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people were really shocked after the war and there were many invalids 

the Americans didn’t want to join it because they didn’t want to be involved in European problems 

Results of the War 

military weapons: mustard gas (the first chemical weapons), subs, tanks, planes 

economic supremacy of the USA continued  

European countries were destroyed by the war (America sent money to Europe to rebuild it) 

foundation of new countries 

establishment of new borders 

THE ROARING 20’s 

= FULL AGE, GOOD AND WILD TIMES = 

economic and cultural development, America became rich and other countries owed money to America 

people's desire is to enjoy life because they survived the war and wanted to live happily 

they dance Charleston, Charlie Chaplin plays comical tricks, cinemas are visited a lot, Hollywood movies 

many factories were established 

consumer goods (electrical industry, vacuum cleaners, radios) became available for everyone 

bicycles; the car industry appeared in Germany, the UK and America 

motto: “live now, pay tomorrow” 

 
CAR INDUSTRY: Henry Ford 

an American industrialist and the founder of the Ford Motor Company 

sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production 

he democratized the sale because the cars became accessible for everyone, even for poor people 

instead of selling many expensive cars, he sold rather cheap cars available for everyone  

 
PROHIBITION ACT 

this act of white bourgeoisie banned alcohol (theory: the country should be dry and alcohol has evil roots) 

this movement took an advantage of puritans 

unfortunate decision because when something is forbidden, it becomes more attractive 

start of illegal businesses (the moment when illegal bars appeared in basements or backrooms) 

men and women danced, had fun and listened to a new type of music: the Jazz (African- American music) 

prohibition act was also connected to organised crime 

same with prostitution 

 
THE NEW WOMAN: women’s status changed