The Jazz Age Flashcards
Who started the Jazz Age?
Young, white rich Americans
Who did not benefit from the Jazz Age?
County people, African Americans, poor people
Where did the Jazz Age take place?
In the United States
When was the Jazz Age?
The 1920s
What are some hobbies popular in the Jazz Age?
Fashion, hair, smoking, music, drinking, watching sports, dance marathons, beauty contests, live gold fish eating, getting as many people as possible into place, clubs, consumerism
Why did the Jazz Age happen?
Americans wanted to enjoy themselves after the war
Who invented the term Jazz Age?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Which was the richest country after WW1?
America
How did the term Jazz Age spread?
In magazines, radio, cinema, novels, newspapers
What was a flapper?
A rich, white, young fashionable woman
What are some 1920 dances?
Tango, Charleston, blackbottom
Who was Shipwrecked Kelly?
A flagpole sitter
How long did Shipwreck Kelly sit on a flag pole for?
49 days
How many people went to the cinema each week in the 1920s?
Millions
What type of films were popular in the jazz age?
Talking films
What were some popular sports to watch in the Jazz Age?
Baseball, American football etc,
What did the Jim Crow laws?
These laws said that blacks and whites were separate but equal
Where did racial segregation take place in the 1920s?
On buses and in schools
Where was the Harlem Renaissance?
In New York
Who took place in the Harlem Renaissance?
Talented African American writers, politicians and musicians
What is a famous 1920s club?
The Cotten Club
Where did Jazz begin?
The southern states
Who is a famous jazz singer?
Louis Armstrong
What is prohibition?
Banning the making, distributing and drinking of alcohol
What is moonshine?
Illegal alcohol
What is bootlegging?
Illegal trade in moonshine
What is protection rackets?
A criminal gang (gangsters) who ‘protected’ the illegal alcohol industry (ie. The speakeasy owners)
When did prohibition begin?
During the war
Who wanted prohibition?
Churches and the Anti-Saloon League
Why was the prohibition law started?
During the war the US government prioritised use of wheat in food
Why did prohibition end?
The law was impossible to enforce as too many people drank and there were too few prohibition agents
Where was Al Capone born?
Brooklyn, New York
How much did Al Capone make in a year?
$100 million
Who was in charge of Chicago?
Al Capone
Who set up the Klu Klux Klan?
Ex-soldiers after the American war
Where was the KKK active?
The southern US states
When was the KKK set up?
The 1860s after the American Civil War
Who did the KKK target?
Former slaves (blacks), Roman Catholics, Jews and communists
How many members did the Klan have in 1925?
4 million
What was the leader of the KKK called?
The Imperial Wizard
How many Americans had shares in 1929?
More than half a million
What happened in September 1929?
American banks began to detect weakness in the economy and predicted a crash. Stock prices began to fall
When did the Wall Street Crash happen?
24th-29th October 1929
In 1929 how many banks collapsed?
659
What did the Wall Street Crash cause?
The Great Depression
Why did the Wall Street crash happen?
Americans had been buying shares on loan, the banks had lent more money than they had
What were poor Americans relying on during the Great Depression?
Soup Kitchens
Why did the Wall Street Crash affect Germany?
The US had lent vast sums of money to Germany and then recalled them after the crash
