The Jazz Age Flashcards
Who were Flappers?
The generation of young, stylish women in the 1920s
What was the Wall Street Crash?
The stock market crash that started the Great Depression. The value of stocks and shares fell due to some companies losing business and going bankrupt
What was the Great Depression?
A period of economic downturn for Americans and other countries. People had to sell all their belongings, line up for hours for bread and abandon their families to find work
When was the Wall Street Crash?
October 1929
What were the new hobbies in the Jazz Age?
Dances, crazes, sports and many new stars arose
What new dances did people do?
Tango, Charleston, Black bottom. There were also dance marathons
What kind of stars were there in the Jazz Age?
Musicians and sportsmen
What kind of crazes were there?
One man sat on top of a pole for 23 days and goldfish eating. 100 million went to the cinema every week for silent films
Who was the main baseball star?
Babe Ruth
Key events of the jazz age
Prohibition, organised crime, economic prosperity, entertainment, spectator sports, women, fashion, racial discrimination
What was prohibited?
Alcohol
What kind of organised crime was there?
Gangs, illegal trade of alcohol and speakeasy’s (illegal bars)
What kind of economic prosperity was there?
The number of millionaires doubled and Henry Ford’s Model T became more affordable due to revolution of the assembly line
What kind of entertainment was there?
Music, dance, film, radio and art
How were spectator sports a key event?
There was increased leisure and baseball was the national pastime
