The Mob Culture and Lifestyle Historical Events Economy Sports
100
What is Bootlegging
The practice of illegally smuggling alcohol
100
What is Ragtime music
This was a very popular music style that started in the 1920's
100
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).
100
What is Wallstreet
Nick worked on this historical street
100
What is Polo
Tom Plays this sport
200
What are drugstores
These places where used by the Mob to store their illgeal alcohol
200
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).
200
What is the Roaring 20's
A time period with new music, ideals, and culture
200
What are Bonds
Nick wanted to make money selling these
200
What is Polo
Wealthy people typically play this sport
300
Who is Myer Wolfsheim
"I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn't far wrong" (Fitzgerald 74).
300
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).
300
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).
300
What is the drug/bootlegging business
Gatsby made his money in this business
300
What is Water Polo
Polo's aquatic sport
400
What is Human Teeth
Myer Wolfsheim wore cufflinks made of these
400
What is the Harlem Renaissance
This event heavily influenced the Jazz era
400
What is Prohibition
This was the outlaw of all sales of alcohol
400
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).
400
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).
500
Who is Arnold Rothstein
Myer Wolfsheim emodies this person
500
What is Rolls Royce
Gatsby drives this car
500
What is The Argonne Forest
Gatsby fought in this area during World War 1
500
What is the illegal Alcohol trade
This illegal market caused a big economic boom
500
Who is the White Sox
This team lost the 1919 World Series






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