History Chapter 11 People
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- George Gershwin
- composer, the son of Russian immigrants, won overnight success in 1924 with his "Rhapsody in Blue"
- Sacco and Vanzetti
- two Italian immigrants in connection with the crime; carrying guns when they were arrested, electrocuted in 1927
- Charles Lindbergh
- aviator who became an international hero when he made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927
- Henry Ford
- pioneering auto manufacturer in the early 1900s; made affordable cars for the masses using assembly line and other production techniques
- Duke Ellington
- African American musician, bandleader, and composer of the 1920s and 1930s
- Bolshevik
- Lenin's followers who took power November 6, 1917
- Ernest Hemingway
- in his 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises" he wrote of the Lost Generation, his novels and shorties are read today for their direct and simple style, he made the term "Lost Generation" famous and it was taken up by the flappers
- Langston Hughes
- Harlem writer who is most studied today, a poet, a short story writer, journalist, and playwright into the 1960s, spoke with a clear, strong voice about the joys and difficulties of being human, being American, and being black
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- novelist who depicted the United States and the world during the 1920s in novels such as "The Great Gatsby"
- John T Scopes
- a science teacher who challenged the ban in Tennessee as unconstitutional and decided to test the law in the courts, he asked a friend to file suit against him for teaching evolution this was known as a popular case
- Herbert Hoover
- 31st President of the United States, 1929-1933; worked to aid Europeans during World War I; responded ineffectively to 1929 stock market crash and Great Depression
- Zora Neale Hurston
- came to New York as a young actress, became an anthropologist, and gained fame as a Harlem writer with her poignant novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God"
- Amelia Earhart
- a flyer who in 1932 flew across the Atlantic alone, in 1935 she flew alone from Hawaii to California which was a challenge that had resulted in the deaths of many aviators before her, and in 1937 she attempted to fly around the world but disappeared somewhere in the Pacific Ocean
- Mitchell Palmer
- Attorney General who headed the Justice Department, set up a special force to conduct raids and arrest suspected "subversives" (people trying to subvert or overthrow the government)
- J. Edgar Hoover
- part of The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), dedicated, independent force against organized crime during the 1920s
- Warren Harding
- 29th President of the United States, 1921-1923, presided over a short administration marked by corruption
- Jack Dempsey
- a boxer who fought against George, their fight broke the record for ticket sales taking in $1 million, he won the fight to become the heavyweight champion of the world and a new American hero
- Babe Ruth
- aka baseball legend George Herman and "the Sultan of Swat", set records in hitting, pitching, and out-fielding that stood for decades
- Calvin Coolidge
- 39th President of the United States, 1923-1929; promoted big business and opposed social aid
- Gertrude Ederle
- smashed record after record in women's freestyle swimming, first woman to swim the 35-mile-wide English Channel
- Al Capone
- a 1925 young crime boss murdered his way to the top of Chicago's organized crime network, nicknamed "Scarface", ruthless criminal with a talent for avoiding jail