social and cultural developments 1920s

Question 1

why did cinema become popular?

Answer 1

cutting edge technology and cheap tickets

Question 2

what was meant by a “talkie”?

Answer 2

a feature film with audio

Question 3

what was the first feature film with audio called?

Answer 3

“the jazz singer” in 1927

Question 4

jazz become popular, but why did some people disapprove?

Answer 4

its fast-paced rhythm led to immoral dancing and it was played in speakasies

Question 5

during ww1, how did the lives of women change?

Answer 5

many women entered workforce to fill in for men
took on more masculine jobs and worked in weapon factories and agriculture

Question 6

in 1920 the 19th amendment was approved, what did this do?

Answer 6

gave women right to vote

Question 7

what were flappers?

Answer 7

younger women who abandoned strict victorian morals their mothers had
they wore makeup, showed more skin, smoke and drank in public

Question 8

why could many african american women not vote despite the 19th amendment?

Answer 8

because of racism

Question 9

why did most women not embrace flapper lifestyle?

Answer 9

because many could not afford latest fashions and some religious women did not approve of flapper culture