Changes in the Economy
This led to overproduction.
What is increased mass production?
They defied social norms for women.
Who are the flappers?
Someone who believes in the strict principals of the bible.
The three types of media we discussed.
What are radio, print, and cinema?
Revival of Black art and culture.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Reasons people had leisure time.
What is the growth of technology / new inventions for efficiency in house work?
These became shorter and more revealing.
What are flapper dresses?
They advocated for this temporary success in the form of an amendment.
What is Prohibition / 18th Amendment?
This media form had the biggest influence on American society.
What is the radio?
Authors who were disillusioned with American society.
What is the Lost Generation?
When you pay for something slowly over time.
What is installment buying?
The style became cropped and curled in waves.
What is flapper's hair?
The period of fear of communism spreading in the US.
What is the 1st Red Scare?
Americans began to experience this for the first time because of media.
What is mass / shared culture?
He wrote the Great Gatsby.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
These limited the money supply.
What is restrictive monetary policies?
These were popular handout locations with a secret password.
What are speakeasies?
This law was meant to enforce Prohibition.
What is the Volstead Act?
This led to fashion trends and pop culture.
What is the rise in celebrity culture?
He wrote the Sun Also Rises.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
When you borrow money to invest in stock market.
What is to buy stocks on margin?
She was a champion of contraceptives.
Who is Margaret Sanger?
This case dealt with the issue of religion vs science.
What is the Scopes Monkey Trial?
Mass production had this impact on production.
What is the affordability of goods (cars and radios) / lower prices?
They are our two Harlem Renaissance authors we discussed.
Who are Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes?