The 1900-1909 was an interesting and intriguing part of history, both worldwide and here, in the home country Evil and selfish ambitions were constantly battling the good and selfless discoveries and inventions. The world was gearing up for the First World War and the United States was plagued with, segregation and disease. Fashion was at a peak, creations were being made left and right, music was changing drastically, and politics were going haywire. Fashion during the early 1900s was often described as ‘One long Edwardian summer’(The Last Age). Women were wearing dresses that showed more and more of their figure. Dresses were changing from stiffly draped and endless layers of fabric, to light and flowy printed patterns. The corset was …show more content…
Popular music genres included, Blues and Gospel, Native American, Jazz, Swing, Country, Cajun and Creole. However the Blues and Gospel and the Native American music was frowned upon by the upper class white people and by people that viewed anyone that is not white as lesser than themselves or as impure. Sheet music was able to be mass produced and was therefore much, much cheaper and the common individual was able to purchase it affordably, the music industry was …show more content…
The wealthy often didn’t get up until almost noon and then partied the night away, while the lower class was up before dawn and often worked until after dark. In 1902, Jack London wrote “Call of the Wild” which quickly became popular with upper and lower classes alike, and the first blues song to be written down was done in 1909 by W. C. Handy, he wrote the "Memphis Blues". In 1903, Queen Victoria of England died after a reign of 63 years, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded, and on January 1, of 1903 the Commonwealth of Australia was