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Okay. Well, good morning, everybody. Today, were going to discuss the jazz age. At least im going to discuss it, and your part of the discussion will be at the end. Please write down any thoughts you have, questions, responses. That would be good. The jazz age, the period from 1919 to 1929 reminds me of the opening lines of the tale of two cities by charles dickens. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Well it wasnt exactly the best of times, but for many people, it was certainly good times. It was the great age of literature, the golden age of sports, music, jazz. The 19th amendment to the constitution, which allowed women to vote in National Elections for the first time. Radio was becoming popular. It was the early days of hollywood and certainly the age of the automobile, the modelt. Automobiles were for almost every budget. It certainly wasnt the worst of times although there were very bad times. And the failures of that decade led to the worldwide depression in the
Discussion will be at the end. So please write down any thoughts you have, questions, responses, that would be good. The jazz age, the period from 1919 to 1929 reminds me of the opening lines of a tale of two cities by charles dickens. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Well, it wasnt exactly the best of times, but for many people it was certainly good times. It was a great age of literature, of the golden age of sports, music, jazz. The 19th amendment to the constitution, which allowed women to vote in National Elections for the first time, radio was becoming popular. It was the early days of hollywood and certainly the age of the automobile, the model t. And automobiles were for almost every budget. Those are the good times, which we will discuss, and it wasnt exactly the worst of times, although there were some very bad times. And the failures of that decade led to the worldwide depression in the 1930s and helped the rise of fascism in europe. So lets begin with ta
Politics and music in the first half of the 20th century. He describes how music can be a tool of outreach and xenophobia, depending on the Political Climate of the era. Good afternoon. Hello, everyone. Im amanda shondra. Its my pleasure to welcome you here today for Classical Music and American Foreign relations, a complicated duet. Thank you to our members. Its your support that keeps us going. Thank you so much. Were going deep into the december before the holidays. Its a pleasure to have you. If you are not yet a member, if you are curious about our membership levels or programs, talk to me or any of our volunteers just outside the doors. You can pick up a copy of the magazine if you dont have one already. Find us online at smithsonianassociates. Org. Please take a moment to silence any mobile devices or your cellstonecel cellphones. Good to doublecheck because we have cspan in the house. Your ring tone will be saved. Thank you. Just an additional note. Our exits we have one in the
The dow gaining 188 points, nasdaq surging 2. 3 . This is an important snap back because it gives us a glimpse into the future. Lets start with the set up. If you listen to the wise men of the hedge fund energy, theyre telling you believers will be crushed. They loved the market a month ago. Many of their fears are legitimate they have trillions of dollars in debt. The Oil Companies alone owe hundreds of billions of dollars. They cant pay it back in crude. Airline is toast supply chain could cost 60 billion. The hedge funds i listen to, well, theyre warning of 25 unemployment thanks to the government mandated lockdown. Thats not a great recession, thats Great Depression with a c. You cant have a Restaurant Industry if youre an allowed to go to restaurants. Hotels sold to you malls, malls are bowling alleys. Actual bowling alleys, baby boomer storage lockers arcane dollar trades, ooh, really scary, devastating. And as Small Business finished time to break out the apple stands and the sa