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prohibiton documentaryThe 18th Admendment went into effect at midnight. Prohibition was the ban of public sale of alchoholic beverages. Night clubs, and taverns that sold liquor and gangsters make illegal fortune as bootleggers. Prohibition was introduced because labor workers were getting drunk, so they could not perform their job to their full potential. This event was chosen because it connects to the party
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womens rightsThe 19th Amendment was introduced to give voting rights to women. This event relates to The Great Gatsby because it goes along with the feminist movement which is shown throughout the novel. womens rights
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Albert Einstein lectures in New York about his theory of relativity. This relates to The Great Gatsby because in the novel many new things and ideas are brought into everyday life such as the automobile. The theory of Realtivity was new and ground breaking at the time.
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Wage cuts and unemployment caused unrest and increased violence. This connects to the novel because we see poor people such as George Wilson driven to violence in the book.
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The World War foreign Debt Commission tries to sort out issues of war debt owed to the US, which insists on full payment, causing ill will in European Nations. This connects to The Great Gatsby because Gatsby and Nick both fought in World War 1.
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margaret sangerMargaret Sanger formed the American Birth Control League. This connects to The Great Gatsby because it relates to the emergence of women and feminism in the book.
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President Harding dies and Coolidge enters office. This relates to Gatsby because they were in office during the time of the story that delt with certian changes in the story.
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immigration actThe Immigration Act of 1924 was a law that restricted immigration into the United States. This connects to The Great Gatsby because at the beginning we notice Tom discussing the White race staying on top.
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F Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald writes The Great Gatsby, which is centered around life in the 20's.
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John T Slopes was arrested for teaching Darwins theory of evolution. This goes along with the progressive movement in The Great Gatsby.
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The Debuet of the First Talking Picture beginning of end of silent movies. This relates to The Great Gatsby because it goes along with the break throughs of this era shown in the book, such as the commonness of the automobile.
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The production of the Ford Model A made the auotmobile more accesible to the public, which realtes in The Great Gatsby because the importance of the automobile is shown throughout the book.
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The St. Francsis Dam in southern California gives away killing over 500 people. This relates to the Great Gatsby because it shows the expermientation didnt always go well.
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Hoover the was that president to serve during the roaring twenties, which was the time period of The Great Gastby.
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Six gangsters from the 'bugs' Moran Mob and another man are gunned down in a Chicago garage. This relates to The Great Gastby because it shows the gang influence of the time period and Jay Gatsby is shown to probably making dirty money.
