# Canonical recap data for Roaring Twenties Jazz Age Crystallizes (1920)
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title: Roaring Twenties Jazz Age Crystallizes
subtitle: The post-WWI cultural explosion in American cities—jazz, cinema, modernist art—defined a generation and marked the emergence of mass consumer culture.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1920-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1920
decade: 1920
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Roaring Twenties, sometimes stylized as Roaring '20s, refers to the 1920s decade in music and fashion, as it happened in Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the United States and internationally, particularly in major cities such as Berlin,
summaryLong: The Roaring Twenties, sometimes stylized as Roaring '20s, refers to the 1920s decade in music and fashion, as it happened in Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the United States and internationally, particularly in major cities such as Berlin, Buenos Aires,, Santiago, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York City, Paris, and Sydney. In France, the decade was known as the années folles, emphasizing the era's social, artistic and cultural dynamism. Jazz blossomed, the flapper redefined the modern look for British and American women, and Art Deco peaked.
lede: After World War I ended in 1918, American cities exploded with jazz clubs, illegal speakeasies, and a cultural rebellion against Victorian restraint. The 1920s brought economic boom, women's suffrage, and a generation determined to break with the past—until the stock market crashed in 1929.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Baker_Charleston.jpg/1280px-Baker_Charleston.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Roaring Twenties"
importance: 82
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Twenties"
  title: Roaring Twenties
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: The 1920s brought jazz, prosperity, and cultural upheaval to America before the Great Depression hit.
wikidataQid: Q13468437
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260619175145/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Twenties"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-19
  label: Roaring Twenties
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roaring_Twenties"
