1. Feelings of disillusionment.
2. Common subjects: slums of rapidly growing cities, factories replacing farmlands, poor factory workers, corrupt politicians.
3. Represented the manner and environment of everyday life and ordinary people as realistically as possible (Regionalism).
4. Sought to explain behavior (psychologically/socially).

#2 Fact: Mark Twain spent 7 years to write The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

#3 Fact: Mark Twain owned 19 cats.

#2 Fact: She won the Pulitzer Prize for her play in Alison's House.

#3 Fact: Glaspell, during her teenager years, worked as a journalist while still in Iowa

Fact #2: Mickey Mouse made his first appearance.

Fact #2: One in six Black Americans do not believe in the American Dream at all.

Prohibition
1920-1933
1.Black cultural movement in Harlem, New York
2.Some poetry rhythms based on spirituals and jazz, lyrics on the blues, and diction from the street talk of the ghettos
3. Other poetry used conventional lyrical forms

Fact #2: In 1966 England won the football World Cup. The tournament was held in England with the final taking place at Wembley Stadium.

Fact #2: The Launch of “Star Wars”

Fact #2: Rock and Roll Was Born.

Korean War
1950-1953

Vietnam War
1954-1975

Set in 1960s Mississippi, The Help follows Skeeter, a white aspiring writer; Aibileen, a Black maid grieving her son’s death; and Minny, a bold maid plagued by societal judgment, as they risk their safety to secretly compile stories exposing the racism and oppression faced by Black domestic workers. The novel emphasizes the courage to challenge systemic injustice and societal “lines,” highlighting solidarity across racial divides and the transformative power of truth-telling. Their clandestine project sparks a movement that reshapes their town’s understanding of dignity, equality, and the bonds between women.

Throughout this year, having to do a timeline of all the important events of the U.S. helped me to become a little bit smarter than the rest, because some of my classmates do not know any of these events. So every time a question comes out, I can talk about these events.