What were the "Roaring Twenties?"

Title: What were the "Roaring Twenties?"
Category: History / North American History | Words: 545 | Pages: 2.3 (approximately 235 words/page)

What were the "Roaring Twenties?"

The Roaring Twenties were a time of wild enjoyment, loud music and booming economy. In 1920, for the first time in American history, more Americans lived in cities than in the country, furthermore, average American working hours dropped, while their salary increased by 11 per cent, which meant that there would be more spare time to spend on entertainment. New industries -car industry - improved the quality of life in America and contributed greatly towards the booming economy. …showed first 75 words of 545 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 545 total…year. Automobile was one of the most important factors to make all those feature which I have mentioned above more possible. Cars carried owners to their entertainments, sporting events and shops. The Roaring Twenties, however, did not benefit everyone. Farmers and working-class benefited very little from the Roaring Twenties, the growth of their average earnings were unmatchable in comparison to the growth of profits of shareholders. Only 10 per cent of American's money went to them.

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