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Events and Trends

Rise of communism after World War I
Youth culture of The Lost Generation; Flappers, Charleston, Bobbed Hair
Economic boom ended by "Black Thursday" - October 24, 1929 - the stock market crashes, leading to the Great Depression
Southern Ireland gains independence from the United Kingdom in 1922.
First Labour Government of Ramsay MacDonald formed in the United Kingdom.
Prohibition -- legal attempt to end consumption of alcohol in the USA
"The Jazz Age" -- Jazz and jazz-influenced dance music widely popular
Rise of broadcast radio as an entertainment medium
Start of commercially viable "Talking Pictures" (motion pictures with sound tracks)
Beginning of surrealist movement
Beginning of the Art Deco movement

World Leaders

Entertainers

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