The Jazz Age
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Research the so called "Jazz Age" and attempt to explain what elements distinguish it.
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Elements of the Jazz Age and why it was given that name.
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The Jazz Age was during the years 1918-1929 which were the years immediately after WWI. The Jazz Age continued through the 1920's, otherwise known as the Roaring Twenties and went out with a bang during the Great Depression.
The Jazz Age focused on what we called Modernism - rather that the previous time period in the 1920's that focused on culture and history. Modernism is associated with exploring new cultures and breaking away from traditional cultures.
The reason the period between 1918 and 1929 was called the Jazz Age was because there was an enormous increase in jazz music.
The definition of jazz taken from wikipedia: Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the ...
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