The 1920s were a time once called "The Roaring '20s" because of the people during that time. There were many different types of people, the rich, the poor (a small amount until about 1929) and even gangsters. Much of this time period was heavily segregated primarily by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). This group was primarily made up of white supremacists intent on keeping the United States run primarily by whites. In the Roaring '20s, the value of the gross national product went from $74 billion to a whopping $104 billion! This made everyone happy for the most part, having little money now equated to a lot of money; people bought vehicles, movies, toys, houses and other things. People were generally happy in this time period until about 1929, when the Great Depression hit and all the banks lost their stock prices after a giant fire sale. During this period the banks took all the money they had in their deposits, gave it to the big boys and closed down. Millions of people lost everything they had. Additionally, women received the right to vote in the 1920s, this greatly increased women's morale and made many women want to become activists; this inspired many people, men and women, to answer the call to duty and gain rights for women who were unwilling or unable to fight for themselves. That's why the 1920s were considered a giant boom; There was so much going on, people had ups and downs, and women always got what they wanted, rights, everyone was quite happy except the segregated areas and the people who were segregating the areas. In 1924, murder was a trend, it happened at a greater rate for any reason, be it a hate crime, self-defense, or simply anger; it turned out that murder was fun and people liked it. This… middle of paper… are expensive items that people put into weekly installment plans, earned $100, or spent only about $40, leaving themselves with cool stuff in the house and enough money for leisure and entertainment away from home (e.g. movies, dinners, babysitting, etc.). Installments were heavily pushed by some of the "Mad Men" of the 1920s (a term later coined for advertisers of the first half of the 1900s). They mainly went after housewives and the lowest-wage portion of the United States. They said better appliances can reduce housework time and preparation time for processed foods. Much of this advertising has made people want to purchase almost all of these items; so they did. Installments allowed for a much simpler life at minimal cost to the everyday user; Better appliances and goods have enabled a better life overall.