Context (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's birth date
F. Scott Fitzgerald's birth date
September 24, 1896
Year Fitzgerald attended Princeton University
Year Fitzgerald attended Princeton University
1913
Who was Zelda Sayre to Fitzgerald
Who was Zelda Sayre to Fitzgerald
His wife; met during military service, relationship central to his life & work
Zelda's condition for marrying Fitzgerald
Zelda's condition for marrying Fitzgerald
Financial security/achieve success first
Name for the 1920s cultural period
Name for the 1920s cultural period
The Jazz Age
Year of Wall Street Crash
Year of Wall Street Crash
1929
Who coined 'Lost Generation'
Who coined 'Lost Generation'
Gertrude Stein
What were flappers
What were flappers
Liberated young women challenging traditional gender norms
Year & significance of 19th Amendment
Year & significance of 19th Amendment
1920, granted women the right to vote
The American Dream's promise
The American Dream's promise
Hard work leads to success regardless of background
Year of Prohibition Act
Year of Prohibition Act
1919
What were speakeasies
What were speakeasies
Secret establishments selling illegal alcohol
What was bootlegging
What was bootlegging
Illegal alcohol trade during Prohibition
Who coined 'conspicuous consumption'
Who coined 'conspicuous consumption'
Thorstein Veblen
Year of Immigration Act restricting entry
Year of Immigration Act restricting entry
1924