Roaring 20s Research Paper

A year after World War I, Americans wanted to isolate themselves from the rest of the world and have a good time enjoying life. The US saw the dawn of the “ roaring 20s”, where there was opportunity for everyone. The economy boomed and investors took a chance and making money in the stock market. Americans became a consuming society. The start of prohibition created a wave of illegal clubs called speakeasies, that were controlled by organized crime. Although hate groups, like the KKK, undermined minorities, the 20s was the source of booming cities, New inventions, and tests on roles that made the 20s the best of times. As cities boomed in the “roaring 20s” it was the first time ever in history more people lived in the cities than rural parts of the country. The glamorous nightlife of cities attracted more people than ever. People would come from all over to enjoy jazz at the cotton club, the most popular club in Harlem to hear Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington. Al Jolson’s, “the jazz singer”, was the first movie to ever be made with sound in 1927. Before there were only silent films which were dominated by Charlie Chaplin and Rudolph Valentino. Also, people enjoyed illegal clubs called, speakeasies, which allowed
Women were the largest factors in this revolution. When earning the right to vote in 1920, through the 19th amendment, Women began to change. Women became known as flappers. Flappers would cut their hair very short, dress provocatively, began to smoke and drink, and started wearing makeup. These revisions in their appearance broke boundaries, and set a new precedent on women's actions. Even though they broke through the confines of the 20s, women still lived in a society dominated by males. Women and other minorities still didn't have equal opportunity, but tried to show that they are capable and willing. Women showed the 20s, that it was the ideal opportunity for