Pros And Cons Of 1920's

The 1920 laid the foundation for a multitude of every-day occurrences that we may take for granted. Such as laws preventing minors from buy alcohol or recreational drugs, car radios and television for entertainment, and new, powerful cars and massive airplanes for more accessible travelling for business or personal venture. All of these things have some sort of background in the 1920’s.

The first example of a 1920’s innovation affecting the present day is Prohibition. Prohibition was the 21st Amendment to the U.S. that illegalized the production, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. However, the agenda of most U.S. citizens, especially those who were in a position of political power, had revolved (at least somewhat) around alcohol.

While the pre-1920’s had a reliable car model in the Ford Model T, it's limitations eventually started to grow tiresome. So after the war was over and newer technology was available, the Ford Model A was now open to the masses. And while visually the same, aside from the Model A coming in two other color, mechanically it was vastly superior. The Model could top out at a little under 70 mph. And also had better gas mileage than the Model T Automobiles weren’t the only vehicles to see innovations, however. After seeing their utility in the war, many companies such as Boeing and Lockheed started to manufacture planes at first for aerial transport of cargo. However the success of cargo planes would eventually lead to the creation of Pan-American Airlines, one of the first airlines in the U.S. These impressive feats in mechanical innovation would continue throughout the 20th and into the 21st century. Automobile companies like Honda and Chevrolet would begin to compete with Ford. Other airline companies like American Airways and United would begin to rise in popularity, and the military application of fighter planes would also continue to

At first, radios were very large and cumbersome and they were not considered valuable to the common man. Films were even worse off as there was not any dialogue in films pre-dating the 1920’s. However, after numerous advancements in technology and the widespread popularization of Jazz music from the Harlem Renaissance, easy access to good music started to become a necessity to the common man. This lead to radios becoming fairly smaller on the outside for easier packing and moving, and became more internally powerful so they could pick up a number of frequencies. Films also saw an innovation with the creation of microphones being able to pick up audio so the audience could now hear what the actors were saying, making the “talkies” one of the most popular activities for recreation. The entertainment industry wouldn’t stop there, however. The creation of the Television allowed film-like entertainment to be available at home, and the advent of special-effects and C.G.I. allowed films to replicate events of the past and have them look real enough to outclass the popularity of books and