1. THE ROARING TWENTIES A Decade of Prosperity!! 1

2. People had money to spend and used credit to purchase more products. Cars Radios Electrical items Market Economy must appeal to the needs and desires of the masses. Mass production allows abundance for the masses 2

3. Era of Consumption The Twenties were the most prosperous time in history in any country to date! More deposable income brings: Middle class, farmers, and workers could own automobiles. Better and more abundant meals More people owned homes – Housing Boom 11 million families acquired homes Better education More people in college Book of the Month Club! Home Radios! Sports Leisure: Baseball, Boxing. Track Popular Culture– Jazz From Billy Murray to Bing Crosby 3

4. Harlem Renaissance Flowering of African American music with the Jazz Age- Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington became familiar house- hold names in American music 4