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The unconventional way in which many writers and artists lived during the 1920s was referred to as
the bohemian lifestyle
what exerted a great deal of influence on modernist American art movements in the 1920s
European movements
What distinguished Carl Sandburg from other writer before him
he used common speech to glorify the Midwest
Pulitzer Prize winner Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote about
women’s equality and women’s inner lives
______ was a great writer of the 1920s who wrote about “heroic antiheroes” in WW1
Ernest Hemmingway
What was the main focus of Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence
upper-class ignorance and pretensions
why did the mass media help unify Americans
it reached millions of people who were all exposed to the same information and ideas
In what way did the mass media promote social change
it broke down provincialism by exposing people to new ideas
What was the significance of the movie The Jazz Singer
it was the first talking movie
What entertaining pastime rose to new heights of popularity because of the mass media
sports
What was the primary result of the Great Migration
northern cities became key centers of African American culture
the explosion of African American arts, music, and political activity in the 1920s became known as
The Harlem Renaissance
one of the striking features of African American writing in the 1920s , as exemplified in Claude McKay’s work, was
a bitter contempt for racism
________, a prolific and original writer became a leading voice on the African American experience in America
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong is credited with developing an early form of this style of music, which combined Dixieland blues and ragtime, called
jazz
_______ was the most famous nightclub in Harlem in which many musical greats got their start
The Cotton Club
How did the Harlem Renaissance transform African American society
it brought international fame to African American artists and spurred political activism
how did African Americans influence politics in the 1920s
their number in Northern cities made them a powerful voting bloc.
what was one of the major political successes of the NAACP
it helped block the Supreme court nomination of an alleged racist
How was Marcus Garvey successful in influencing African American culture
He instilled African American with a sense of pride in their culture and heritage
bohemian
unconventional; not bound by the rules of society
mass media
a medium of communication
jazz
American style of music that developed from ragtime and blues and that uses varied rhythms and improvisation
Dixieland
a kind of jazz with a two-beat rhythm
ragtime
a musical style in the late 1800s, known for its broken beats
improvised
music that is made up as the player performs
Soul
music that blends rhythms with gospel music, performed with passion
Blues
style of music evolving from African American spiritual , melancholic
empress of the blues
bessie smith
most famous sport player
babe ruth
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