My sweet padlet by Nathan Koebbe

The Creation of Jazz

koebben8320 — 2025-02-07 17:11:28 UTC

Jazz music was the byproduct of the end of WWI. The horror and sadness that the time after the war created caused the creation of Jazz. In the 1920s some of the best Jazz artists came about including Louis Armstrong, Eddie Lang, and Sidney Bechet. New Orleans was the origin of jazz.

Prohibition

koebben8320 — 2025-02-11 15:50:20 UTC

The Time period of prohibition was the banning of alcoholic beverages. During this time a new business of bootlegging became popular.

Bootleggers

koebben8320 — 2025-02-11 16:01:32 UTC

Bootleggers in the 1920s became very rich because of the number of people who wanted alcohol after the ban on it.

Automobiles

koebben8320 — 2025-02-11 16:03:40 UTC

Cars in the 1920s didn't look nearly as cool as they do now. They also didn't have nearly the amount of safety features as they do now.

WWI

koebben8320 — 2025-02-11 16:05:39 UTC

After World War I, the United States experienced a prosperous period of great economic strength.

New York

koebben8320 — 2025-02-11 16:07:48 UTC

A very cramped city with too many people for how small the area was. It also had terrible living conditions.