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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WORLD AT WAR
- 7/28/1914 - 11/11/1918
- Thirty countries were involved in it.
- Soldiers fought largely in trenches during the war.
- About 116,000 Americans were killed, in about a seven month period.
THE JAZZ AGE
- Known also as the "Roaring Twenties."
- For the first time more Americans lived in cities.
- Time of the prohibition era.
- People started to buy many things on credit.
- Women finally received the right to vote.
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
- Peaked between 1932-1933.
- The term skid row came about in this time.
- Zippers became widely used because buttons were too expensive.
- The U.S. Didn't mint nickels in 32-33 because of slow circulation of money.
- Stock market didn't return to pre- depression levels until 1954.
MASS CULTURE
- Generated both increased wages for middle class and fabulous profits for wealthy investors.
- Most dramatic manifest of backlash was the revival of the KKK
- Rapid pace of tech, economic, and cultural changes during the 20s got considerable back lash.
NEW IDEAS
- Jazz music and the dance clubs playing it became very popular
- Flappers became a trend, or young women especially without decorum.
- The movie industry skyrocketed
- Large scale use of cars, telephones, motion pictures, etc.
NEW POETRY
- Many poets in this time were African American
- Lyrical, free verse, etc. became very popular.
- Langston Hughes was an extremely popular poet in this time.
THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
- Kindled a new black culture identity.
- The publishing industry sought out and published black writers.
- Influenced future generations of black writers.
- Acquired wider recognition with the advent of the civil rights movement.
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