1920's Flashcards
Where did many writers, artists, and intellectuals flock to?
Manhattan’s Greenwich Village in Chicago’s South Side.
Who wrote A Farewell to Arms?
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote what?
The Great Gatsby.
What was the first “talking” picture?
The Jazz Singer.
Who worked in NYC’s Tin Pan alley, where composers wrote popular music?
Irving Berlin
What were Berlin’s famous songs ?
Puttin’ on the Ritz and White Christmas
What was the most popular comedy of the time?
Amos ‘n’ Andy, a radio show where the troubles of two African American characters captured the nation’s attention.
Who was considered a national hero even though he was a drunk?
Babe Ruth
Who was the world heavy-weight champion from 1919-1926?
Jack Dempsey
Who did Jack Dempsey lose his title to?
Gene Tunney
Who was the college football leagues most famous player of the 1920’s ?
Red Grange of the University of Illinois
What was Red Grange also known as?
Galloping Ghost
Who was the best golfer of the decade?
Bobby Jones
Where did music and nightclubs fill?
Northern cities, particularly the NYC neighborhood of Harlem.
Artistic development, racial pride, and political organization combined in a flower of African American arts known as what?
Harlem Renaissance
In 1922 McKay’s poetry collection ________ expressed a proud defiance and bitter contempt of racism?
Harlem Shadows
Prolific, original, and versatile writer?
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes also became what?
the leading voice of the African American experience in America
What New Orleans native moved to Chicago in 1922?
Louis Armstrong
American Style of music that developed from ragtime and blues adn that used syncopated rhythms and improvisation?
Jazz.
What was the most famous nightclub in Harlem?
Cotton Club
What composer, pianist, and bandleader got his start at the Cotton Club?
Edward “Duke” Ellington
Who symbolized soul?
Bessie Smith
What did Bessie Smith become known as?
Empress of the Blues
