Discuss how and why one can define the 1920s as the watershed decade in modernizing America. What factors contributed to this development?

1920s and emerging contemporary America

One can make an argument that the 1920s was a pivotal decade in creating contemporary America. From economics to politics, sex and entertainment, the post-WWI decade left a lasting mark on American society.

Discuss how and why one can define the 1920s as the watershed decade in modernizing America. What factors contributed to this development?