The 1920s were a monumental period in American history. This represented the real leap from the ideology of the 18th and 19th centuries to the ideology of the 20th century. The entire sphere of American beliefs evolved toward the mindset that many Americans still possess and laid the foundation for future ideological advances. Conservation and realistic gains were essential in the 18th and 19th centuries. However, new technological, social and economic advances in the 1920s helped change this situation. The American dream became less of a dream and more of a probability in the 1920s. The first aspect of the 1920s that was essential to the changing atmosphere of America was the technological advancements of the time. New drugs were discovered, for medical and recreational use. Insulin and penicillin, two life-saving drugs, have increased human lifespan and allowed people to worry less about their health. Speaking of health, another technological advancement from the 1920s involved frozen foods and television. This combination was all the rage in the 1920s. While all of these advancements are interesting, the most essential and iconic technological advances were the Tommy gun and the car, particularly Ford's Model T car. The 1920s are known for gangsters like Al Capone driving around in new Model Ts, shooting Tommy guns and robbing banks, but Ford's Model T car did more for America than one might imagine. Because Ford designed an assembly line to make cars with unskilled workers, its factory was able to produce vehicles at a fast rate and at low cost. Its cars became widely available to middle-class and even lower-class families and individuals. Ford's car represents freedom and progress and became the image of the new world...... middle of paper ...... who built his Standard Oil Company from scratch, Andrew Carnegie with his Steel Company, and JP Morgan which was closely linked to Wall Street, embodied the American dream: the ability to start from nothing and become someone with everything one could hope to desire. All these things, technological, social and economic phenomena, and many others, shaped the 1920s and the centuries to come. It was the beginning of modern life as we know it and the beginning of the end of all the traditional values ​​of the world. Today the 1920s may seem insignificant, but other countries are going through their version of the 1920s today and when they all do, the world will be forever new and changed. Although America may not be the dominant power or bastion of the world by then, the American dream will perpetuate every nook and cranny of the world and shape its future..