Roaring Twenties In America

The Roaring Twenties was America’s golden age. F. Scott Fitzgerald once said,“The parties were bigger, the pace was faster, the shows were broader, the buildings were higher, the morals were looser, and the liquor was cheaper” (“People” PBS). The cultural undertone of the twenties was very different from the times before and during World War I. “ For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms…people from coast to coast bought the same goods…listened to the same music, did the same dances, and even used the same slang” (“Roaring” History). The Twenties was a time of social and cultural change. During this time, things like the automobile and jazz became more popular and mainstream. These things were possible because America

The solution ended up being the Great Migration. The main pull factors of this migration was the fact that there were opportunities in the North and that African Americans received better treatment in the North. The push factors consisted of the unfair working conditions that the African Americans had to deal with. Even though slavery had been banished, the African Americans were not getting treated with the respect they wanted. African Americans wanted to migrate north because of the way southerners were treating them. The African Americans needed a fresh start. The Great Migration started when the demand for workers in the north was high and African Americans were getting tired of getting treated poorly. It was estimated that a total of 1,254,000 African Americans migrated out of the South from World War I to the end of the TwentiesThe demand was high because former workers got drafted to war and business owners needed new workers because America needed to produce the supplies for war. The business owners were in such a need for workers that they would pay the cost of moving for African Americans (“Great Migration” Blackpast). During and after the war, the African Americans worked in the factories boosting the economy. The US economy

The additional incomes for families caused the living standard to rise for the wealthy. “From 1922 to 1929, the national income increased more than 40 percent, from $60.7 billion annually to $87.2 billion” (“The Roaring Twenties” Worldbook). The reason for this is because products were being made faster and cheaper. The items being made were household items and cars (“The Roaring Twenties”History). A lot of people could not actually afford these products on their salaries, but a new idea of credit came up. Buying on credit is when someone pays for an item over time. This was good short term, but an evil long term solution (Mr. Martin). Radios were a big hit during the Twenties because for the first time ever, families could get together and sit around the table. With this, came advertisement. Advertisement really helped businesses because it would get their product out into the public. Advertisement was actually present before the Twenties, it just was not as big as in the Twenties. The reason for the advertisement boom was because companies were competing with each other and took it too far. These companies were using new techniques that made the victim think the he/s/ needs that product (“Consumer”UShistory).

The most prominent lifestyle change from before the war to after the war was women's fashion. Women's fashion befor the Great War was more reserved and modest. After