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Unit 6 Day 8 (Pop Culture 2) Quote: “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” - Earnest Hemmingway Focus Question(s): How did consumerism transform the American economy in the 1920’s? Justify. Specified Content: Lindbergh, Hollywood, music/Gershwin, Literature (Sinclair Lewis, Fitzgerald, Hemmingway, Millay) State Standards: Strand 1, Concept 7, PO 2. d., f.
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Pop Culture 2 Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo transatlantic flight in 1927, becoming a national hero. His flight from New York to Paris lasted 33 hours and 29 minutes.
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During the 1920s the movie industry became the 4 th largest industry in America and Hollywood became the movie capital of the world.
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American artists began breaking away from European traditions. George Gershwin, an American, was one of the most famous composers of the period.
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Some of the famous writers of the 1920’s included Sinclair Lewis, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and Edna St. Vincent Millay.
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