>period in United States history when the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol was banned

>Bootleggers were people who smuggled in foreign alcohol to the United States

>wore short skirts and hemlines, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted themselves in a sexual manner

>often wore excessive makeup and drank a lot

>had a major influence on fashion in the 1920s

>born in New York City in January 1882

>Jewish-American racketeer, businessman, and gambler

>became kingpin of the Jewish mob in New York

>responsible for the 1919 World Series fix

>Fitzgerald's novel was inspired by the parties he attended while visiting Long Island's north shore

>"The Great Gatsby" was written in 1925

>Alternate titles for the novel included:
-"Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires"
-"Trimalchio in West Egg"
-"On the Road to West Egg"
-"Gold-hatted Gatsby"

>Themes of the novel represent the human aspiration to "start over", social politics and class, brutality, betrayal, excesses of the rich, and recklessness of youth

>Initially, the novel received mixed reviews and sold poorly; however, after World War II, it experienced a revival

>the idea that freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success and an upward social mobility achieved through hard-work

>The American Dream was to overcome the depression, have a good job, provide food for your family, and have more opportunities than ever before

>rooted in The Declaration of Independence

>Describes people (previously part of the lower class) who acquire their wealth through generations

>A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained acceptance of others in that class

>flaunts their newly acquired wealth