Why has America of the 1920s been described as the Roaring Twenties?
… done during the 1920s. Therefore as the 1920s was a huge success in between these two times it stood out as the ‘Roaring Twenties.’ Compared to the 1910s, the 1920s was a modernising time for America. The USA had advertised to the world after the war. This advertising reinforced the view that America was the ‘land of opportunity’ where all could prosper from nothing if they worked hard enough. America had introduced great freedom and equality for all, or at least they had tried to, and now this was also being offered to the possible immigrants from around the world, now in a bad situation after the war. Women were given the vote in 1920 which started the change of equality for women. New industries were emerging, led by the production of cars. Chemicals, electricity and electrical products had also increased greatly compared with the 1910s. Due to the increased …
