostitutions and sold drugs. One of the most famous gangster was Al Capone who lived in Chicago, Illinois. He worked with his friend Johnny Torrio, as being bootleggers. However, Capone had a drinking problem and ended up getting arrested after hitting a parked taxi while drunk driving. Torrio pulled some strings with his connections with the government and got him out (History.com Staff). The Ku Klux Klan also known as the KKK, was one of the biggest problems in the 1920s. They promoted fundamentalism and devout patriotism and encouraged white supremacy. Their messages struck many people and membership to the group increased in the 1920s. There were around three million to eight million national memberships to the organization. The Klan moved to many states and dominated local and state politics. The strategy of the Klan was called a decade, where every member was responsible for recruiting ten people to vote for the Klan candidate in the election ("The Ku Klux Klan in the