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The Jazz Age. 1919-1929. Prohibition. Prohibition was imposed by a constitutional amendment (the 18 th ) that made it illegal to manufacture, transport, and sell alcoholic beverages. As a result speakeasies were created as places for people to drink alcoholic beverages. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Jazz Age
1919-1929
Prohibition
• Prohibition was imposed by a constitutional amendment (the 18th) that made it illegal to manufacture, transport, and sell alcoholic beverages.
• As a result speakeasies were created as places for people to drink alcoholic beverages.
• Bootleggers smuggled illegal alcohol and promoted organized crime
The Great Migration North
• Jobs for African Americans in the South were scarce and low paying.
• African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the South.
• African Americans moved to northern cities in search of better employment opportunities.
• African Americans also faced discrimination and violence in the North.
Cultural climate of the 1920s and 1930s• Art—Georgia O’Keeffe, an artist known for
urban scenes and, later, paintings of the Southwest
• Literature — F. Scott Fitzgerald, a novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920s. Wrote The Great Gatsby.
• John Steinbeck, a novelist who portrayed the strength of poor migrant workers during the 1930s. Wrote The Grapes of Wrath.
• Music—Aaron Copland and George Gershwin, composers who wrote uniquely American music. Rhapsody in Blue is one of Gershwin’s most famous pieces.
Harlem Renaissance
• African American artists, writers, and musicians based in Harlem revealed the freshness and variety of African American culture.
• Art—Jacob Lawrence - painter who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration north through art
• Literature—Langston Hughes - African American poet who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots.
• Music—Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong were jazz composers. Ellington was a pianist and Armstrong a trumpeter.
• Bessie Smith - blues singer• Popularity of these artists spread to the rest of society.
POP QUIZ Time!!!
The _____ amendment banned alcohol.
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1. 16th
2. 17th 3. 18th 4. 19th
Who smuggled illegal alcohol and promoted organized crime?
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petbag
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rs
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1. Bootleggers2. Speakeasies3. the Underground
Railroad4. Carpetbaggers5. Muckrakers
Participant Scores200 Jessica Allen
200 Carson Aud
200 Michaela Beidler
200 Kyle Brown
200 Mitchell Conley
200 Josh Conyers
200 Taylor Conyers
200 Seth Cross
200 Brandon Estes
200 Christina Floyd
The mass movement of African Americans north
between 1915-1960 is known as the
Har
lem
Ren
aiss
ance
Pro
hibiti
on
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at M
igra
tion
Tem
peran
ce M
ovem
ent
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1. Harlem Renaissance
2. Prohibition3. Great Migration4. Temperance
Movement
African Americans left the South to
Fin
d a b
ette
r job
Esc
ape
discr
imin
atio
n
Nei
ther
#1
and #
2
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1. Find a better job
2. Escape discrimination
3. Neither4. #1 and #2
Participant Scores400 Jessica Allen
400 Carson Aud
400 Mitchell Conley
400 Josh Conyers
400 Taylor Conyers
400 Seth Cross
400 Brandon Estes
400 Christina Floyd
400 Matt Jones
400 Tori Leche
When African American reached the north they no longer face discrimination and violence.
Tru
e
Fal
se
0%0%
1. True2. False
Who painted urban scenes and paintings of the Southwest?
Aar
on Cop
land
Geo
rge
Gersh
win
F. S
cott
Fitzger
ald
Geo
rgia
O’K
eefe
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1. Aaron Copland 2. George Gershwin3. F. Scott Fitzgerald4. Georgia O’Keefe
Participant Scores600 Jessica Allen
600 Mitchell Conley
600 Josh Conyers
600 Taylor Conyers
600 Seth Cross
600 Brandon Estes
600 Christina Floyd
600 Tori Leche
600 Julie Page
600 Cameron Shah
Who wrote about the Jazz Age and authored the book “The Great Gatsby”?
F. S
cott
Fitzger
ald
John S
tein
beck
Mar
k Twai
n
Gar
y Pau
lson
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1. F. Scott Fitzgerald2. John Steinbeck3. Mark Twain
4. Gary Paulson
This painting shows a scene from the
Gre
at M
igra
tion
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anci
patio
n Pro
cla.
..
The
Mar
ch o
n W
ashi
...
The
Gre
at D
epre
ssio
n
0% 0%0%0%
1. Great Migration2. Emancipation Proclamation3. The March on Washington4. The Great Depression
This person painted the story of the Great Migration.
Lan
gston
Hughes
Jac
ob Law
rence
Bes
sie
Smith
Jam
es W
histle
r
0% 0%0%0%
1. Langston Hughes
2. Jacob Lawrence3. Bessie Smith4. James Whistler
Participant Scores900 Jessica Allen
900 Mitchell Conley
900 Josh Conyers
900 Seth Cross
900 Brandon Estes
900 Christina Floyd
900 Julie Page
900 Austin Shumate
900 Erica Snook
900 Madison Whitesell
This describes the time when African American artists, writers, and musicians revealed the freshness and variety of African American culture.
The
Gre
at M
igra
tion
The
“Rev
ival
”
The
Harle
m R
enai
ss...
The
Roarin
g Twen
ties
0% 0%0%0%
1. The Great Migration
2. The “Revival”3. The Harlem
Renaissance4. The Roaring
Twenties
Participant Scores1000 Jessica Allen
1000 Mitchell Conley
1000 Josh Conyers
1000 Seth Cross
1000 Brandon Estes
1000 Julie Page
1000 Austin Shumate
1000 Erica Snook
1000 Madison Whitesell
900 Kyle Brown
