Roaring Twenties and how they led to the Great Depression
The “Roaring Twenties” represent a positive era in American history sandwiched between two difficult times, World War I and the Great Depression. The “Roaring Twenties” was a period classified by innovation, prosperity, reform, and a thriving economy in America. An explosion of new inventions and technological breakthroughs transformed popular lifestyles. Shorter workweeks and increased wages led to a revolution in communications, transportation and recreation. For the first time in United States history, free time and leisure activities were becoming part of everyday lives. After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the Great War, the attitude of the American people toward the rest of the world became one of indifference. The American people wanted to distance themselves from Europe and its problems. There was also an atmosphere of reform that was beginning to surround the country (Sullivan, 301). One such reform that had dramatic affects on the western world, was the addition of the 18th amendment to the Constitution. Also, know as the Prohibition Act, the 18th amendment took effect on January 16, 1920 and outlawed the sale or consumption of liquor in the United States. Another reform was the 1
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