The Pros And Cons Of The 1920's

The Roaring Twenties was a prime era for women. Because of the toils of many strong women, ideals were flipped on their head, to America’s benefit. In the late 1800’s, two women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, quickly realized that women would not be able to share their political views unless given the right to vote. Because of the fact that women had basically no other societal roles besides housework, they were not respected during this time period.

First, there was an increase in crime. In addition, it was disrespect to the law. Furthermore, people were losing money. There was a significant increase in crime due to Prohibition.

Gangsters began grouping up to create a large and efficient organization to handle entire bootlegging operation. Bootlegging is a term used to describe suppliers of illegal alcohol. Operations moved to racketeering, one form of this was bribing police or government officials to ignore their operations and another kind was gangsters forced local businesses to pay fee for protection. Many americans did not agree with prohibition similar to how people did not agree with teaching evolution in public

By 1932, Americans had reversed the approval and disapproval making the disapproval rating had gone higher. Americans disapproved the prohibition because the criminality and murder went up, business’ were going down and it was impossible to enforce no alcohol. The rate of criminals went up leading to more murders when the Prohibition was enforced. Many criminals such as gangsters, racketeers, bootleggers, and dope sellers got “helped” out by prohibition. Especially in the Great Depression, were alcohol was even more wanted.

The 1920's was perhaps the most extravagant time period America has ever experienced in its life span of 241 years. Not only was it an age of dramatic political and social changes but the nation’s total wealth doubled during this time which swept many Americans into a so called consumers society. Many people, for the first time in American history lived in the city rather than on farms and finally had extra money to spend which they used mostly on consumer goods and the newest technology, which created an upsurge of mass entertainment. Though despite the twenties being considered the “golden age” of the United States there was also a huge amount of conflict that was brought along with it as well.

The 1920’s in America can be considered the best and the worst of times. It was the decade that roared. Industries were booming, soldiers were coming home from war, and the Nineteenth Amendment was passed, allowing women’s freedom. According to the on-line article “The Decade That Roared, “young Americans were looking to cut loose and have a good time” (1). On that note, the Eighteenth Amendment passed prohibition, banning alcohol.

The 1920s was a time of rebellious, expressionate time in the United States history. During this period, the evolution of music, poetry and other liberal arts flourished. However, once one looks beyond the scenes, the existence of many darks are evident. Due to the apparent defiant traits of the people, the laws of Prohibition were destined to be a failure. With the creation of Prohibition, came people desperately searching for a new way to receive alcohol.

The 1920's was both the best and the worst period in America. Business was soaring and the production of automobiles increased. Women, also, wore new fashions that rebelled against the classic [insert]. Additionally, new Jazz music along with books, movies, and radio stations were evolving. Despite this, however, there were some grim groups and activities taking place.

These people were the major crime bosses of New York, Chicago, Atlantic City, and L.A. The crime bosses and their mafias used this money to fuel other illegal ventures. Crime grew exponentially. The mobsters of Chicago, Detroit, and New York City all found ways to traffic banned items during prohibition to grow their mobs. The Chicago Mafia alone earned an estimated 4,000,000 dollars a year on average during prohibition. Police and the government officials relied on the mob for alcohol.

Instead of it solving problems in the country, it created even more because criminals used it as a way to make money and gangster, Al Capone, was one of them. Woodwiss states that Al Capone made more than anybody from it with a yearly income of millions upon millions of dollars. This shows how much money could be made from bootlegging and how Capone was the biggest seller of it. Another thing Woodwiss states is that Capone spent millions of dollars to pay off law enforcement and officials at all levels to make him and his partners immune from arrests. This shows how corrupt the city of Chicago was and what many gangsters like Al Capone did.

He and his gangs would intimidate or pay off law enforcement to avoid jail. Al Capone said, “I have built my organization upon fear.” (Brainy Quote). Al Capone earned about 60 million during the prohibition (“Teaching with Documents”). Enforcement of the 18th amendment did not go as planned by Congress.

The 1920s carried much change in society. Some of these changes were more rights for women, jazz music, and prohibition. The people of the 1920s were disillusioned by society lacking in idealism and vision, sense of personal alienation, and Americans were obsessed with materialism and outmoded moral values (The Roaring Twenties).Cultural changes were strongly influenced by the destruction of World War I ending 1918. America needed to recover and with it youth rebelled against the norms of the older generations.

The 1920’s: America’s Deterioration Although the 1920’s brought an economic boom and a monumental achievement in women’s rights, the 20’s were not beneficial to the United States of America. There is a widespread misconception that the 1920’s were an American golden age due to the economic success and progress in gender equality; however, America in the 20’s exemplifies the dangers of national complacency after major success. The 1920’s were harmful to America as a country because of the conflict over modernity, or old versus new, the rise of an exploitative consumer culture, the prevalence and promotion of racism, and the lack of respect and equality for women, even after their successful suffrage movement.

The Roaring Twenties, characterized as a progressive era toward changes and advances, it was a start for freedom and independence for women. Women gained political power by gaining the right to vote. They changed their traditional way to be, way to act and dress to gain respect, and the liberty of independence. Society had different ways of ideals and the ways women were willing to do were disapproved of, and it was wrong for lots of different people, including women from the older generation. In the 1920’s women went through a lot of changes that made them a free spirit, changes that made them what they are now and having the liberty of being independent.

    The 1920´s was a time of great attitude change in Americans. Before the 1920´s people lived in rural towns which changed quickly due to the industrial revolution moving more and more people into the cities. Technology changed, and then came the way people loved. Before the 1920´s people married and usually never