Evangelical preachers, with their staged revivalist performances in tents and on radio, abounded all over the country in the Twenties. Two of the most well-known

The automobile industry came to maturity in the 1920s. The availability of cheap vehicles, e.g. Fords (aka “Flivvers” or “Tin Lizzies”) cost $300 in the

Hollywood By the mid-Twenties there were more than 20, 000 movie theatres across the country. More than 130 million people paid ten cents to attend

Art Deco was the style of design and architecture that marked the era. Originating in Europe, it spread to North America in the mid-1920s and

Traditional society pushed back against the dramatic changes underway in The Twenties. None of the reactionary movements was more troublesome than the rebirth of the

The movement to restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages dated back to colonial days. Groups that advocated abstinence from alcohol included the Women’s Christian Temperance

Speakeasies represent the classic image of The Roaring Twenties and Prohibition – people having fun breaking the law. Some were dives, located in run down

“Jazz signified revolt against sweet-tempered parlor music and polite entertainment, and defiance against Prohibition and Puritanism of all kinds.” (Streissguth, p. 116) “The true spirit

The 1920s followed the Progressive Era, which was dominated by men like Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, both in many respects altruists who believed in