Changes During The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20’s were a time of social, economic and cultural growth. It was the time period from 1920-1929 and is arguably the most impactful period in America’s history. The main changes during this time were Prohibition and the Stock Market Crash. Prohibition caused a huge change in social interactions and the Stock Market Crash had major effects, not only America’s economy but also other countries. Prohibition was one of the main changes to society during the Roaring 20’s. Prohibition was a ban all on distribution, production and consumption of alcohol and was created in 1919. Prohibition began because of the societal issues caused by drinking. Some of these issues included parents not being able to support their family because they spent all their money on alcohol, abusive drunks and underage drinking. In Document 1 an excerpt from
This was due it part to how well our economy was doing and immigrants wanted to be part of the massively growing economy. American’s were afraid of immigrants because they thought immigrants would try to change things about American society such as spreading Eastern European religions and trying to make America a communist country. This overall fear of immigrants and foreigners was called the Red Scare. Congress and everyday citizens feared all immigrants coming into America so they began to deport or jail immigrants already in America. The Congress was still afraid for American’s safety so they passed the Emergency Quota Act in 1921, limiting the number of immigrants allowed to come into America, mainly targeted Eastern Europeans. As a result of the racial profiling of Eastern Europeans, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) became very prominent due to their extreme racism. The way Congress reacted to Red Scare during the Roaring 20’s can be compared to the current ban on Muslim immigration because of the similarities regarding a threat to