This book describes the world, national, and cultural developments of the 1920s.
General Note
Includes chronology.
Includes glossary.
Content Note
Welcome to the 1920s - Prohibition takes effect - Thousands arrested during Palmer Raids - Women go to the polls - Mussolini seizes power in Italy - Flappers define fashion - The KKK peaks and declines - President Harding dies in office - Teapot Dome scandal rivets the nation - Germany slips into crisis - Sporting celebrities - Evolution on trial - Scientific triumphs - Secret culture of alcohol - Tuning in to radio - Lucky Lindy flies the Atlantic - Hirohito ascends to the throne - Arrival of Art Deco - Rise of the gangsters - The Great Depression begins - Looking ahead.