America: The Roaring Twenties Flashcards
1
Q
What was the roaring twenties?
A
A time of great social and cultural change
2
Q
What was the 1920s also referred as?
A
The jazz age
3
Q
Where did jazz music originate in?
A
Southern states of America among African Americans
4
Q
Why did some people criticise jazz music?
A
People felt like it encouraged drunkenness and dances were too sexual
5
Q
What were examples of crazy crazes in the 1920s?
A
Mahjong
Crossword puzzles
Marathon dancing
Poles sitting
6
Q
What was 1920 the golden age for?
A
Sport
