Shift In American Culture In The 1920's

The 1920s saw a huge shift in American culture, as evidenced with a prohibition against alcohol, a rise in organized crime, and dramatic changes in music and fashion. While the law’s the impact on alcohol consumption was debatable - as many people still found places to drink - its effect on organized crime was much more than pronounced. And the more money the mob made on supplying liquor to those clandestine bars, the less law enforcement seemed able to police them (Yancey, 25).

This run to the underground was also felt in fashion, with the introduction of the “Flapper” style: a woman with a bob cut and a quickly receding hemline in her skirt. And America also saw a shift in musical tastes with the proliferation of jazz (seemingly at