USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Writing about flappers and tycoons, which author dubbed the 1920s “The Jazz Age”?
A
Sinclair Lewis
B
Ernest Hemingway
C
F. Scott Fitzgerald
D
John Dos Passos
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Scott Fitzgerald, in full Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (born Sept. 24, 1896, St. Paul, Minn., U.S.-died Dec. 21, 1940, Hollywood, Calif.), American short-story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age (the 1920s), his most brilliant novel being The Great Gatsby (1925).

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1922, American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald further popularized the term with the publication of his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age.

Detailed explanation-3: -This Side of Paradise (1920) Fitzgerald’s debut novel made him famous and provided the prosperity he and his wife, Zelda, needed to lead a lavish lifestyle. A portrait of the Lost Generation, the novel addresses Fitzgerald’s later theme of love distorted by social climbing and greed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jazz grew out of the era’s ragtime music, and its influence was not restricted to the musical arena. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald labeled the period from the end of the Great War to the Great Depression as the “Jazz Age” as much for the cultural change it brought about as the music that defined it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age-a term he popularized in his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age.

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