This riveting program outlines an America focused on post-war prosperity. The U.S. economy was in the midst of a third industrial revolution and the automobile and consumer goods sparked fundamental changes in daily life.The Strikes of 1919, the Red Scare and the Palmer Raids are also covered.
Content Note
Introduction -- A third industrialization revolution -- Urbanization -- The revolution in manners and morals -- The electrical home -- Advertising and the promise of happiness -- The beauty industries -- The silver screen -- The jazz age -- Prohibition -- Nativists and fundamentalists -- The golden age of sports -- Lucky Lindy -- The coming of the Great Depression.