HIST202 Roaring 20's

Bruce Barton

Author of “The Man Nobody Knows,” which portrayed Jesus as a successful businessman; reflected 1920s consumer culture and advertising.

‘Lost Generation’

Group of American writers disillusioned by World War I and modern materialism, often living abroad in Europe.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Writer who captured the excess and moral decline of the 1920s in novels like “The Great Gatsby.”

Al Capone

Infamous Chicago gangster who profited from illegal alcohol sales during Prohibition, symbolizing organized crime in the 1920s.

Scopes Trial

Famous court case over teaching evolution in Tennessee; highlighted conflict between science and religion in the 1920s.

Babe Ruth

Baseball star who became a national hero for his home run records, representing the rise of mass entertainment.

Jack Dempsey

Heavyweight boxing champion who became a cultural icon of the 1920s sports boom.

Herbert Hoover

Republican president elected in 1928 who promoted economic prosperity but faced the Great Depression after the 1929 crash.