Gatsby 1920

By Samuel F

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

  • Period: to

    WW1

  • "The Soldier"

    Rupert Brooke wrote this a patriotic (pro war) poem written in 1914.

  • Britain introduced conscription for the first time

    In 1914, Rupert Brooke wrote "The Soldier"

  • US President Woodrow Wilson secures re-election

  • Germany issues peace note suggesting compromise peace

  • US declares war on Germany

  • Dulce Et Decorum Est

    Wilfred Owen wrote this antiwar poem in 1917

  • US Espionage Act passed

  • First US troops arrive in France, 1st Division

  • US forces (28th Regiment of 1st Division) victorious in first major action, Battle of Cantigny

  • Armistice day; fighting ceases at 11am

    Mentioned on page 156

  • Start of peace negotiations in Paris

  • The USA suffered 57,476 fatal army casualties during the war.

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    The Roaring Twenties

  • South San Francisco

    On page 71, Gatsby says that he has inherited a lot of money from his wealthy family who lived in San Francisco. South San Francisco in the 1920ies had a reputation as a wild and wooly town. Gambling, liquor and prostitution were all elements of this.
    People were shopping excessively, cinemas were opening and people were driving cars. The popularity of automobiles led to many new auto, airplane, steel and oil-industries, such as: Ford (1920) and Richfield Oil (1925)
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  • Wall Street Crash of 1929