The Mob | Culture and Lifestyle | Historical Events | Economy | Sports |
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What is Bootlegging
The practice of illegally smuggling alcohol
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What is Ragtime music
This was a very popular music style that started in the 1920's
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What is World War 1
“'Then came the war, old sport. It was a great relief, and I tried very hard to die, but I seemed to bear an enchanted life'" (Fitzgerald 74).
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What is Wallstreet
Nick worked on this historical street
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What is Polo
Tom Plays this sport
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What are drugstores
These places where used by the Mob to store their illgeal alcohol
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What is Gatsbys Clothes
"'They're such beautiful shirts,' she sobbed, her muffled in the folds. 'It makes me sad because I've never seen such beautiful shirts'" (Fitzgerald 49).
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What is the Roaring 20's
A time period with new music, ideals, and culture
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What are Bonds
Nick wanted to make money selling these
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What is Polo
Wealthy people typically play this sport
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Who is Myer Wolfsheim
"I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn't far wrong" (Fitzgerald 74).
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Who are the Buchanan's
"Why they came East I don't know. They had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever people played polo and were rich together" (Fitzgerald 3).
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Who is Nick Caraway
"Instead of being the warm center of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go East and learn the bond business" (Fitzgerald 4).
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What is the drug/bootlegging business
Gatsby made his money in this business
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What is Water Polo
Polo's aquatic sport
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What is Human Teeth
Myer Wolfsheim wore cufflinks made of these
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What is the Harlem Renaissance
This event heavily influenced the Jazz era
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What is Prohibition
This was the outlaw of all sales of alcohol
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Who is Nick Caraway
“...I decided to go East and learn the bond business. Everybody I knew was in the bond business, so I supposed it could support one more single man" (Fitzgerald 2).
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What is "the polo player"
"'Oh no,' objected Tom quickly, 'not me.' But evidently the sound of it pleased Gatsby, for Tom remained
'_______.' for the rest of the evening" (Fitzgerald 56). |
Who is Arnold Rothstein
Myer Wolfsheim emodies this person
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What is Rolls Royce
Gatsby drives this car
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What is The Argonne Forest
Gatsby fought in this area during World War 1
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What is the illegal Alcohol trade
This illegal market caused a big economic boom
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Who is the White Sox
This team lost the 1919 World Series
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