The 1920s

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  1. 2. an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. 3. An American fiction writer who works illustrated the Jazz Age. Most known for writing “The Great Gatsby”
  3. 7. German born theoretical physicist. Best known for his theory of relativity and his theory of energy equivalence. Received Nobel Prize in 1921 for physics.
  4. 9. American novelist who satirized middle-class America in his 22 works, including Babbitt (1922) and Elmer Gantry (1927). He was the first American to receive (1930) a Nobel Prize for literature
  5. 10. Playwright who wowed the audience with realistic dramas
  6. 12. famous golfer of the 1920s; popularized the sport and became a classic American hero
  7. 16. African-American artistic movement in New York City in the 1920s, when writers, poets, painters, and musicians came together to express feelings and experiences, especially about the injustices of Jim Crow
  8. 21. a collection of poems written by Langston Hughes on 1926
  9. 24. Lost Generation writer, spent much of his life in France, Spain, and Cuba during WWI, notable works include A Farewell to Arms
  10. 25. referred to as The Empress of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s.Along with Louis Armstrong, she had a major influence on subsequent jazz vocalists.
  11. 26. an English comic actor and filmmaker who rose to fame in the silent film era
  12. 27. Illegal bar that served liquor during Prohibition
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  1. 1. a dance named for the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina.
  2. 4. A poet who was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance movement
  3. 5. Born in Chicago middle class. moved to Harlem in 1923 and began playing at the cotton club. Composer, pianist and band leader. Most influential figures in jazz.
  4. 6. African American poet who described the rich culture of african American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance, as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissance.
  5. 8. George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. was an American baseball outfielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1935.
  6. 11. United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)
  7. 13. phrase made known by Hemingway; directed towards the generation who were a part of WWI; authors included themselves in this, including Hemingway, Fitzgerald, etc.
  8. 14. made the first solo nonstop flight from New York to Paris; thought of as a hero and celebrity
  9. 15. play written by Eugene O'Neill on 1928
  10. 17. founded the Negro National League in 1920 and is known as "The Father of Black Baseball”
  11. 18. A Protestant Christian movement emphasizing the literal truth of the Bible and opposing religious modernism, which sought to reconcile religion and science.
  12. 19. United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937)
  13. 20. a famous novel written by Ernest Hemingway on 1926
  14. 22. Leading African American jazz musician during the Harlem Renaissance; he was a talented trumpeter whose style influenced many later musicians.
  15. 23. a famous book notable wrote by Fitzgerald