America in the 1920s The 1920s were a time of great change in America. It was a decade that saw the development of mass production, cinema, jazz and the introduction of prohibition. Indeed, the 1920s have often been described as “the Roaring Twenties,” a time when life was good for all Americans. To what extent did America "roar" for all Americans in the 1920s? America enjoyed a period of great prosperity in the 1920s, people often called them "the Roaring 20s" when things like mass production, cinema, jazz and prohibition were introduced, these things brought had a huge impact in America and many people benefited from the developments but many did not. One of the major developments brought to America during the 1920s was mass manufacturing, it was first brought to America by a man called Henry Ford of the automobile industry, Ford had revolutionized American manufacturing by introducing the automated assembly line . and built cars so cheaply that thousands of ordinary Americans could afford them. The mass production of the automobile industry stimulated the growth of industries that produced automobile parts such as tires, glass, metal, etc. Then automobiles led to the construction of more roads and gas stations and there was an increase in gasoline consumption. Most people's lives also improved because they had more freedom to travel to more places than before. Other consumers such as the telephone and electricity industries experienced a boom in 1930, two-thirds of all American households had electricity and the other half had telephones. As more and more American homes received electricity, new appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines... middle of paper... to some extent as such followed during the 1920s, although America was more the high life for rich. more than the poor because they had more money to go to far away places and have fun while the rural and urban poor had to work very hard to earn a small amount of money that would normally go on food and shelter who actually didn't have the extra money to go out especially if they were a large family they would have to pay for transportation and for each person and if they had a small child or newborn they couldn't take it with them they would have to pay for childcare so most poor people just stayed at home with their families. Mass production was successful for virtually all Americans as all new technology was sold cheaply so that poor people could afford things that made their lives easier..