* THE MIDDLE CLASS PROSPERED, AMERICAN FELL IN LOVE WITH OTHER MODERN ENTERTAINMENTS, MOST
PEOPLE WENT TO THE MOVIE ONCE A WEEK, AMERICAN WOMEN, IN PARTICULAR, FELT LIBERATED. BEGAN 1919,
UNDERGROUND SPEAK-EASIER AND NIGHTCLUBS PROLIFERATED, FEATURING JAZZ MUSIC, COCKTAILS, AND
DARING MODES OF DRESS AND DANCE.
CULTURAL
THE LARGE CULTURAL WAVE OF MODERNISM, WHICH GRADUALLY EMERGED IN EUROPE AND TE U.S IN THE
EARLY YEARS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. EXPRESSED A SENSE OF MODERN LIFE THROUGH ART AS A SHARP BREAK
FROM THE PAST, AS WELL AS FROM WESTERN CIVILIZATION'S CLASSICAL TRADITIONS.
ECONOMICAL
MANY NOW YEARNED FOR A MODERN , URBAN LIFE. NEW FARM MACHINES SUCH AS
PLANTERS, HARVESTERS, AND BINDERS HAD DRASTICALLY REDUCED. CROP PRICES, LIKE
URBAN WORKERS' WAGES, MARKET FORCES HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY BUSINESS INTERESTS,