The 1920's was a time of great change in the U.S., but also a time of conflict. Baseball started to become very popular in society and many of the players were very influential. This site goes into detail about a few, including, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig. "Shoeless" Joe was the talk of the nation because of his alleged scandal which really turned him into an American icon. Through Babe Ruth's amazing talents on the baseball field he was able to give American citizens hope during the Great Depression and also a figure that many people looked up to. Lou Gehrig captured the hearts of America with his baseball skills but also his emotional ending to his Major League career.
Jazz was becoming very popular because of its direct relation to the attitudes of most during the 1920's. It was so influential at the time that the twenties were actually called the Jazz Age. In this website, it goes into detail about one of the many jazz players at the time, Louis Armstrong. Despite his bad childhood, Louis was able to overcome it and become one of the most popular musicians of the Jazz Age.
With change there comes conflict and Al Capone was right in the middle of it. Bootlegging was a very good business even though it was illegal. Al Capone was a notorious bootlegger and became very rich. In away people really admired him but Al's violence quickly killed his reputation. After awhile Al became "Public Enemy Number One" but the police could not catch him performing any illegal activities. In this section it will discuss how the great Al Capone was finally captured.
Jazz was becoming very popular because of its direct relation to the attitudes of most during the 1920's. It was so influential at the time that the twenties were actually called the Jazz Age. In this website, it goes into detail about one of the many jazz players at the time, Louis Armstrong. Despite his bad childhood, Louis was able to overcome it and become one of the most popular musicians of the Jazz Age.
With change there comes conflict and Al Capone was right in the middle of it. Bootlegging was a very good business even though it was illegal. Al Capone was a notorious bootlegger and became very rich. In away people really admired him but Al's violence quickly killed his reputation. After awhile Al became "Public Enemy Number One" but the police could not catch him performing any illegal activities. In this section it will discuss how the great Al Capone was finally captured.