World Politics
Created in 1920, this idea of Woodrow Wilson encouraged countries to talk out their problems rather than use violence.
League of Nations
The baseball star of the New York Yankees during the 1920s. He hit 714 home runs in his career, including 60 in 1927 which remained the record for 34 years.
Babe Ruth
The establishments which illegally sold alcohol when it was banned within the U.S.
Speakeasies
The silent movie star of the 1910s and 1920s that became best known for his role as a tramp or hobo.
Charlie Chaplin
Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this book coined the term "Jazz Age" and symbolized the 1920s through its music, people, dreams, and booming economy.
The Great Gatsby
The group led by Vladimir Lenin that overthrew Czar Nicholas II and the Russian government in 1917 during WWI.
The Bolsheviks
The grandfather of Seabiscuit, this horse won 20 out of 21 races during the years of 1919 to 1920.
Man o' War
The process of producing and selling illegal goods, especially alcohol.
Bootlegging
The city which is the center of the film industry.
Hollywood, Califronia
The book written by Ernest Hemmingway that talks about the Great War from the view of an American who is an ambulance driver in the Italian Army.
A Farwell to Arms
The controversial court case which resulted from a high school teacher, in Tennessee, teaching evolution at a public school.
Scopes Monkey Trial
The famous heavyweight boxing champion from 1919 to 1926.
Jack Dempsey
The American gangster that controlled organized crime and politics in Chicago during the 1920s. He was the leader of the illegal alcohol business during prohibition.
Al "Scarface" Capone
The first movies with sound.
Talkies
The writers from this generation often criticized American society in the 1920s.
The Lost Generation
The court case which found that freedom of speech can be limited in "clear and present dangers."
Schenck v. United States (1919)
The first woman to swim across the English Channel, swimming from France to England in 14 hours and 30 minutes.
Gertrude Ederle
Taking place in 1929, a group of gangsters dressed as police officers killed seven people affiliated with Bugs Moran's Gang. It eventually led to prohibition's retraction through the 21st Amendment.
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The German Shepherd that starred in the 1920s until 1932 when he died.
Rin Tin Tin
The African American section of New York City made famous in the 1920s for its growing number of writers and artists that lived there.
Harlem
The agreement signed by the U.S. and 14 other nations in 1928 to outlaw war.
Kellogg Briand Pact
Known for his ability on the green, he won a "Grand Slam" in 1930 after winning all four major golf tournaments.
Bobby Jones
The law which set fines and punishments for anyone who disobeyed prohibition.
Volstead Act
The first feature length film to feature sound.
The Jazz Singer
African American writer of poetry, plays, and novels in the 1920s that used slang and jazz rhythms.
Langston Hughes