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U4:W5 - N. America
North America's Modern Culture
Question | Answer |
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Immigration | Migration to a new location |
American Dream | The widespread belief that the United States is a land of opportunity and that individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success. |
Quebecois | Quebec's French-speaking inhabitants |
Bilingual | Able to speak two languages |
Suburban | A residential or mixed use area that exists as a separate community within commuting distance from a city. |
Jazz | a style of music characterized by the use of improvisation |
Rock & Roll | music that grew out of rhythm and blues and that became popular in the 1950s |
Harlem Renaissance | A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished |
Lacrosse | sport invented by the Iroquois; now the national sport of Canada |
Hollywood | City in the Los Angeles area of California where, by the 1920s, nearly 90 percent of all films in the world were produced. |
Broadway | The largest and most famous theatrical district in New York City |