1. By Marisol Santos &Haesl Jackson Period 4 Mrs. Danley
The Roaring twenties
The Roaring Twenties
By Marisol Santos &Haesl Jackson
Period 4
Mrs. Danley

2. When did it take place? When did it take place?
After the ending of WWI
Started in 1920
Ended in 1929 for the most part
Was the time period that began to introduce modern America.
Drugs ad Alcohol was beginning to be used much more heavily as a recreational pass time.

4. Effect on the Economy? Effect on the Economy?
Stock Market Crashed helping lead into great depression
Many new inventions had come into existence
A good paying job paid around $5 a day
More people started living in towns rather than on farms
Cities got more crowded and overall living expenses went up along with the increased average job pay
Factories and warehouses began hiring many more people to begin mass producing product
When the stock market crashed on October 24, 1929 causing people to rush to banks to withdraw all of their money, many people lost great amounts of money either to the banks or to the declining net worth of stocks
Most money was spent on things like new roads, bridges, tourism, and real estate booms leading to higher land prices

6. What does “The lost Generation” mean?
group of American realist writers
came about during the time of WWI
produced literature throughout the 1920s
Realism focuses on the harsh realities of life
They often wrote about the affects alcohol was beginning to have on society
Began writing during WWI

7. Work Cited
Work Cited
"Lost Generation (American Literature)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 06 Feb
"Roaring Twenties." Roaring Twenties. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb