Jazz, flappers, and the Lost Generation.
Log in Alana O'Flynn 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to Alana O'Flynn's post “Was mainstream American c...” Was mainstream American culture distinct from African American culture during 1920's • (16 votes) kateweber 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to kateweber's post “what long term effects di...” what long term effects did the Roaring 20's have on the U.S economy? • (4 votes) summersbigsister 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to summersbigsister's post “The Roaring Twenties cont...” The Roaring Twenties contributed the Great Depression. But specifically, during the Roaring Twenties, inflation rates skyrocketed. The federal government printed way more paper money than was necessary, and so the actual value of the dollar dropped considerably. That is why the Roaring Twenties were so "prosperous". Everyone had plenty of money, but that money was practically worthless. That was not the only factor in causing the Great Depression, of course, but it is a big one. (17 votes) Jessie 3 years agoPosted 3 years ago. Direct link to Jessie's post “how did the roaring 20s e...” how did the roaring 20s even happen if you just had a war? you would think that the economy was not in a good place after a war • (6 votes) David Alexander 3 years agoPosted 3 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “Yes, you would think that...” Yes, you would think that. And parts of the US economy were doing poorly through the 20s. Farmers had it BAD. But with the economies of the West European nations where and by which the war had been fought were in crisis. America, which had been in the war only briefly, and where NONE of the war was fought, had the industries and productive capacity in place to profit from whatever was being sold wherever it could be sold. The "businesses" profited in an unregulated environment, while the PEOPLE that the businesses exploited sank. (10 votes) Cory a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to Cory's post “Why was the jazz so impor...” Why was the jazz so important in the american revolution • (2 votes) David Alexander a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “The American Revolution h...” The American Revolution happened about 150 years before the 1920s. Jazz is rooted in the African-american experience and culture. Jazz was one of the ways that white americans came to appreciate aspects of African-american culture. Nevertheless, many white people opposed it for racist reasons. (9 votes) chhuon.menglin a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to chhuon.menglin's post “The underlying themes lin...” The underlying themes linked the works of lost generations were about the human capitalists. To put them in simple terms, many talented citizens lost their lives in world war one such as artists, writers, and musicians. In effect, WW1 and Roaring Twenties, the technological advances era, happen simultaneously. In the 1920s, Americans could get access to many new revolutionized devices, going along with the unprecedented period of economic development. People could purchase electrical gadgets like radios, and telephones. Fortunately, jazz came to exist and became increasingly prominent when the Americans were able to have devices to listen that type of music comfortably at their homes. Before that, they had had to join the live concert to listen and watch performers. Lucky them. Admittedly, the mainstream American culture was not that much different from African American one. During the 1920s, the American did not discriminate the lifestyle in term of music, literature, whether they were innovated by the Africans or not. Both of two races enjoyed that moment altogether. European Qoheleth 10 months agoPosted 10 months ago. Direct link to European Qoheleth's post “I fear we're having our o...” I fear we're having our own lost generation right now. • (5 votes) Zoe Helmke 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to Zoe Helmke's post “What are the underlying n...” What are the underlying negatives during this time, as there still had to be people in poverty and other bad things hidden by all the shimmer and shine? • (1 vote) David Alexander 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “https://www.bbc.co.uk/bit...” https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z2jbsg8/revision/1 Bad wages in industry. (7 votes) Connie Wolf 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to Connie Wolf's post “what is great literature?” what is great literature? • (2 votes) David Alexander 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “Great literature stands t...” Great literature stands the test of time, not just because it got put onto library shelves decades ago and is still there, but because even after centuries people are still reading it, learning from it, and finding new things about themselves from it. Great literature helps us to look into ourselves and into our times. As a boy, I thought Ian Flemming novels (about James Bond) were pretty good stuff, but they didn't have the staying power. I find greater enjoyment, and even better villians, in Jane Austen now. (5 votes) FlynnTaggart 6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to FlynnTaggart's post “In the article, the First...” In the article, the First World War is referred to as the "deadliest war in history". However, this same label has also appeared on multiple articles on multiple wars. Could someone clarify on this repetition of titles? • (2 votes) Scout Finch 5 years agoPosted 5 years ago. Direct link to Scout Finch's post “Okidoke. The reason this ...” Okidoke. The reason this is repeated so often is that many of these wars were the deadliest at the time they occurred. World War 1 was more deadly than any other war until World War 2 occurred. Hopefully that helps! (5 votes) Jimothy McYeet 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to Jimothy McYeet's post “what effects did the "roa...” what effects did the "roaring 20's" have on the world • (3 votes) David Alexander 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “This was an urban phenome...” This was an urban phenomenon in the West. It crashed at the end of the decade. Some might call this a natural consequence of excess. The Roaring Twenties refers to the decade of the 1920s in Western society and Western culture. It was a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the United States and Europe, particularly in major cities such as Berlin, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York City, Paris, and Sydney. When the urban centers went down, they dragged the rest of the economies in which they existed with them. (2 votes)Want to join the conversation?
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This lesson is about the 1920s, when jazz was important.
Drop of prices for agricultural goods, making farmers bankrupt.
Wide wealth disparity between the few at the top and the many below that.
Racism.
Since we're in a lesson about the 1920s, I suppose we can pluck out things written then by Fitzgerald and Hemmingway that are still around today and call those "great literature", and dismiss much of the other fiction writing that was done in that decade as so much paper and ink.
