Flashcards: Roaring 20s
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HistoryofCrawford on March 31, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 flappers | Young women of the 1920s that behaved and dressed rebelliously. |
| bootleggers | Smugglers of illegal alcohol during the prohibition era. |
| g-men | Federal agents (usually FBI) who sought to enforce prohibition. |
| speakeasy | Illegal bar that served liquor during prohibition. |
| John T. Scopes | Tennessee biology teacher, indicted for teaching evolution - "Monkey Trial" case. |
| Charles Lindbergh | The first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic ocean. |
| Nickelodeons | The first permanently established cinemas in America, which were named for the entrance price. |
| Spirit of St. Louis | The first plane to fly non-stop across the Atlantic ocean. |
| The Jazz Singer | The first "talkie," or film with synchronized sound and motion. |
| George & Ira Gershwin | Brothers who wrote musicals beginning in the 1920s. Wrote Porgy & Bess. |
| Ernest Hemingway | One of the most popular writers of the 1920's who was known for his sparse writing style. |