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This famous author wrote “This Side of Paradise” and “The Great Gatsby”.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald
This democratic newspaper was generally considered the most popular newspaper during the 1920s.
What is The New York World
This global conflict spanned most of Europe and even the world from 1914-1918
What is WWI
This term is a mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship.
What is Symbolism
Define Interpose
To place or insert between one thing and another.
This man was credited with the creation of the assembly line and is the father of a, still popular, automobile brand.
Who is Henry Ford
This movement was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics centered in New York.
What is the Harlem Renaissance
This specific form of media was first created in the 1920’s and led to what we now know as mass media.
What is Radio
This literary device is when a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing
Define Vehement
Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
This leader served as the head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924.
Who is Vladimir Lenin
This group of young women were known for their energetic freedom, they embraced a lifestyle viewed by many at the time as outrageous, immoral or downright dangerous.
What are Flappers
This event led to the collapse of the US economy and the great depression.
What is the Stock Market Crash
This term refers to describing something in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; it makes (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is.
What is Romanticize
Define Strident
Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way.
This musician was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death.
Who is Duke Ellington
This form of music was first popularized in America in the 1920’s.
What is Jazz
This peace treaty brought an end to WWI.
What is the Treaty of Versailles
This term is the representation of persons in narrative and dramatic works. The term character development is sometimes used as a synonym.
What is Characterization
Define Erroneous
Something that is wrong or incorrect.
This gangster sold alcohol illegally and was a major crime boss in Chicago, until he was arrested for Tax Evasion.
Who is Al Capone
This artistic movement consisted of artists who rejected the logic, reason, and aestheticism of modern capitalist society, instead expressing nonsense, irrationality, and anti-bourgeois protest in their works.
What is the Dadaist Movement
The assassination of this man led to the start of WWI.
Who is Franz Ferdinand
This term is an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is an Allusion
Define Somnambulate
To walk when asleep; sleepwalk