First of all, I love your avatar! Anyway, back to the topic...
The 1920's/Prohibition era was a great time in American history.
Some little facts:
-the 18th Amendment banned the sale of alcohol.
-people completely ignored it. They drank at secret clubs called "speakeasies".
-people who illegally sold alcohol were called "bootleggers". A famous one is Al Capone.
-women started to leave the "perfect woman" image behind. They began wearing shorter dresses and bobbing their hair. As insignificant as this sounds, it was a huge shock to many traditionalists. Women who acted like this were called "flappers".
-jazz began to get popular
-There was a group of people called "The Lost Generation". They were writers an artists who were upset that the Progressive Era had ended. Many of them moved out of the country, mainly to Paris.
Famous people:
-F. Scott Fitzgerald (writer of works such as The Great Gatsby and Bernice Bobs Her Hair)
-Georgia O'Keeffe. Painter
-Louis Armstrong (trumpet player)
-Babe Ruth (baseball player)
-Charles Lindbergh (first man to cross the Atlantic in an airplane)
Famous literature that may help:
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. As much as I hate this book, it accurately reflects the time period (it was written in the 20's).
I'm sure there is more info floating around my head if you need some more...
Hope this helped,
Sakura
Odi et amo. quare id faciam, fortasse requiris? nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior. -Catullus, Carmen 85
