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The discovery of vitamins and their effects also occurred around the same time.

The 1920s era went by such names as the Jazz Age, the Age of Intolerance, and the Age of Wonderful Nonsense. Under any moniker, the era embodied the beginning of modern America

Early in the 1920s the U.S. raised tariffs on imported goods, and free immigration came to an end.

Amendment 18 to the Constitution (1919) had prohibited the manufacture, transport and sale of intoxicating liquor

"Flapper"

The roaring twenties ushered in a rich period of American writing, distinguished by the works of such authors

A uniquely American music form, whose roots lay in African expression, came to be known as jazz.

At the beginning of the roaring twenties, the United States was converting from a wartime to peacetime economy. When weapons for World War I were no longer needed, there was a temporary stall in the economy

In this decade, America became the richest nation on Earth and a culture of consumerism was born.

Technology

vital part

Henry Ford

The radio found its way into virtually every home in America

The year 1922 introduced the first movie made with sound

Charles A. Lindbergh`s pioneering flight across the Atlantic Ocean in the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927 did much to stimulate the young aviation industry.

Canned foods, ready-made clothing and household appliances liberated women from much household drudgery

New technology in the roaring twenties introduced a number of impacts on the American farm:

For the first time in the United States, more people were living in cities than on farms.