Roaring 20s Research Period 10 by Anne Truffa

Research entertainment and music in the 1920s. Who were famous performers during this time. Add images and videos (music) to support your research

atruffa — 2023-02-13 15:15:33 UTC

Find a trusted source of information and list three major innovations that came out of the WWI experience. Find some images or videos to support your research.

atruffa — 2023-02-13 15:18:03 UTC

Research women's rights during the 1920s. What were some major advancements in our country that time that liberated women and gave them more independence? Find some images or videos to support research.

atruffa — 2023-02-13 15:18:53 UTC

What exactly does the amendment abolish? What was the result? What is a Speakeasy? Why do you think Speakeasies popped up across the country? Find images or videos to your research.

atruffa — 2023-02-13 16:09:44 UTC

What is organized crime? Who is Arnold Rothstein and what is he known for? Who are some prominent figures in organized crime in the 1920s? Find images or videos to support your research.

atruffa — 2023-02-13 16:11:17 UTC

Research 1920s automobiles. Explain how they were similar or different from our cars today. Why were cars considered "the most important catalyst for social change in the 1920s"? Add images or videos to support your research.

atruffa — 2023-02-13 16:24:43 UTC

Research 1920s fashion. What did men typically wear? What did women wear? What is flapper, and how did they influence fashion? Add images or videos to support your research.

atruffa — 2024-02-08 16:40:12 UTC

1920s Jazz

atruffa — 2024-02-13 17:22:03 UTC

Jazz Age--Mrs. Truffa

atruffa — 2024-02-13 17:25:35 UTC

With the accessibility of cars, radio, and phonographs, people now had access to music in their homes and at bars/clubs.

Dancing-Mrs. Truffa

atruffa — 2024-02-13 17:26:30 UTC

Jazz music sparked new dance crazes like the Charleston.

Louis Armstrong-Mrs. Truffa

atruffa — 2024-02-13 17:31:45 UTC

Louis Armstrong is a famous trumpeteer of the 1920s. He is now famous for the song "What a Wonderful World".

Read a summary of the life of the author of The Great Gatsby. List the major influences of his life and writing. Please find an image(s) of his wife Zelda.

atruffa — 2026-02-24 13:37:46 UTC

Karmoni polk

2026-02-24 20:29:23 UTC

Men what we’re wealthy would wear a three-piece suit and men that were not as wealthy would wear thick clothing what was meant for working

Karmoni

2026-02-24 20:30:41 UTC

Women would long dresses they were made up of silk and was ment for glamour and movement and women that were less wealthy would wear handmade clothing and was repurposed from flour and feed sacks

What is a Flapper - Patrick Komosinski

2026-02-24 20:31:22 UTC

“Flappers” were the new generation of women/fashion who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, and listened to jazz music

Izzy

2026-02-24 20:31:50 UTC

The four-cylinder, twenty-horsepower Model T, first offered in October 1908, sold for $825.

Brody hansen

2026-02-24 20:32:21 UTC

2 fun facts about the 1920 automobiles

-You could buy a brand new car for 290 dollars back then, 5,000 dollars in today’s money.

-The fasted car in 1920 was 119mph but, cars in the video would top off at around 60mph.

Automobiles-Colin

2026-02-24 20:33:23 UTC

Fords were all over the world in the 1920’s. In 1921 it was 50% of the cars on earth. The Ford Model was fords first car.

Damaris Diaz

2026-02-24 20:34:11 UTC

Scott was in the middle class money wise, he didn’t grow up with money nor did he grow up poor unlike the characters in The Great Gatsby.

2026-02-24 20:34:33 UTC

Makalah R.

2026-02-24 20:36:31 UTC

The 18th Amendment banned the production, transportation and sale of alcohol but not its consumption.

Damaris Diaz

2026-02-24 20:38:13 UTC

F. Scott was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. His wife Zelda was born in Montgomery, Alabama.

Prominent Gang Leaders of the 1920s Dylan J

2026-02-24 20:39:36 UTC

Some of the most notorious gang leaders in the 1920’s included Al Capone, also known as “Scarface” and George “Bugs” Moran who were gang leaders and rivals in Chicago. In New York, Charles “Lucky” Luciano and Arthur “Dutch” Schultz were prominent gangsters and bootleggers.

Arnold Rothstein-Zachary Shane

2026-02-24 20:40:22 UTC

Arnold Rothstein is a prominent character when it comes to crime in the 1920s. This is due to the organized crimes he committed, such as supposedly rigging the 1919 World Series. Arnold also committed many crimes such as bootlegging and gambling.

Aaron Garcia

2026-02-24 20:40:51 UTC

During the 1920s Women gained the right to vote from the 19th amendment. They also gained more personal freedom for example, hair styles and the way they dress.

Organized crime

2026-02-24 20:41:06 UTC

Arnold Rothstein was a Jewish mob boss in New York

Jazlin Arce

2026-02-24 20:41:24 UTC

Natalie

2026-02-24 20:42:02 UTC

Zelda was a rebellious socialite known for her beauty and daring personality When she married F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1920, she became a national celebrity. Scott famously dubbed her the "First American Flapper," and she served as the primary inspiration for many of his famous female characters, including Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby.

Makalah R.

2026-02-24 20:42:57 UTC

A speakeasy is a hidden, illegal bar that sold alcohol during the Prohibition era to avoid law enforcement.

World War 1

2026-02-24 20:43:13 UTC

Zaid

The top three innovations that were made during WWI were

Tanks that are made to cross difficult terrain and providing mobile protection and firepower for troops like machine guns that could fire multiple bullets at the pull of a trigger being able to hold 450-600 rounds and poison gases caused panic and struggle to survive Germany’s newest chemical during that time was chlorine gas which irritated the lung tissue causing a choking effect that could possibly cause death.

https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/spotlight-first-usage-poison-gas

https://www.historyhit.com/the-most-important-inventions-and-innovations-of-world-war-one/

Bobby

2026-02-24 20:43:46 UTC

the 1920s was a crucial year for women, the 19th amendment was born and allowed for women to have their right to vote. which led to a change in the way women speak out, dress and adress themselves.

Julian Morales

2026-02-24 20:43:53 UTC

During the 1920’s women gained the right to vote through the 19th Amendment. They also gained more personal freedom for example, hair styles and the way they dress. They started their movement after WW1 after helping out during the war and believing they deserved the right to vote after how much they did.

Damaris Diaz

2026-02-24 20:45:02 UTC

F. Scott was known as the king of the jazz age, but his personal life was filled with strange tragic habits. When he died at the age of 44 he died thinking he was failure which The Great Gatsby had gone out of print.

2026-02-24 20:45:42 UTC

Adrian-Some things that were made during WW1 that we use now includes: sanitary pads (Kotex), tissues (Kleenex), wristwatches, and stainless steel, as well as innovations like blood banks, daylight saving time, and plastic surgery

Isaac v

2026-02-24 20:46:18 UTC

Flappers in the 1920s influenced a new style of fashion for young women to ditch the modest and homemaking lifestyle and reveal their true, wild self with their new found freedom of this style.

Caleb

2026-02-24 20:46:33 UTC

They started the war using horses and finished leaving in the newly invented planes.

There was near impassable new tech like the machine guns, the use of trench warfare, gas/gas masks->”chemical warfare”.

Organized crime definition Dylan J

2026-02-24 20:47:37 UTC

Organized crime consists of highly structured, continuous, and coordinated groups that engage in illegal activities for profit and power, often using violence, corruption, and intimidation to protect their operations.

Damaris Diaz

2026-02-24 20:48:10 UTC

India Broadway-Rose

2026-02-24 20:48:12 UTC

The 18th Amendment established prohibition by banning “intoxicated liquors” but people refused to comply and kept going out to bars and drink liquor.

Natalie F

2026-02-24 20:49:02 UTC

Their marriage was fueled by a mix of heavy drinking , intense creativity rivalry, and financial stress .

Jazlin Arce

2026-02-24 20:49:52 UTC

Speakeasy was an illegal bar that was typically in an attic or basement (very secretive places). People would stay quiet to hide the location of the bars. A secret password or knock was required to enter the speakeasy.

2026-02-24 20:50:45 UTC

When I think about women rights, I think about the just basic idea that gender shouldn’t determine opportunity nor freedom. They show this with the 19th amendment when women fought and marched for there rights for freedom