Answer:
Americans rejected the lighter escapism of Hollywood in favor of serious social reforms.
Explanation:
The period of 1920s was the period
In which there was economic boom and Great Depression. This period also encouraged lots of Black-Americans being involved in the economy which led to growth.
During this period the Democrats and Republicans were exhausted by constant efforts and had given up on progressive reform, the United States became the richest society in the history of the world,A series of Republican presidents promised to facilitate business expansion and turn their back on Progressive legislation and Americans witnessed an intensification of the mass consumer culture that had been growing since the start of the Industrial Revolution.
