Jazz Age Flashcards
What was the Jazz age also known as?
The Roaring 20s
Who named the 1920s the ‘Jazz age’?
An American writer called F. Scott. Fitzgerald
What was a flapper?
A girl who possessed ‘it’ (sex appeal) and liked drinking alcohol, smoking and driving cars.
What were ‘Jazz Babies’?
Girls who liked dancing and syncopated music
What dance was popular during the jazz age?
The Charleston
What was the Jazz age?
A period in the 1920s, ending with the Great Depression, in which jazz music and dance styles became popular
Name three famous men during the Jazz age
Al Capone
Babe Ruth
Charlie Chaplin
Name a famous car during the jazz age
The Model T
Name three gangsters
Alphonse Capone
Machine gun Kelly
Jack Legs Diamond
What were illegal drinking clubs called?
Speakeasies
When was the Great Depression at it’s worst?
Winter of 1932
Define prohibition
The 18th Amendment to the US constitution which involved the banning of making, selling or moving alcohol in America
Who were rum runners?
People who brought in drink by boat
What was bootlegging ?
The making of illegal alcohol
What was Chicago known as during the Jazz age
The head of organised crime e.g Little Caesar
What were dance marathons?
It was a way of earning quick easy money or gaining stardom, which involved dancing to slow music for hours, however twice an hour they would pick up the music to make ‘sprints’
What games were popular in the 1920s?
Mahjong, Ouija Boards and Crossword puzzles
What did flappers look like? (4)
They had short bobbed hair, wore lots of make up and powdered their knees, exposed their limbs and wore baggy dresses
Name four impacts of the Wall Street Crash on people
12 million out of work
20,000 companies went bankrupt
23,000 people committed suicide in one year
1 in 20 farmers were evicted
What was Al Capone known as?
Scar face, or ‘public enemy number one’
Who did Al Capone work for?
Jonny Torrio
Who was Jonny Torrio?
Chicago’s leading figure in the underworld
How long did Al Capone ‘work’ for?
1925 - 1931
Why was the Jazz age called the ‘Golden Age’?
People felt they were lucky to have survived the war and the economy was high. Everyone had high spirits
Name three famous women during the jazz age
Coco Chanel
Louise Brooks
Zelda Sayre
Who were the untouchables?
A special unit in the police force used to take down the Mafia and Al Capone
What happened in October 1929?
The huge wealth from the Jazz Age was an illusion and the Wall Street Crash ensued. The stock market crashed with the value of shares on Wall Street stock exchange in New York so low that many people lost all of their money. This event led to the Great Depression of the 1930s
Name four of the economic impacts the Wall Street Crash had on businesses.
People could no longer afford to spend money on consumer products, which meant that shops went bankrupt and factories had no reason to employ people who were making products that were not being sold
Why did the Jazz Age end?
It ended because the Wall Street Crash occurred as a result of the economic wealth of the 1920s being an illusion
