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Who was involved in the jazz age

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Young, white, rich americans

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Who were not involved in the jazz age

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Poor Americans (African Americans)

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What are 5 examples of the new lifestyles in the jazz age

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Fashion
Hair
Smoking
Dances
Music

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When was the jazz age

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1920s

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Where was the jazz age

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America

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Why did the jazz age happen

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After WWI, America was the worlds richest country. Young American ex-soldiers with money wanted to enjoy themselves. Young rich American women with the vote and a job wanted to enjoy their new lifestyles

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Who invented the term ‘jazz age’

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F Scott Fitzgerald

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How did the term ‘jazz age’ become popular

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Magazines
Radio
Cinema
Newspapers

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‘Flappers’ were a term to describe who

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Rich, young, fashionable women

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What did flappers like to do

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Dance
Smoke
Drink
Go to clubs
Go to cinemas
Participate in dance marathons

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What 3 types of dances did flappers like to do

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Tango
Charleston
Black bottom/lindy hop

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Who was shipwreck Kelly

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A flag pole sitter in the 1920s

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How long did shipwreck Kelly sit on top of a pole for

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49 days

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Was going to the cinema popular in the jazz age

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Yes millions went to the cinema popular

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What were 2 popular sports to watch in the jazz age

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Baseball
American football

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What were the Jim Crow Laws

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Laws that considered blacks and whites separate but equal

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What are 4 examples of where Jim Crow Laws were put in place

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Public places
Restaurants
Buses
Prisons

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Where did many musicians get well payed jobs in New York in the jazz age

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The cotton club

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Where did jazz music start

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The southern states of America

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Who is a famous jazz players

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Louis Armstrong

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What is prohibition

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Banning the making, distributing and drinking of alcohol

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What is moonshine

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Illegal alcohol

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What are speakeasies

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Illegal club selling moonshine

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What is bootlegging

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Illegal trade in moonshine

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What are protection rackets
the speakeasy owners
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Who were 2 prohibition supporters
Church Anti-saloon league
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When did the prohibition begin
1920
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Was the prohibition popular
No
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How did the US government reduce alcohol production
Prioritising use of wheat in food not drink
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Why did the prohibition end- 2 reasons
The law was impossible to enforce as too many people drank alcohol There were too few prohibition agents (men who had to enforce the law)
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Who was Al Capone
Most famous gangster in the prohibition
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Where was Al Capone born
Brooklyn, New York
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How much did Al Capone approximately make from the prohibition
100 million dollars
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Where was Al Capone said to have ‘owned’
Chicago
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What created these gangsters like Al Capone
The Prohibition
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Why did the gangsters thrive in the prohibition
Americans wanted to drink alcohol and they made millions of dollars supplying this need
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Who were the KKK
white supremacist hate group
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Where was the KKK
Southern states of America
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When did the KKK start
1860s
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Who did the KKK target
Former plantation slaves
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Why did the KKK target former plantation slaves and other groups
They disliked them
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What 3 groups did the KKK become extremely hostile to
Jews Roman Catholics Socialists
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Who was the leader of the KKK
Nathan Forest
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In 1925 how many people were in the KKK
4 million
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Was buying shares popular in the jazz age
Yes
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How did the bank collapse
Not everyone could afford the shares
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When did the US stock market collapse
24-29 October 1929
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What was the US stock market collapse also known as
The Wall Street crash
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What did Americans rely on to survive
Soup kitchens
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What was the Great Depression
A world-wide economic disintegration symbolised by the stock market crash on ‘Black Thursday’
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Who was Babe Ruth
An American professional baseball player in the 1920s
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Who was Louise Brooks
An American film actress in the 1920s
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Who were Laurel and Hardy
British-American comedy team during the 1920s
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What was the Harlem Renaissance
A way for African Americans to make money if they had talent
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What does KKK stand for
Ku Klux Klan
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As well as Al Capone what were 2 other prohibition gangsters
Arnold Rothstein and Meyer Lansky
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When did WWI begin
1914

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