- The Jazz Age was the period of time between the end of World War I and the Great Depression.
- Jazz music was born around 1895 in New Orleans.
- Jazz music is a combination of Ragtime, marching band music and blues.
- Jazz brought dozens of new dance steps to America.
- Dances included the Charleston, Black Bottom, Tango, Shimmies, and the Trot.
- People expressed themselves more during this time.
- Women began going to bars, drinking, smoking and wearing more revealing clothing.
- Women at this period also had the right to vote finally.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald's book the "Great Gatsby" was based on the Jazz Age.
- He is the one who actually named this time in history "The Jazz Age".