The 1920s Decade in Photos: The Roaring Twenties (Amazing Decades in Photos)

This book provides middle school readers with an overview of the significant world, national, and cultural developments of the 1920s. The decade was marked by celebration as America emerged from World War I with a booming economy and growing cities. It was the era of Prohibition, jazz music, and flappers, as well as a time for both heroes like Charles Lindbergh and villains like Al Capone. As the decade concluded, the onset of the Great Depression and the rise of dictators like Adolf Hitler signaled significant global shifts. Heavily illustrated with photos, the book shows how in the 1920s America celebrated like never before. World War I was finally over and Americans eagerly looked ahead. Cities grew as the economy boomed. It was the era of Prohibition, when alcohol was illegal, but people drank liquor and listened to jazz music in secret nightclubs. Bold young women called 'flappers' led a culture of revelry. It was a time for heroes and villains. Pilot Charles 'Lucky Lindy' Lindbergh winged his way across the Atlantic. Meanwhile, Al Capone and his gang of mobsters ruled the streets of Chicago. As the decade ended, the world faced the Great Depression. Dictators such as Adolf Hitler began seizing power. Read about the The Roaring Twenties, a decade unlike any other.