Why Were The 1920s A Period Of Major Cukturak Change In The USA? Flashcards
(74 cards)
What was a major cultural change in the USA during the 1920s?
A period of rapid cultural change in music, fashion, sport, and literature.
What technology dominated popular entertainment in the 1920s?
Radio and cinema.
Which suburb became the movie-making capital of the USA?
Hollywood.
What significant migration occurred during the 1920s?
The Great Migration of black Americans to northern cities.
What is jazz, and where was it developed?
A form of music first developed by black Americans in New Orleans around 1895.
What type of music was jazz primarily characterized by?
Improvised playing.
By 1929, how did jazz music spread across the USA?
It was played by both white and black musicians.
Which instruments were notably used in jazz music?
Saxophone.
Who were two prominent black American singers that gained popularity in the 1920s?
- Bessie Smith
- Billie Holiday
What new dance crazes accompanied jazz music in the 1920s?
- The Charleston
- The turkey trot
True or False: Jazz was universally popular across the USA.
False.
What was the reaction of some groups, like the KKK, to jazz music?
They denounced it as bringing the decline of US society.
What religious revival took place in the Midwest and South during the 1920s?
A Protestant religious revival.
Who were two leading preachers that condemned jazz music?
- Billy Sunday
- Aimee Semple McPherson
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A wider movement encompassing black American achievement in literature, art, plays, and music.
What was the ‘New Negro Movement’?
A movement that celebrated black American culture and achievements.
Name a famous black American theatre from the 1920s.
The Cotton Club.
Who was Marcus Garvey?
Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and proponent of Pan-Africanism.
What is Pan-Africanism?
The idea that all people of black African origin share a common culture and history.
Fill in the blank: _______ aimed to celebrate black American achievement and support the struggle for equal rights.
The Crisis
What was the purpose of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)?
To unite black people globally in the struggle for equality.
What did Marcus Garvey promote regarding black-run businesses?
Self-sufficiency through the creation of black-run businesses.
What became the national pastime by the 1920s?
Baseball became the national pastime by the 1920s.
