For Whom Did the 20s Roar?

15%

30%

45%

More than 50%

Increased

Decreased

20%

35%

40%

More than 50%

1. Most Americans who purchased new luxuries such as cars did not actually possess enough money to buy the car.

1. Most Americans who purchased cars did so because of the rising employment and pay increases of the decade.

1. Most Americans purchased used cars in the 1920s.

1. Most Americans purchased cars simply out of habit, not because they actually cared to drive them.

30%

33%

40%

55%

2 million

20 million

15 million

1 million

10%

27%

39%

54%

1. African American women experienced significantly higher wages in northern industrial jobs.

1. The Great Migration resulted in millions of African Americans moving from the North to the South.

1. The 1920s were a decade in which Jim Crow laws and white supremacy were severely limited.

1. The 1920s was a time in which many African Americans moved to the North, but it was also a decade in which hate groups such as the KKK were allowed to flourish.

1. Mexican Americans spoke out about their accomplishments.

1. Mexican Americans organized an organization to advance their status in society.

1. Mexican Americans demanded pay raises as part of industrial labor unions.

The Supreme Court issued multiple decisions that favored business owners and restricted the actions of labor unions.

Employees were generally mistreated during the 1920s.

Employees and business owners worked together to establish several new laws related to labor unions.

Business owners had too much political influence in the 1920s, and employees had virtually no political influence.

The 1920s was a decade in which most Americans experienced great wealth and technological innovation.

The 1920s was a decade in which some advancements were made in society, but most Americans did not enjoy the prosperity and modern inventions often associated with the time period.

The 1920s was a decade in which women were allowed to vote and work industrial jobs, which dramatically increased the income of families and the overall success of the national economy.

The 1920s was a decade in which domestic terrorism and discrimination was widespread, but most Americans were still able to experience prosperity and enjoy modern technologies.