The country is situated mostly in central North America. NORTH -> CANADA SOUTH-> MEXICO Between Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

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It was created by African Americans. Work songs. Imagery, irony and love. Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey

Origin in 1900 by black musicians. The root of 20th century music. Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Duke Ellington.

The early music played a major part on the stage. There were big bands between 1935 qnd The music of the forties reflected the feeling of a nation at war. Glen Miller or Frank Sinatra.

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The best period of his history. Walt Disney started to create his first animation films for children. Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Humphrey Bogart Marlon Brando John Wayne Elizabeth Taylor Kirk Douglas Cary Grant Marilyn Monroe Audrey Hepburn Horror genre: Dracula and Franckestein.

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popularization of gospel music. influences from R&B. creation of a new style : Rock & Roll. Mahalia Jackson Sam Cooke Dinah Washington Dionne Warwick Aretha Franklin

Influenced by the rock culture. Films oriented to make the youths enjoy themselves. Cheap teen movies or horror films. James Dean Marlon Brando

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The decade of the rock, influenced by the British music. there was another kind of Rock much harder. Other music styles: Soul, Folk and Hip-Hop. Jim Morrison Jimmy Hendrix Janis Joplin Bob Dylan Marvin Gaye

Films started to be produced in Europe. Splendor in musicals and horror films. Famous films: Doctor Zhivago or West Side Story. Jack Lemmon Paul Newman Robert Redford Clint Eastwood Faye Dunaway Barbara Streisand

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The most popular music was Progressive Rock and Glam Rock. New music style: Heavy Metal. Influenced by the British music again. Best moments of country music. James Taylor or Emily Harris.

The best decade in the history of the American Cinema. films talk about the dark side or life Important directors as Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen or Martin Scorsese. The best films: The Godfather, Taxi Driver, One flew over the cuckoo’s nest. science-fiction films: Kubrick (The Clockwork Orange), Spielberg (Jaws) or George Lucas (Star Wars) The best actors: Robert de Niro, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, John Travolta.

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The last great decade of Rock. Two styles: The Heartland Rock and Post- Punk/Thrash Metal. The evolution of Pop. Michael Jackson and Madonna. The born of the Alternative Rock, especially represented by R.E.M

Science-fiction films. Steven Spielberg is the most popular director. E.T. Terminator Blade Runner Back to the Future We can find other kind of films as for example Poltergeist.

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Bands :Nirvana and Foo Fighters. The birth of bands of 21 st century. The best moment of Pop: The Spice Girls Jennifer López Justin Timberlake Great period of Rap and Hip-Hop: Eminem.

Titanic( Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet as characters and James Cameron as director). Directors like : Quentin Tarantino Cohen Brothers Tim Burton. Films such as: Basic Instinct True Romance Jurassic Park