Unit 5 The Sad Young Men背景介绍(4)

American Culture in the 1920s The decade of the 1920s is often characterized as a period of American prosperity and optimism. It was the "Roaring Twenties," the decade of bath tub, gin(杜松子酒), the model T, the $5 work day, the first transatlantic flight, and the movie. It is often seen as a period of great advance as the nation became urban and commercial .