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The 1920's
Vocabulary for the Roaring 20's
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jazz Age | a name for the 1920’s when the jazz style of music was popular |
| Louis Armstrong | African-American jazz musician that played the trumpet, cornet and sang |
| Harlem Renaissance | time period when African-American artists and writers expressed their talents |
| Langston Hughes | African-American writer who wrote books, poetry and drama about the lives of black people living in American cities during the 1920’s |
| Babe Ruth | baseball player with many sport achievements and colorful personality |
| Baseball | a sport that became popular during the 1920’s due to people like Babe Ruth |
| Automobile | “horseless carriages” or car made affordable by Henry Ford due to the assembly line |
| Henry Ford | automobile maker that used assembly lines to make cars more affordable for everyone |
| Charles Lindbergh | first man to fly across the Atlantic Ocean (from New York to Paris) in a single engine aircraft named the “Spirit of St. Louis” |
| airplane | WWI used airplanes during the war; early forms were unarmed and used in the reconnaissance (spy) role until weapons were added |
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