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Amrican Literary Renaissance (Early 1900's)
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Undergraduate 1
02/22/2014

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Term
When did WW1 start?
When did the US get involved?
Definition
World war one started in 1914,
The U.S. got involved in 1918
Term
What were the feelings associated with early 1920 sentiment?
Definition
societal breakdown, powerlessness, fear, disorientation
Term
When did prohibition kick in?
When was it overturned?
Definition
Prohibition started in 1919, it ended when it was repealed 14 years later in 1933
Term
What was a struggle for the traditionalists of the literary renaissance?
Definition
They struggled to maintain the values and traditions of the former age
Term
What were some examples of urbanization?
Definition
Telephones and electricty entered more homes,

The Phonograph and record player became more widely used

Motion pictures (sound came in 1929)
Term
What were common beliefs of modernism?
Definition
The sense that old traditions and artistic structures had been destroyed or were falsehoods that needed to be renovated.
Term
What particular examples would Modernists disagree with?
Definition
Abstractions, generalizations, and high-flown writing would conceal and not convey reality
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