In the early part of the 20th century, new cultural developments encouraged people to loosen up! Americans enjoyed dance halls, fun music called jazz, sports, and new inventions like the radio and the automobile. This era was called the Jazz Age or the "Roaring Twenties."
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What is another name for the Jazz Age?
Individual contributions made a big impact in the 1920s. Louis Armstrong and other black musicians first played jazz music in New Orleans, Louisiana. Armstrong was a trumpet and cornet player as well as a singer. The popularity of jazz quickly spread to America's biggest cities like Chicago and New York. Louis Armstrong rose from poverty to become a legend in jazz.
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Who was a famous jazz player during the 1920s that played the trumpet and sang?
Fascinating Fact
One of the most widely recognized symbols of the Jazz Age is the "flapper". This described women of the time who wore short skirts, short hair, and lots of makeup! Flappers also smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol in public - things that were quite shocking for women to do in the 1920s.
Check out some of their dance moves!
Talent in Harlem
(Harlem is a neighborhood in New York City that was largely African American in the 1920s)
The Harlem Renaissance also influenced America during this period. This was an era when African American artists and writers expressed their talents.
One of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance was Langston Hughes. He wrote books, poetry, and drama - all cobbining experiences of African and American culture. His technique of using jazz rhythms and dialects helped readers understand the life of blacks living in American cities during the 1920s.
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The Harlem Renaissance was an era when African American artists and writers expresses their talents.
Batter Up!
Another colorful character during the 1920s was Babe Ruth. This flamboyant and talented slugger brought new interest and excitement to the sport of baseball. In his 15 seasons with the New York Yankees, the team won four World Series championships, and Ruth set many hitting records. Ruth's achievements and colorful personality, along with the new medium of radio, made baseball the most popular sport of the 1920s.
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Question 4
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Famous baseball player from the 1920s that set the record for hitting homeruns.
Let's go for a Ride
In the Jazz Age, people were finally able to afford that new mode of transportation - the automobile. When "horseless carriages" were first introduced in the 1890s, only the rich could afford them. Prices dropped in the early 1900s, as automakers, such as Henry Ford, began using the assembly line for mass production. (Mass production is producing a lot of a certain product and all of them are exactly alike. It's faster that way, which makes it cheaper.)Automobiles were now accessible to more people.
Ford's vision of the affordable automobile brought about improved transportation. This resulted in:
*Greater mobility (people could move about easily, and they could arrive at their destinations much quicker).
* Movement ot suburban areas (people didn't have to live in the city just because they worked in the city)
An assembly line is a manufacturing process which is a very important part of industry. In an assembly line, parts are added to a product in a sequence. Each worker and machine does one part, and the parts are put together to make the finished object.
The video below has no sound, but it shows how assembly lines worked then and now. With an assembly line, workers assemble a product while it moves along on a line, and each worker is only assembling one part. This method of production allowed Henry Ford to make a lot more cars in less time... which allowed him to lower the price of the car. Now you did not have to be rich to own one...thanks to the assembly line.
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Question 5
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Because of the _________________________, the average person could now afford to buy a car.
Flying High!
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean! He traveled from New York to Paris, France in a single-engine aircraft named the "Spirit of St. Louis." This historic flight created enormous interst in airplanes and air travel. Ten years later, airline passenger travel was well established throughout the US. Lindbergh had proven it could be done!
(Remember: the Wright Brothers made the first flight, Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo (alone) across the Atlantic Ocean. (To another country)
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Question 6
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Match the person with its description below
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Louis Armstrong
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Baseball
Harlem Renaissance
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First flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Flappers
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Girls in the 1920's that wore short skirts and short hair and acted independent
Langston Hughes
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Time period when African Americans expressed and were recognized for their talents in art, writing, painting, etc.
Babe Ruth
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Famous poet from the Harlem Renaissance
Charles Lindbergh
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Famous African American Jazz Musician that played the trumpet
