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1920s

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Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s

Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

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
  • Prohibition -- legal attempt to end consumption of alcohol in 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.
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