Andrew Carnegie
This Scottish-American industrialist became one of the richest people in history through his steel empire.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This 1925 novel about Jay Gatsby is considered Fitzgerald's masterpiece and a defining work of American literature.
What is The Great Gatsby?
This event on October 29, 1929, marked the beginning of the Great Depression when stock prices collapsed.
What is Black Tuesday?
This constitutional amendment, ratified in 1919, banned the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States.
What is the 18th Amendment?
This genre, characterized by a steady beat and orchestral arrangements, dominated dance floors with artists like Donna Summer and Bee Gees.
What is disco?
Carnegie sold his steel company to J.P. Morgan for this astronomical amount in 1901, equivalent to over $400 billion today.
What is $480 million?
Fitzgerald's wife, known for her beauty and wild behavior, inspired many of his female characters and struggled with mental illness.
Who is Zelda Fitzgerald?
This president implemented the New Deal programs to combat the Great Depression's effects on American society.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This dance craze, characterized by energetic movements and often performed to jazz music, became a symbol of 1920s youth culture.
What is the Charleston?
This British rock band released "Stairway to Heaven" in 1971, which became one of the most famous rock songs of all time.
Who is Led Zeppelin?
This philosophy, promoted by Carnegie, argued that the wealthy had a moral obligation to use their fortunes to benefit society.
What is the Gospel of Wealth?
This term, coined by Fitzgerald, described the post-World War I generation that came of age during the 1920s.
What is the "Lost Generation"?
These temporary settlements of homeless people during the Depression were named sarcastically after the sitting president.
What are Hoovervilles?
These independent, fashionable young women of the 1920s challenged traditional gender roles with their short hair and shorter skirts.
What are flappers?
This 1977 movie soundtrack featuring the Bee Gees became one of the best-selling albums of the decade and popularized disco worldwide.
What is "Saturday Night Fever"?
Carnegie funded the construction of over 2,500 of these public institutions worldwide, believing knowledge should be freely accessible.
What are libraries?
Fitzgerald's first novel, published in 1920, established him as a voice of youth and launched his literary career.
What is This Side of Paradise?
This government program, part of the New Deal, employed young men in conservation projects like building trails and fighting fires.
What is the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)?
This Harlem-based cultural movement celebrated African American art, literature, and music during the 1920s.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This influential punk rock club in New York City launched the careers of bands like The Ramones, Blondie, and Talking Heads.
What is CBGB?
This Pennsylvania town became the center of Carnegie's steel empire and was later renamed in his honor.
What is Homestead (or what is Carnegie, Pennsylvania)?
This unfinished novel about Hollywood, published posthumously, was Fitzgerald's final work before his death in 1940.
What is The Last Tycoon (or The Love of the Last Tycoon)?
This 1930 tariff act, intended to protect American businesses, actually worsened the Depression by reducing international trade.
What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?
This 1925 trial in Tennessee became a national spectacle when a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution in schools.
What is the Scopes "Monkey" Trial?
This 1973 concept album by Pink Floyd, exploring themes of mental illness and alienation, became one of the longest-charting albums in history.
What is "The Dark Side of the Moon"?