The Roaring Twenties

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The 1920s brought upon a new age of social and poetical diversities. It was the first time where Americans were living in cities rather than farms. The economy was highly stimulated and economic growth began, resulting in a change of “consumer society” People from across the nation began buying the same products, only accessible through the use of advertising and “chain stores”. Teens were listening and dancing to the same music. However, most Americans were uncomfortable with the dramatic change in the social aspect of life. For example, the new women, the effect of mass culture, to the Jazz Age and prohibition. Many Americans, if not most, brought more conflict to the nation rather than celebration. It was the youth of the nation that brought this time period to be known as “The Roaring Twenties”