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Prohibition
Transportation, manufacture, and sale of alcoholic beverages were illegally prohibited. -
Fast Changing World
The 1920s produced new roles for women and new trends on families. -
Radio
The radio was invented in the 1920s -
Negro League
This baseball league was a only for african americans. -
Speakeasies
Since buying alcoholic beverages was illegal, speakeasies began. Drinkers went underground to hidden saloons and night clubs to buy their liquor illegally. -
Harlem Rennisance
Literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture -
American Birth Control League
Fought for legal rights of pysicians to give birth control information to their parents -
Anit-Prohibition
Anti-Prohibition rallys were held in Chicago. -
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith sold a million recordings -
Flag Pole Sitting
This crazy fad began in 1924. People sat on flag poles for as lone as they could without falling. -
The American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union made it a crime to teach evolution. -
Scopes Trial
The Scopes trial was a fight over evolution and the role of science and religion in public schools. -
High School
The number of students who attended high school increased by 4 million. -
Stock Market Crash
The stock market crashed -
Entertainment
In 1920 $4.5 billion was spent on entertainment
