The Jazz Age was one of the many highlights of the 1920s before the stock market crash that triggered the start of the Great Depression in 1929. Due to the angst that American soldiers faced during World War 1, many of them returned wondering about the true meaning of life. Their solution was to recklessly enjoy your life since you only live once. A whole new culture blossomed during the decade through its new music, crazy dancing and a whole new vibe. While during the 1920s the country seemed to be quite optimistic overall, this decade actually presented quite a few problems. Although the United States demonstrated confidence throughout the decade, there were many situations in which the country experienced disillusionment and isolation. Rapid economic expansion and changing social attitudes both contributed to the growing sense of confidence displayed in the 1920s. Thanks to new ideas and better working conditions, the economy was booming. More people could afford goods because they could be produced in larger quantities allowing prices to fall. This has led to a significant increase in sales of products such as cars, refrigerators, radios and cookers. A man named John R. Lee said that companies have managed to lower the prices of affordable cars to make it affordable for more people to buy their products. Furthermore, there were many jobs with better working conditions than before the war that allowed people to enter the middle class (D). Hoover also said that to keep the economy going, companies should maintain their moral values ​​and treat workers well, but workers should not try to ask for too much. The balance he was talking about was... middle of paper... they put in the effort, but were punished much more harshly because of their ethnicity. One of the men comes to the conclusion that, although they are actually guilty, they are not being tried for their crime, but for their beliefs and their roots (B). Immigrants were judged unfairly and harshly for things they did not do due to people's fear and ignorance which left them isolated within the country during this time. The Roaring Twenties, with all their abundance and new freedoms, can certainly be described as a break with all kinds of tradition. Femininity was being redefined, music was undergoing a jazz revolution, and new inventions were transforming everyday life. This break with tradition represented the ideals of the 1920s, but serious experiences such as the “red scare” and disillusioned culture also played an important role in this era.