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PEOPLE & EVENTS > WORLD AT WAR > Charleston

What? • a fast and wild paced dance which quickly caught on with younger generation • emerged from Black American culture Historical Significance • took people's mind off the tough life during the depression

Related Links • How to do the Charleston • The Charleston • Charleston

PEOPLE & EVENTS > TURN OF THE CENTURY > The Charleston > REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Where did the charleston come from
   
   1. French culture
   2. English culture
   3. Chinese culture
   4. Black American culture




2. What was the Charleston?
   
   1. popular song of the 1920s
   2. famous dance of the 1920s
   3. A part of Bennett’s New Deal
   4. A movie of the 1920’s




3. What did the Charleston help people do
   
   1. Nothing
   2. It helped people get their mind off of the war
   3. It helped people get their mind off of the depression
   4. It helped people make money




4. What was the Charleston called?
   
   
   1. The dance of the century
   2. The dance of the decade
   3. The hip dance
   4. The real McCoy

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