https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg By. Joshua Maddalena en-us 2019-03-08 17:35:35 UTC 2024-05-17 05:50:43 UTC hello@padlet.com 377942 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg/wish/339404169 The Harlem Renaissance was a intellectual, social, and artistic golden age of black culture. This renaissance occurred during the 1920s in Harlem, New York. The era bolstered the jazz genre that developed from the blues and ragtime. The Harlem Renaissance saw great musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. The Renaissance also saw the rise of authors such as Zora Neale Hurston. ]]> 2019-03-08 17:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg/wish/339404169 377942 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg/wish/339404308 The Teapot Dome Scandal was the scandal that involved the secret leasing of federal oil reserves. The scandal occurred during Harding's presidency. Albert Bacon Fall granted two companies exclusive rights to the reserves. The leasing came under investigation and Fall was convicted of accepting a bribe. The scandal occurred from 1921 to 1923.]]> 2019-03-08 17:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg/wish/339404308 377942 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg/wish/339404595 The Scopes Trial was a legal case the was put Darwin's theory of evolution against the bible. The trial saw a substitute science teacher, John Scopes, prosecuted for teaching evolution. The trial was held on July 21, 1925. William Jennings Bryan presented the prosecution and Clarence Darrow came to Scopes' defense. The trial ended with Scopes being found guilty and being fined $100.]]> 2019-03-08 17:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg/wish/339404595 377942 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg/wish/339404715 The Lost Generation was the generation the became of age during the first world war. This generation was lost in the sense that they were directionless. This generation created many popular writers, such as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Gertrude Stein is credited for the term. The period lasted from the 1920s to 30s.]]> 2019-03-08 17:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg/wish/339404715 377942 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg/wish/339405037 The Jazz Singer was the first movie that was a talkie. The movie was released in 1927 and marked the end of the silent film era. The film was produced by Warner Brothers and used the vitaphone as a sound system. The film featured Al Jolson as the main character. The film established the studio as a major studio and won them an Academy Award.]]> 2019-03-08 17:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/v0hl6kcn7ttg/wish/339405037