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Pre-WWI: emphasized figure & covered her legs
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1920’s Girl
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Flattened chest, lifted hemline, & rolled stockings Named after their shoes
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bobbed hair
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close-fitting hat
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loosened blouse
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Sudden interest in a product or activity Goldfish swallowing
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Flagpole sitting To attract people to movie theaters?
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Americans went to 1 per week in the 20s Allowed people to escape reality for 10 cents
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Hollywood dictated clothing & hair styles for women What about today? Speaking of movies...
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Rudolph Valentino Mary Pickford Gloria Swanson Who am I?
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1920s: The Age of Radio
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Most could now afford both tickets & equipment needed to play
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Babe Ruth
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Jack Dempsey
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Helen Wills
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Red Grange
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Bobby Jones
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Charles Lindbergh 1927 1st to fly solo over Atlantic Became instant American hero Lucky Lindy
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Name of his plane...
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Began in New Orleans & came north with Great Mig. African American music that grew from songs & field chants of slaves
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Louis Armstrong
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Foxtrott Charleston Shimmy Black Bottom
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The “Lindy Hop” led to Swing Why was it called the “Lindy Hop”?
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The Harlem Renaissance Lindy Hop came from Harlem in 1927 There was a “rebirth” of culture there in 20s
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Writers explained American life in a black perspective Black literature & art
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Writers & artists who attacked America’s materialism There was another group called the Lost Generation
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“” HemingwayFitzgerald People care more about $$$ & “stuff” than intellect, the spiritual, & art
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