The 1920s was a period of dramatic social, economic, and political change in American history. The nation celebrated freedom ...

Prohibition already existed Prohibition had a long history in the USA at both local and state level. For example, the state of Maine turned ‘dry’ in 1851. Temperance groups Many campaigning ...

With a pro-business Republican Party in government throughout the 1920s, business owners profited ... Ford were instantly recognisable by the US public but there were many others who profited.

As a result of mass production and mass consumption, the culture of the 1920s revealed both excessive income for the urban middle class and fabulous profits for the wealthy. Why did America get richer ...

"What will they think of next!” was a 1920s saying, because new things were continually coming out. And there were new things which you could enjoy, not just for the few. So it was a period of ...

Unfortunately, when the US Constitution was drafted ... The last state to ratify was Tennessee. On 18 August 1920, 50 of the 99 members of the state's House of Representatives voted in favour ...

Prohibition was ratified in the US on January 16, 1920, and ceased after the passage of the 21st Amendment on December 4, 1933 - to this day it is the only amendment to the constitution that has ...