The Roaring 20s
1920 AD · 20th Century
The Roaring Twenties (1920-1929) was an era of economic prosperity, cultural dynamism, and social change in the United States and parts of Western Europe. It was characterized by jazz music, Art Deco, the rise of consumer culture, the spread of automobiles, Prohibition and speakeasies, new forms of mass media, changing gender roles exemplified by the flapper, and technological innovations that transformed everyday life.
Key Figures
F. Scott FitzgeraldCalvin CoolidgeLouis ArmstrongHenry FordCharles Lindbergh
Locations
Paris, FranceNew York CityChicagoHarlemCotton Club
Topics
USAjazzerasProhibitionconsumer culturemass media
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The Roaring Twenties' economic expansion and vertical ambitions manifested architecturally in the Empire State Building's construction Empire State Building Completed
Roaring Twenties culture of conspicuous wealth jazz and bootlegging on Long Island directly provided the setting and social milieu Fitzgerald depicted in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby Published
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