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Welcome to the Gatsby Party! Sit anywhere, but choose wisely. Put everything under the bin under your desk, except The Great Gatsby.

Essential Questions Is the American Dream a reality or an illusion? Were the “Roaring 20s” really “roaring” (a.k.a. great)?

Ford Model-T Car for the people Cheap -- $295 in 1928 Between 1920 and 1929, automobile registrations rose from 8 million to 23 million Ford Model-T

Flappers “New breed" of young women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, wore makeup, drank hard liquor, and smoked cigarettes

The Jazz Age Fitzgerald named the 1920s the Jazz Age Music celebrated the emotions of the people who believed America was at its peak Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington The Jazz Age

Prohibition 18th Amendment (1920) put into effect – prohibition (alcohol is illegal) Meant to reduce crime, poverty, death rates, and improve the economy and quality of life Ineffective! Speakeasies and bootlegging started

Golden Age of Sports Several sports, such as golf, became open to the general public Record-breaking athletes also attracted crowds Babe Ruth hit a total of 60 home runs in 1927 (remained a record until 1961)

Radio Between 1923 and 1930, 60% of American families purchased radios -- families gathered around for night-time entertainment

Chapter 1 Vocabulary Feign Supercilious Conscientious Reciprocate Wan Complacent Infinite Anon

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