A popular fad that originated in ragtime and blues and spread into the mainstream. Jazz influenced many aspects of society such as, dancing, fashion, Poetry, and African American status.

The large-scale use of automobiles, telephones, films, radio, and electrical appliances became common. This made connecting together easier and gave people more freedom.

Record charts, book clubs, radio, taking pictures, and spectator sports became popular. These are some big contributors to our entertainment now.

The Flapper was the name of a young woman in the 1920s that embraced a rebellious lifestyle, wore short skirts, bobbed hair, they smoked in public and drank alcohol, and the flaunted social norms in general.

The Charleston, Black Bottom, and the Shimmy were popular dance moves that were often criticized by Victorian moralists. These were widely adopted by the public.

Many famous writers, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, T.S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and John Steinbeck, lived as expatriates in Paris during this time.