20 things to know about 1920

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The 1920's was an eventful decade. From entertainment including Jazz, literature, and Hollywood movies, to the automobile surge, the 1920's created hype earning the fitting name, "The Roaring Twenties". Groups such as the UNIA and a resurgence of the KKK thrived during this period as well. The concept of credit became a well known and used idea that, along with other things, aided in the stock market crash of 1929 leading into the Great Depression.