Progressivism and Jazz Age
Across
- 3. The period in American history of dramatic social, economic, and political change.
- 6. A pivotal writer and thinker of the Harlem Renaissance
- 8. American style of music that developed from ragtime and features syncopated rhythms and improvisation
- 13. A government controlled by the wealthy
- 14. A production system featuring machines and workers in a progressive arrangement of assembly
- 16. Traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among people
- 18. A pleasant bearing or way of carrying oneself; grace
- 19. Hostility toward immigrants
- 20. The first influential writer of the Harlem Renaissance
- 23. A government in which one ruler holds absolute power
- 24. This man emigrated from Germany and was hired by a magazine company to paint portraits of Harlem Renaissance figures
- 25. A man known as one of the most important writers of the twenteth century
- 27. A person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture in a religion
- 29. A elected member of a city legislative body
- 30. A way of behaving that dismisses those considered inferior, or of less worth
Down
- 1. A person who rejects modern government, capitalism, and private wealth
- 2. Style of music evolving from African American spirituals and noted for its melancholy sound
- 4. This man was known for being of the most successful and influential artists of the Harlem Renaissance
- 5. Helped more women successfully attain key positions at the local and state level
- 7. The name of one of Bessie Smiths songs
- 9. She is known as the Empress of the Blues
- 10. A primary, or election, where candidates are nominated for office by direct vote
- 11. The removal of an elected official from a government office through petitioning and voting
- 12. The process through which a foreigner becomes a citizen of a country
- 15. The exercise of the power and function of making rules or laws
- 17. To conduct activities with the purpose of influencing public officials, particularly members of a legislative body
- 21. A promoter of Black nationalism and black self-determination
- 22. A cultural movement of African American artists and writers
- 26. The right of citizens to present legislation for approval by the legislature
- 28. The scientific theory that humans and other forms of life have evolved over time