This German Physicist was a pacifist, but was eager to help President Roosevelt develop/build the atom bomb with the "Manhattan Project"
Who is Albert Einstein
100
This female was the first woman to travel across the Atlantic Ocean in an aircraft.
Who is Amelia Earhart
100
This pilot was the first person to make a flight across the Atlantic, as he travel in his plane called the "Spirit of St. Louis"
Who is Charles Lindbergh
100
This African-American author supported civil rights and equal opportunity in his literary works. A key example is his book "The Harlem Renaissance"
Who is Langston Hughes
100
This group of women had a reputation of being promiscuous and sexy. They had a "bobbed" haircut and dyed it jet black.
Who are the Flappers
200
This New York Yankee slugger was nicknamed the "Sultan of Swat".
Who is George Herman Ruth...(Babe Ruth)
200
This man, who led the revolution of the period, was one of the first to study neurology. One of his most prized works is "Interpretation of Dreams"
Who is Sigmund Freud
200
This famous author, whose biggest fear was dying as a failure, wrote the book "The Great Gatsby"
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald
200
This female could have given the Williams' sisters a great tennis match back in her day. She became world champion by the age of 15.
Who is Helen Wills
200
These 2 women were strong supporters of birth control and sex education. They formed "Planned Parenting" for young girls and women around the nation.
Who are Margaret Sanger and Emma Goldman
300
This artist play a very important role in the creation of Cubism, a style of painting that transforms natural shapes into geometric forms.
Who is Pablo Picasso
300
This actor was the star of his time as he starred in many famous silent film comedies.
Who is Charlie Chaplin
300
This American Architect developed "functionalism" in architecture and one of his most famous designs was "Falling Waters"
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright
300
This Irish author wrote "Ulysses" and is the creator of banded books, which makes them much easier to read.
Who is James Joyce
300
This American poet won the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature. His most recognized book is "The Wastland".
Who is T.S. Eliot
400
This Jazz musician was a profound pianist, and developed the Cotton Club. He also called his music "American Music" instead of Jazz.
Who is Duke Ellington
400
This American author, who won a Nobel Prize in Literature, wrote a book called "Old man and the Sea"
Who is Earnest Hemingway
400
This musical composer created the Russian classical ballet and the style of irregular rhythms. His most famous piece is "The Rite of Spring"
Who is Igor Stravinsky
400
An arist who developed the painting style of "surrealism". His most famous work is "The Persistence of Memory"
Who is Salvador Dali
400
This American musician is strongly connected to the uprising of Jazz music in the U.S. He developed the style of "Satchemo" and his song "When the Saints Go Marching" is still popular today.
Who is Louis Armstrong
500
This Italian Actor starred in 38 films, including his most notable role in "Son of the Sheik".
Who is Rudolph Valentino
500
Considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, this man wrote such books as "The Trial" and "The Castle".
Who is Franz Kafka
500
An well-known artist who was known as an "Expressionist painter"
Who is Paul Klee
500
A musical composer who developed and used such styles as "12 Tones" and "Dodecaphony".
Who is Arnold Schoenberg
500
This American Poet was recognized after is death by a speech/dedication by President John F. Kennedy in 1963.