Rarely has the world seen such a unique decade in time as the Roaring Twenties. It was an age of prosperity and change. The United States experienced a recession that was followed by and unlimited period of prosperity. Although the United States encountered both positive and negative experiences, it proved to be very influential in the future. The 1920?s were definitely ?Roaring? in more ways than one. There were major changes in American Society during the 1920?s that took place. Many new industries emerged during this decade that influenced society and the American way of life. Even the federal government had different feelings about the business industry. The characteristics of this decade made the 1920?s one never to be forgotten in America because of its influence.During the 1920?s a dramatic change occurred in American Society. American people experienced a period in their life that would not only affect the economy but even their own personal lives. African Americans had little to celebrate in this period except for the cultural movements such as Harlem Renaissance, which they introduced themselves. The 1920?s were a period that reached both blacks and whites and forced everyone to pay attention. Racial incidents still took place throughout the United States before the 1920?s. In 1920 the women?s suffrage was finally achieved with the nineteenth amendment. This was also a change because it left the women?s movement confused and uncertain about its goals and its future strategies.Prohibition played a key role in the Roaring Twenties and the early years of the depression. It was the sale or manufacture of illegal alcohol. To prohibit the sale of illegal alcohol was an attempt to use law and government to help change individual behavior. Advocates of Prohibition sought to justify this policy. The eighteenth amendment was adopted in 1919 and took effect in 1920. During Prohibition, rival gangs in many gig cities tried...
