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The Roaring 20's
The roaring 20's was a time of renewal leading to the prohibition era and the Great Depression. Everyone was in a good mode and believed times were only going to get better. During The Roaring 20's an act was put in effect to prohibit the wholesale and retail selling of alcoholic beverages, this was known as the “Prohibition Act.� This leads to the development of the mob and speakeasies. The Roaring 20's ultimately ended with The Great Depression.

Life in the twenties was a good life, people felt as if all was well in the world and things were only going to get better. Some pastimes of the twenties involved going to the movies, beach, or dancing to the new sound of Jazz. Jazz was the newest thing to come up on the charts in the music industry. Jazz was born in New Orleans via a combination of black and creole music. Three events that took place in the twenties are as followed: November 2, 1920 First Radio broadcast, women get their first vote in the......

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