Analyzes the forces which arose after World War I and were at work in the twenties. Describes the conflict between those who accepted the complexity of the twentieth century and tried to copy with it, and those who rejected the new and tried to live according to past values. - This decade was the era of wonderful nonsense, also known as the Roaring Twenties. It was an age of conflict between those who were open to change and progress and those who were not. Issues discussed in this film include: Women's Voting Rights, the Prohibition Act and the aftermath of World War I