Essays on Roaring Twenties

1920s

Mainly the United States

The Roarin' 20s refers to the decade of the 1920s in Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic and artistic prosperity in the cities of United States and Europe. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 ended the era, and the Great Depression started.

The Roaring Twenties was a decade of economic growth and widespread prosperity. The era began in leading metropolitan centers and spread widely in the aftermath of World War I. The United States became a dominant in world finance. Mass production made technology affordable to the middle class. The era became the most prosperous for the automotive industry, the film industry, the radio industry, and the chemical industry.

Women won the right to vote in major democratic states. The young people who came out of World War I were disillusioned and cynical about the world. They were called "The Lost Generation." Jazz became the most popular form of music. Also, dance clubs became extremely popular in the 1920s.

The decade of prosperity ended On October 29, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday. The Wall Street Crash ended the era, and the Great Depression started.