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U4:W5 - N. America

North America's Modern Culture

QuestionAnswer
Immigration Migration to a new location
American Dream The widespread belief that the United States is a land of opportunity and that individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success.
Quebecois Quebec's French-speaking inhabitants
Bilingual Able to speak two languages
Suburban A residential or mixed use area that exists as a separate community within commuting distance from a city.
Jazz a style of music characterized by the use of improvisation
Rock & Roll music that grew out of rhythm and blues and that became popular in the 1950s
Harlem Renaissance A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished
Lacrosse sport invented by the Iroquois; now the national sport of Canada
Hollywood City in the Los Angeles area of California where, by the 1920s, nearly 90 percent of all films in the world were produced.
Broadway The largest and most famous theatrical district in New York City
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