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GCSE History · key term
A style of music developed by African American musicians from traditions including blues and ragtime; it became closely associated with dancing and youthful social freedom in the 1920s.
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Paper 1
Revise: Social and Cultural DevelopmentsThe Jazz Singer, released in 1927, was the first major ‘talkie’, helping to popularise films with recorded speech and sound. In 1928, Steamboat Willie brought Mickey Mouse to audiences in a cartoon using synchronised sound. These developments gave audiences new reasons to visit the cinema.
Support points about change with precise examples: the 19th Amendment in 1920, The Jazz Singer in 1927, or women’s work as typists and telephonists.
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