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- 1920s - WikipediaDuring the 1920s, the world population increased from 1.87 to 2.05 billion, with approximately 700 million births and 525 million deaths in total. The Roaring Twenties brought about several novel and highly visible social and cultural trends.
- 1920s Timeline - Prohibition and the Roaring TwentiesAugust 18, 1920: The 19th Amendment was passed, and women were given the right to vote. The Christian Women's Temperance Movement had been growing in influence and had gone mainstream. They led the charge for Prohibition and eventually put enough political pressure on the nation that politicians gave them the right to vote.
- Roaring Twenties: Flappers, Prohibition & Jazz Age ‑ HISTORYThe NAACP launched investigations into Black disenfranchisement in the 1920 presidential election, as well as surges of white mob violence, such as the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
- What Happened In The 1920s? A Timeline of Major Historical EventsIn 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting American women the right to vote. This historic milestone was the culmination of decades of activism and struggle by suffragists and marked a major step forward for gender equality and civil rights.
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