Wonderscape
The Roaring Twenties and the Lead-Up to the Great Depression
This video explores the Roaring Twenties in the United States, a time of economic growth, technological advancements, and cultural change. Viewers will learn how the prosperity of the 1920s set the stage for the Great Depression, as...
Curated Video
Gladys Bentley: Breaking All the Rules
At a time when homosexuality was illegal in the United States, LGBTQ+ artist and pioneer Gladys Bentley broke all the rules to become one of the wealthiest Black performers of her time.
Hip Hughes History
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Explained (feat. Sami Jarroush)
Why did the St. Valentine's Day Massacre happen? What were it's effects? Celebrate it by exploring one the bloodiest day in American gangster history. Happy Valentine's Day!
Mr. Beat
1920s American Culture (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Once upon a time, a horrible war known as World War 1 devastated the planet. Immediately after the war, a lot of people in the United States were passionate about various causes, some good, some not so much. While women had finally won...
Bridgeman Arts
Backstage at Berlin Theatre, 1920s
Backstage with performers and audience scenes from a Berlin theatre, 1920s.
Bridgeman Arts
Weddings In The 1920s
Various weddings. One is a rainy affair with umbrellas everywhere. Cars strewn with ribbons.
Bridgeman Arts
Travelling shots through Berlin, 1920s
POV shots of car driving through the streets of Berlin in the 1920s.
Bridgeman Arts
Man measures hemlines and inspects shoes, c.1920s
1920s: UNITED STATES: man measures evening gown hemlines. Man inspects female shoes on feet.
Bridgeman Arts
Women posing, factory work, c.1920-1950s
1920s: Women pose before a pool. People working on rows of sewing machines. 1950s: Men sit around a table. Man reads an article about Lenin. He reads over the shoulder of another man. They talk.
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #32: The Roaring 20's
In which John Green teaches you about the United States in the 1920s, known as the roaring 20s. America's economy was booming, and all kinds of social changes were in progress, e.g., Hollywood, flappers, jazz, the Charleston, the...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda
This is an NPR Morning Edition interview with F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan. In it she discusses a new collection of her grandparents' love letters, and what they tell about their lives. This interview is...