The Reaction of Prohibition: The Jazz Age

The 18th amendment, National Prohibition, changed society in the years of 1919-1933; making the jazz age, also know as the Roaring Twenties a spectacular and eventful time. In my essay, I will explain the meaning of prohibition and go further in the 1920. From clothes fashions to Al Capone and the St.Valentine’s Day Massacre this essay will be full of interesting facts of the 1920s. We’ll start off with fashion of the 1920s.
The young people of the twenties were classified as “flappers”, because of their flair and creativity. Men dressed well. They wore three-piece suits to parties, which makes an expensive impression on today’s young men. For daywear, men dressed in nice tan, black, brown, or gray slacks with a button down shirt and maybe a tie and hat. Men were not as flashy and flamboyant as the women’s fashion.
This was a great age for women to express themselves, they became daring to show more skin and reveal their personality through their clothing. Even...