USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As a result of Prohibition, speakeasies (places where customers would socialize with alcohol present) were formed and jazz music flourished in these spaces. This music was chosen because it reflected the opposite in the atmosphere of these illegal events.

Detailed explanation-2: -No longer a regional music dominated by African Americans, jazz in the 1920s helped define a generation torn between the Victorian society of nineteenth century America and the culture of modernity that was quickly defining the early twentieth century.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cultural Importance Throughout the 1920s, jazz seeped into nearly every aspect of American culture. Everything from fashion and poetry to the Civil Rights movement was touched by its influence. The style of clothing changed to make it easier to dance along to jazz tunes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charleston, social jazz dance highly popular in the 1920s and frequently revived. Characterized by its toes-in, heels-out twisting steps, it was performed as a solo, with a partner, or in a group.