8.4--Cultural Innovations

The modernists of the American art movement attempted to express the ___

• economic prosperity, new technology

• individual, modern experience

• writing, art

• freedoms of being an American

Examples of modernists can be seen in the landscapes and flowers painted by _______ and the cubism of the paintings of _________ .

• Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Sheeler

• Eugene O'Neil, Ernest Hemingway

• Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey

• Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart

In the 1920s writers and poets wrote about various subjects and used a variety of styles to express their thoughts. American playwright ____________ wrote plays that offered a modern view of life while novelist ___________ wrote of his disillusionment with World War I.

• Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Sheeler

• Eugene O'Neil, Ernest Hemingway

• Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey

• Spongebob, Dr. Seuss

Many Americans had more spending money and leisure time because of the ____ and ____ of the 1920s.

• automobile, radio

• movies, television

• economic prosperity, new technology

• higher wages, less work hours

__________ was the first “talking” motion picture.

• The Blues Brothers

• Gone with the Wind

• The Mask of Zorro

• The Jazz Singer

One of the most popular composers of the decade was ____________, who wrote “Puttin’ on the Ritz.”

• John Williams

• Ed Sheeran

• Irving Berlin

• Louis Armstrong

Amos ’n’ Andy was a popular ___________ that portrayed the lives of two African American fictional characters.

• radio show

• broadway show

• television show

• jazz club show

One of the effects of mass media was that it helped to ________ the nation.

• divide

• unify

• correlate

• subdivide

Because of radio and motion pictures, _______ increased in popularity. The home-run hitter ________ became a national hero. Sports fans idolized boxer _______ .

• flying, Hank Aaron, Muhammad Ali

• celebrities, Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth

• entertainment, Mark McGuire, Mike Tyson

• sports, Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey