The Roaring Twenties Many have heard the quote, “we learn from our mistakes.” This quote is very true, especially when it comes to the events of 1920s. Many have debated whether the 1920s roared, meaning it was a successful time period in America, or did not roar. The 1920s did roar, but in a bad way, because the events that occurred showed America what had to be changed. The events that occurred that showed something needed to be changed were, segregation, discrimination, and prohibition laws. Segregation was a problem in the 1920s that caused America to be aware that something needed to be done. In the poem I, too by Langston Hughes written in 1926, Langston Hughes stated that segregation was a big issue in America when it shouldn’t be. …show more content…
Many people were discriminated such as flappers. In An Open Letter from a Flapper, the flapper speaking, Ellen Welles, is targeting the older generation during the time period of the 1920s. The flapper asks the older generation to stop discriminating flappers for who they are and asks for support in what they do. Ellen Welles claims that flappers are not all bad people and the older generation only believes that all flappers are bad, when in reality some are not bad at all. Overall, in this letter, Ellen Welles is asking the older generation for them to stop being against what they do. Another example of discrimination in the 1920s was the group, the Ku Klux Klan. The Ku Klux Klan, also known as the KKK, was a group of people that terrorized black people and anyone they saw to be “un-American.” This act was very violent and made America realize that something had to be done to stop discrimination. Overall, discrimination during the time of the 1920s made America roar in a bad way because Americans were alarmed that something had to be changed about …show more content…
The goal of the 18th amendment was to reduce problems in America, but trying to fix these problems was a failed attempt. The goal of prohibition was to help to reduce poverty, but it did not do this because speakeasies were created and many men went to them and spent their money. Also, the 18th amendment was suppose to help reduce crime. It failed in doing so because many people were making and then selling alcohol illegally. This led to gangs and major gang fights which ultimately led to more crime. Therefor, prohibition laws roared in a bad way because it did not reduce poverty and caused more crime which led America to recognize that something different had to be