ARTH 337 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Flapper, Gloria Swanson, Kubus Scheme
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1919 1928: the roaring twenties (left) evolution from the last gasp of. Edwardian bulk (left, c. 1907) to the short, simple dress of the 1920s (right, c. 1925) 1918: end of wwi (started in 1914 over 10million people died; 2 year economic recession. League of nations forms (1st worldwide inter-governmental organization, promoted world peace; precursor to united nations) Prohibition: nationwide constitutional ban on production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages; Alcoholism, family violence, saloon-based political corruption prompted prohibitionists (led by pietistic. Protestants) to end alcoholic beverage trade to cure ill society and weaken political opposition) Warren g. harding elected president, calvin coolidge vp. 19th amendment passes (women"s right to vote) 1921: emergency quota act restricts / reduces immigration to the us (postwar upheaval in europe caused immigration to us) 1919: bauhaus established as center for contemporary design. Examines the lives and orality of post wwi youth. This side of paradise published, f. scott fitzgerald"s debut.
