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text "the flappers"
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text "the flappers"
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When were women given the right to vote precisely?
August 1920
What were the dates of the Prohibition?
1920-1933
Who lived in Harlem in the 20s?
Black people / African Americans
Quote 2 social factors for the independence of women.
- Birth control
- Jobs and incomes
- (the growing popularity of) automobile
What was the name of the person who brought down Al Capone?
Eliot Ness
What happened to art, music and literature during the Harlem Renaissance?
they were re-imagined
What are the events which ravaged the world before the Roaring 20s?
- The Spanish Influenza Pandemic
- WW1
Who was Al Capone's rival?
(Bugs) Moran
Where did black people in Harlem come from? (2 places)
- South of America
- Caribbean
What did women refuse to give up after WW1?
income and independence
What are the 2 amendments which started and ended prohibition?
The 18th and the 21st
What were the 3 themes in black Americans' art?
- Alienation
- discrimination
- Discomfort of performing a black identity in a white world
What were the combined factors which gave independence to women?
political, social and cultural
Why was prohibition a law difficult to enforce?
there was a surge in the public demand for illegal alcohol
Whats was the concept of "being part and not being part of the society"?
double consciousness