1920's-40's social, economic, & technological change

A tide of economic and social change swept across the country in the 1920s. Nicknames for the decade, such as “the Jazz Age” or “the Roaring Twenties,” convey something of the excitement and the changes in social conventions that were taking place at the time. As the economy boomed, wages rose for most Americans and prices fell, resulting in a higher standard of living and a dramatic increase in consumer consumption. Although most women's lives were not radically transformed by “labor-saving” home appliances or gaining the right to vote, young American women were changing the way they dressed, thought, and acted in a manner that shocked their more traditional parents. These changes were encouraged by the new mass media that included radio and motion pictures.


Irene Taylor The Southern Darling


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Convention CityA Lost Film?

The 20's were a time of radical change caused by the many changes happening in technology with new advancements, discoveries, and inventions

Cars

Possibly the most significant change during the 1920's was the mass production of the Car started by Henry Ford, he had manufactured and sold some 15 million Model-Ts by 1927.

On June 4, 1896 Henry Ford Crated his first car call "The Quadricycle"


Henry Ford