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Characteristics
Modernism/Imagism
History
Cultural Norms
100
What did the Harlem Renaissance portray?
Life of the average African American Man
100

What decades did this take place in?

1910is-194ish

100
What type of music was very popular?
Jazz
200
Complete the phrase "Black is _________"
Beautiful
200
What caused Modernism?
After WWI everything is society changed and was not perfect anymore. People wanted to find new ideas
200

What society-shaking events happened during this period, before WWII? (x3)

WWI, Roaring 20s, Women's Suffrage, Harlem Renaissance, Great Depression

200
Name one type of dance that was popular
Charleston, The Black Bottom, The Shimmy
300
What did the literature celebrate?
Culture of the African American people
300
What did they break the rules of?
Cultural Norms, capitalization, punctuation
300
What did this literature come after?
WWI
300
What kept the people entertained during this time?
Radio, board games, musicals
400
Name one of the themes:
Disillusionment, want for civil rights, Black is Beautiful
400
What did Imagism create?
Concrete images and clear expressions
400

What new part of the "modern" world began to emerge in this time period?

Technology

500
Why did the Harlem Renaissance start?
The African Americans realized they weren't being represented in literature
500
Name one famous author from Modernism? Imagism?
Modernism- e.e cummings, T.S Elliot Imagism- Ezra Pound, Amy Lowell
500

What group of people got the right to vote in 1920?

Women