The Charleston. Unknown. World War I and the Jazz Age
Critical Thinking Questions:
 
 
  1. What did The Charleston represent as a form of mass cultural appeal for Americans everywhere who fell into the dance craze?




  2. The Charleston emerged partly as a result of the emergence of popular music as a mass medium with broad appeal. How do you think this "mass appeal" actually occurred?




  3. Think about the social culture in the United States during the "Roaring 20s," when dances like The Charleston and the Lindy Hop became trendy. Do you think there's any reason that Americans were drawn to this type of expression at this time in history?




  4. Women who danced The Charleston were usually called "flappers" - what kind of symbol for women were these lively and unconventional women of the 1920s?




  5. Some historians called the 1920s both an age of "anxiety and a period of hope" - why do you think that is?
 
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