Chapter 22: The Roaring Twenties (1919–1929)

A magazine cover helps create a popular image of the "Roaring Twenties"
Courtesy Library of Congress

Summary

After World War I, the United States focused on domestic issues under a series of Republican Presidents. The twenties brought many changes to mass culture and to the lives of women and African Americans. A burst of creativity energized the worlds of music and literature during what was known as the Jazz Age. The twenties were a time of widespread prosperity, but serious economic problems lay just beneath the surface.

Chapter Outline

Section 1: Adjusting to Peacetime
Section 2: Changes in American Society
Section 3: The Jazz Age
Section 4: The Economy of the 1920s

Please study for sections 1 & 2 quiz scheduled for March 11th

Gathering: Chapter 4 

Homegrown Happiness:
https://dynamiccatholic.com/everyday-life/4-essentials-of-happiness/