Movies of the 20's: Almost all movies were silent films, "talkies" didn't come around till later on. Popular silent movies were horror.
Airplanes of the 20's: They were used mainly for the military and mail delivery, but when pilots came home from war they did airshows. Charles Lindbergh was a very famous pilot of the time.
Automobiles of the 20's: Henry Ford came out with the Model T which was a car that almost everyone could afford.
Gangs of the 20's: Resulted because the Prohibition. Al Capone was in charge of the Chicago Outfit who did a lot of bootlegging, and they made 100's of millions of dollars a year.
President Harding: Was a salesman from Ohio, his plan was return to normalcy.
President Coolidge: His main plan was to lower taxes.
President Hoover: During his presidency their was a stock market crash, and the people blamed Hoover for it.
Jazz Music in the 20's: Jazz was very popular at the time, originating from New Orleans. Louis Armstrong was probably the most famous of Jazz musicians. A place called the Cotton Club in New York City was also very popular for Jazz musicians.
Sports of the 20's: Football, baseball, and boxing were very popular sports of the time. Sports became more accessible with the radio and the automobile.
Fashion of the 20'S: Women wore shorter length dresses, and also wore scarves. Women also began wearing more male looking clothes, like pants and jackets with broad shoulders. Chanel also became famous by coming out with "the little black dress."
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