the jazz age. the great war and american prosperity business cycles and the “roaring 20s” demand...

The Jazz AgeThe Jazz Age

““The Jazz Age was wickedThe Jazz Age was wickedand monstrous and silly.and monstrous and silly.

Unfortunately, I had a good timeUnfortunately, I had a good time.”.”

The Great War and American Prosperity

Business cycles and the “Roaring 20s” Demand from the Allies Food production and agriculture Unemployment and wages Immigration and Internal migration A speculative mentality

The Consumer Economy

1920s and the Industrialization process Prosperity and consumption A shift from industrial demand to

consumer demand Urbanization Installment plans and debt The role of media and advertising

Automobile and Society

The “Ford Miracle” Private transportation/public investment Decentralization of the Factory, the City,

and the Economy New Social Relationships and the

Automobile Reaction to change

The New Woman

The Victorian family ideal revisited

A New consumer driven value system

Hollywood, romance, and sexuality

Margaret Sanger and birth control

The flapper image

“The Flapper”