American culture in the 1920s

The Lost Generation refers to the writers who

• thought the unprecedented carnage and destruction of the war stripped this generation of their illusions about democracy, peace, and prosperity, and many expressed doubt and cynicism in their artistic endeavors

• Lost their lives in WWI tribute series of books

• were suffering from PTSD

• refers to the generation of artists, writers, and intellectuals that came of age during the Second World War (1941-1945) and the “Roaring Twenties."

All of the following were a part of the Lost Generation EXCEPT:

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Mark Twain

• Ernest Hemingway

• T.S. Eliot

Which type of music became popular during the 1920s?

• Rock n' Roll

• Rap

• Country

• Jazz

Which of the following is NOT associated with the Harlem Renaissance?

• Langston Hughes

• Duke Ellington

• Booker T. Washington

• Zora Neale Hurston

Which event ended the Roaring Twenties?

• Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt

• The Great Depression

• The Cold War

• The 1929 Stock Market Crash

Margaret Sanger championed

• prohibition

• pacifism

• birth control

• immigration reform

A. Mitchell Palmer is associated with

• the Harlem Renaissance

• prohibition

• the motion picture industry

• the Red Scare