History Movie People 1920's Flashcards
(28 cards)
Charlie Chaplin
One of the first silent film movie stars. He had played a character called “The Tramp” and stared in many films. He was apart of movies like “The Kid”, “The Great Dictator”, and was eventually deported for suspect of being a communist.
What was Niccola tesla’s current
AC
What was Thomas Edisons current?
DC
Who was Rudolph Valentino?
A silent film heart throb
Who was Clara Bow?
A great film star, and the orignal “It girl”
What did Sigmund freud do?
Create Psycho Analysis(SO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR CHILD HOOD)
What Was the inspiration for american authos(the lost generation)
A) Tradgedy from WW1 and the flu
B) The Huge materialism and Obsession with things
C) Rage at complacency and Chain stores
Materialism
Obsession with getting things
Bohemian
Taboo/different from the norm
Expatriates
Americans who give up their citizenship
Where was the main artistic gathering for artisits
Greenwich Village in NYC
What was the lost generation?
A generation of authors that left the US
What book did F. Scott Fitzgerald write to kickoff the Jazz age?
This Side of Paradise?
What book was Fitzgerlads magnam opus?
The “Great” Gatsby
Succient
Short and simple
Waht was Hemmingways Iceberg theory?
Writing a simple account about what is happening and what characters are doing wihtout examing why.
Ernest Hemmingway books
Farwell to arms(Durring the war)
The Sun also rises(After the war)
Gerogia O keefe?
A painter and later culpter famous for contradicting themes in her paintings and statues(flowers and death skulls)
Langsten Hughes?
He’s best known for his poetry durring the Harlem Renaissance.
What Music styles did the US create?
Jazz, Rock, Country, Rap.
What was the river that jazz traveled?
- New Orleans
- St.lous/Kansas
- Chicago
- Newyork(Harlem)
Traditonal Jazz
Imporvisation non written music thats still colbrative.
Solotist Jazz?
Not ass collaborative, and much more individual solos
What did Armstrong bring to jazz?
Swing(FORWARD RYTHMIC PROPULSION!)
