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Created by Rebecca Benedix 2004 * * * The 1920s were a prosperous time known as the Roaring Twenties, the Jazz Age, and the Age of Wonderful Nonsense. There were many different and interesting things that occurred during the 1920s in America. The population of the US was 106,521,537 people. In the year 2000 it was 281,421,906 people. The average yearly income was $1,236. In the year 2000 it was $28,272. The price of a gallon of milk was $.58. Today it is $2.25. Men lived about 54 years. Women lived about 55 years. Today men live about 74 years, and women live about 79 years A public school teacher earned about $729 a year. Today the average salary for a teacher is $42,898. It took 13 days to reach California from New York driving on 2 lane roads. Today it takes 4 hours by plane. Interesting Statistics In 1919, the 18th Amendment passed the Act of Prohibition, which made the making of, the transportation of, and the selling of alcohol illegal. The intent of the Amendment was to lower the crime rate and to improve the general way of life, but the opposite happened. Prohibition Crime increased as people rebelled against not being able to buy alcohol. People began making homemade alcohol using equipment called stills. This homemade alcohol was sometimes called bathtub gin. Numerous illegal bars called speakeasies were created to provide drinks for the people who wanted alcoholic beverages. Gangsters profited during this decade by smuggling alcohol and distributing it to different illegal businesses. Al Capone from Chicago was one of these gangsters. He made $105 million a year smuggling alcohol. Women received the right to vote by the 19th Amendment, but they still had little interest in politics. During the 1920s women asked guys out. They wore the new flapper style of clothing and were more assertive. They took the same jobs as men, but still fought for equality in the workplace. Flappers were considered reckless rebels. They had short sleek ha