Chapter 19 Part 1 Notes Flashcards
global epidemic (1918-1919) three waves of hit worldwide
influenza pandemic
pandemic
an epidemic that occurs over a large geographic area and affects a significant portion of the population
“Spanish Influenza”
called this because it spread quickly throughout Spain
doctors knew and were unable to
little about how such diseases developed and spread
overcome the deadly disease
estimated death toll
above 20 million
moral relativism argued
that values differ greatly in different societies and no one could say that one set of principles was good for all groups
Oswald Spengler wrote
Decline of the West
the Decline of the West said that
civilization passed form youth to maturity to old age to death and that civilization would eventually disintegrate
“Lost Generation” authors reflected
a generation that had lost its moral grounding during the war
Ernest Hemingway wrote
The Sun Also Rises
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote
The Great Gatsby
T.S. Elliot wrote
The Waste Land and talked about a world without faith
1920s were known as
the Roaring 20’s
1920s marked the rise of
leisure activities and consumer goods
chief form of entertainment (1920-1930)
motion pictures
most movies offered
viewers escape and entertainment
The Jazz Singer (1927)
revolutionized film by introducing sound (talkies)
main spectator sports during this time
baseball, golf, tennis, and soccer which is also called football
Olympics were and played every
revived in 1896
four years
More people began to purchase
consumer goods
prices for items(once a luxury)
dropped significantly
radio advertisements
brought commercials right into people’s homes
buying on credit
allowed people to instantly purchase and get the products that they wanted
younger generation began to
challenge “proper” societal norms
flappers
young women who wore short hair and short skirts and went out to public places such as jazz clubs
prohibition
making alcoholic beverages illegal; couldn’t transport it, make it, or sell it
18th amendment
established prohibition
21st amendment
repealed the 18th amendment
young women who began to challenge “proper” societal norms by wearing short hair and skirts and going out to jazz clubs
flappers
American woman who coined the term the “Lost Generation”
Gertrude Stein
architect who believed that building should fit into their environment
Frank Lloyd Wright
group of American writes who expressed their dissatisfaction with traditional ideas
Lost Generation
painter who created a new style called cubism
Pablo Picasso
much of prosperity fueled by
industry
European farmland
had been destroyed during the war
1918 peace: demand for certain crops and ag prices
fell
dropped