Events of The Roaring Twenties

One of the most interesting and influential time frames in the history of America was the 1920’s, or the Roaring Twenties. The Roaring Twenties was in the decade of the 20’s (1920 to 1929) and was called the “Roaring Twenties” because people in America just boomed. World War I just ended and people prospered because of it. The society was like a well-oiled machine, with everyone dancing and using similar slang, and a lot of people enjoyed it. Not everything was great, because this was also the time where prohibition of alcohol came into play, and the Ku Klux Klan gained popularity as a result. Even though all of these were prevalent at the time, how did the Twenties affect history as a whole?

The Prohibition Era of the 1920’s was an infamous time for the United States. However, despite the roar and boom or the twenties, prohibition did little to benefit Americans or the country itself. The ban of the make, transportation, and sale of alcohol only caused an increase in crime and decrease in public health and safety with practically no economic benefit.

Prohibition, a word that defined an era. “The Eighteenth Amendment of the constitution was ratified in January 1919 and was enacted in January 1920, which outlawed the manufacturing of intoxicating beverages as well as the transportation of intoxicating liquors.” The forging of this amendment came from the culmination of decades of effort from many different organizations such as Women’s Christian Temperance Union as well as the Anti-Saloon League. When America became a dry nation on January 17, 1920, it would remain a dry nation for the next 12 years when it was finally repealed in December of 1933. This amendment being put into place caused tens of thousands of distilleries, breweries, and saloons across America to be compelled to close their doors, as America embarked on a very controversial era known as the Prohibition Era. Prohibition was being implemented on a national scale now and being enshrined in the Constitution no less. What followed was a litany of unintended consequences throughout America. Did prohibition really help America, or did prohibition trigger a landslide of problems in America?

The 1920’s of America was a time of many dramatic social and political changes. New fads arose, the economy changed, and thousands of people were transitioning from rural to urban areas. During this time, new amendments emerged, like the 18th amendment. The 18th amendment, prohibition, may have seemed like a positive thing at the time, but it caused countless problems like increased crime rates, the court system and law enforcement became corrupted, and the making of homemade alcohol increased.

The years leading into the 1920's and the prohibition movement were marked with saloons, drunkenness, and a society of increasing alcohol consumption. America's changing social habits brought on the passage of the Eighteenth amendment in 1919, placing a nation-wide ban on intoxicating liquors. This amendment was to prevent the production, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages. As the new law was established, the problem of enforcing Americans to obey the law was a great task as bootleggers illegally continued to traffic alcohol. Throughout the temperance movement, numerous leaders came forth on both sides of the war against and for prohibition. The fight for prohibition and the reasoning behind it was not worth the

The 1920s are usually characterized as a time of care-free, social rebellion against the restricting ideals of the post WWI world, but it has a darker side than this. Prisons populations and crime rates rose to an all time high from where they were pre-Prohibition. Gangsters soon became the richest, most powerful men in the country and all due to the bootlegging of liquor. In New York and Chicago especially, the gangs were as diverse as the people living there, all fighting to control their areas, causing insane amounts of violence and death. Although Prohibition's aim was to decrease drunkenness and crime, it would ultimately cause more harm than good with the emergence of speakeasies which kept people drunk and gangs who increased crime

In the 1920’s the 18th amendment was passed: Prohibition. This was the ban of the sale, distribution and manufacturing of alcohol. Protestors calling for a better family environment helped to pass this amendment. Prohibition had an enormous affect on the 20’s and 30’s, it helped to shape the culture of the decades. The 18th amendment was meant to improve the economy and lower the crime rates; it did the exact opposite.

The videos I viewed all show the different events that happened in the 1920s. In conclusion historians can develop a clear idea of what the circumstances were surrounding the 1920s and how it affected history, the people and the places surrounding it. Historians also use photos and videos to help them see a picture of how things really were during a specific time and at a specific location. Historians can then take all these and consider them alongside other relevant information they have, and share and discuss information they found with other historians, who then can go on and share what they’ve learned with others. Therefore listening to noises or sounds it gives the historians an idea of what was happening at the time and the surrounding

The roaring 20’s was an era where people did whatever they wanted. It was a time of rebels and most importantly it was a time of crime. During the 1920’s alcohol was in demand, and the reason for this was the prohibition of the substance. Prohibition in the United States caused illegal business between the people of the 1920’s making the 18st Amendment useless, it brought about bootleggers, speakeasies, and this is clearly shown in The Great Gatsby when Gatsby himself is a part of the distribution of illegal alcohol.

The 1920’s was a crazy decade. Lots of devastating things happened and some good things happened. During the 1920’s, there was a new amendment created called prohibition- the act of prohibiting the manufacturing, storage in barrels, bottles, and transportation of alcohol. It was the 18th amendment that was added and it was in place from 1920-1933 before it was put out of place by the 21st amendment.

The early 1900s were a turbulent time in the history of the United States. In a brief span of time there were two World Wars, The Great Depression, Prohibition, and the women's suffrage movement. With all these events taking place within years of each other, or simultaneously changing our history, it is hard to isolate a single event to analyze. Yet, it must be done. In order to influence the future, we must first understand the past. The author Edmund Burke once said, "Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it." The events of Prohibition are just as relevant in today's society as they were at that time. So how did Prohibition affect history? The Prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s had significant negative effects and caused crime rates to rise at that time.

For America, the 1920s was an age of drastic social and political change. This time in American history is remembered for its booming economy, birth of mass culture, and liberation of women. It is also remembered for perhaps one of the greatest government failures in history-Alcohol Prohibition. The government’s fourteen year long attempt to legislate morality in America had an adverse effect on society. The ratification of the 18th Amendment, which banned the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, and the Volstead Act, which closed every tavern, bar, and saloon in America, was believed to be a practical solution to the moral issues of the country at the time. However, this experiment gave way to further complications in society.

“Prohibition did not achieve its goals. Instead, it added to the problems it was intended to solve.” On 16th January 1920, one of the most common personal habits and customs of American society came to a halt. The eighteenth amendment was implemented, making all importing, exporting, transporting, selling and manufacturing of intoxicating liquors absolutely prohibited. This law was created in the hope of achieving the reduction of alcohol consumption, which in turn would reduce: crime, poverty,

F. Scott Fitzgerald once stated,“The parties were bigger, the pace was faster, the shows were broader, the buildings were higher, the morals were looser, and the liquor was cheaper.” The time after the war known as the Roaring Twenties harbored change for not only the economy but for the people also. Credit materialized, becoming available for citizens to use on new products such as the vacuum cleaner and the materializes, washing machine which allotted more time for the people to have to themselves. The 1920s, a time of celebration and prosperity, eventually ended as a result of a sudden economic crash, because of the effects from the times.

Prohibition (the Volstead act) was a legal prevention under the 18th amendment to the constitution to prohibit manufacturing, transporting and selling alcohol beverages in the U.S. during 1920s. The temperance movement argued for a long time that more people addicted alcohol and increased physical violence when they got drunk. (increase intoxication) The U.S. government expected the prohibition to be a solution to social problems, implemented for the country's well being. On the other hand, prohibition had negatively impacts on increasing the organized crime rate because there were high demands of alcohol, which (criminal businesses sold illicit alcohol) smuggling and bootleg industries developed by gangsters (and organized crimes). Increasing