The 1920's were a time of superficial prosperity... Americans used the installment plan and spent money that they did not have and in turn, America appeared to be wealthy.
Economic prosperity was only prevalent in North America and occurred for two main reasons: 1) The Second Industrial Revolution, which severely increased the productivity of the United States in key...
The Roaring Twenties was marked by a general feeling of discontinuity associated with modernity, a break with traditions. Everything seemed to be feasible and people did not think the prosperity...