American Literature 1880-1940 (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards

1920s period of prosperity, excess & cultural innovation

Those who came of age during/after WWI

Gave women the right to vote

Young women who challenged social/gender norms in 1920s

1929; ended Jazz Age, triggered Great Depression

Made manufacture, sale & transport of alcohol illegal

Secret bars selling illegal alcohol during Prohibition

Illegal alcohol sales (bottles hidden in boots)

Advertising power, God substitute, capitalism as religion

Wasteful display of wealth through pretentious behaviour