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25-3 NEW LIFE IN …
-Fad- an activity or a fashion that is “hot” or “in” for a short time then fades out.
-Flagpole sitting-Dance Marathons
-The Charleston-Crossword Puzzles
NEW FADS AND FASHIONS
-Young women rebelling against traditional ways-Short, bobbed haircuts
-Short dresses –cut above the knee!!!
-Bright red lipstick-Smoked cigarettes and drank
alcohol in speakeasies
FLAPPERS
-Felt that many Americans cared too much about making money and having fun
-Ernest HemingwayA Farewell to Arms – written about his experience in WWI
-F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Great Gatsby – portrayed life in the ’20s.
NEW WRITERS
-Many African Americans gathered in Harlem, NY.
-Gathering of black artists and musicians-Caused a “rebirth” of African American
culture-Langston Hughes – famous poet and writer
HARLEM RENAISSANCE
-Born of New Orleans-Louis Armstrong – helped
create Jazz music-Bessie Smith – famous singer
of the age.-Spread from New Orleans to
Harlem, NY.-Older Americans thought it was a “bad influence” on the
youth.
THE JAZZ AGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhVdLd43bDI
-Radio, movies, newspapers created heroes
-Sports figures-Jack Dempsey – Boxer
-Red Grange “The Galloping Ghost” – football
-Babe Ruth – Baseball -Charles Lindberg “Lucky Lindy”
-First man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean
-“The Spirit of St. Louis” was his plane.
NEW HEROES
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