The Roaring Twenties

Postwar boom, jazz, and cultural modernity between influenza and the Crash.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1920 – 1929

Core Principles & Analysis

• The decade saw economic booms, consumer culture, and urban jazz culture.
• Prohibition in the United States fueled organized crime.
• The Wall Street Crash of 1929 ended the era's prosperity.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Roaring Twenties