The Roaring Twenties saw a period of economic prosperity in the United States following World War 1. New industries like cars and radio grew thanks to mass production, which made goods more affordable and accessible to common people. However, this rise in consumerism and easy credit led many to take on debts they could not repay, contributing to the Great Depression. Lifestyles also became more modern and focused on leisure, as flappers rejected traditional standards and speakeasies sold illegal liquor despite Prohibition.

1. The Roaring Twenties
US History
Period 4
Ms. Richardson

2. The Roaring Twenties

3. The Roaring Twenties
• Time of Economic Prosperity
– Automobiles became more affordable for
common people.
• Birth of New Industries
- Cars, radio, electrical
• Mass Production
-made goods cheaper & more accessible

4. The Roaring Twenties
• 18th
Amendment (1919)
– ban on alcohol
• Rise of credit & borrowing money
- more people taking out loans they cannot
repay = The Great Depression
• Rise of consumerism
- attachment to materialistic values or
possessions
- department stores

5. • Flappers –a fashionable young woman intent on
enjoying herself and breaking conventional
standards of behavior.
• Speakeasies – an illegal liquor store or nightclub.
• Mass Production - the production of large
amounts of standardized products, including and
especially on assembly lines.
• Laissez faire capitalism – government stays out
of business.

6. TRADITIONAL MODERN
Rural Urban
Production Consumption
Work Leisure
Save money
Make $ on stock
market
ScienceReligion
“Ladies” “Flappers”
Prohibition/Temperan
ce
Bootleggers,
speakeasies
Live entertainment Radio, movies
European-based
music
Jazz

8. • Based on your document:
1. Identify the change(s) that occurred in
American society during the 1920s.
2. What impact do you think this change
had on society? Explain. (Political, social,
economic)
• ROLES:
- Facilitator
- Writer
- Reporter
- Timekeeper