Café society

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/caf-society

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the coined by?Maury Henry Biddle Paul in 1915
2. What is the key cities?New York, Paris, and London
3. Why did café society become popular after Prohibition ended?When alcohol was allowed again in 1933, restaurants and nightclubs reopened and became great places for people to gather. This made café society more visible and popular.
4. How did the media help café society become famous?Newspapers and magazines took pictures of celebrities and socialites at cafés. These photos were published, making the people and their lifestyle well known.

Café Society: A social phenomenon characterized by fashionable, wealthy, and often famous individuals who congregated in popular cafes and restaurants, influencing culture and trends.
Bright Young Things: A collective term for a group of young, wealthy, and fashionable socialites in Britain during the 1920s, known for their extravagant lifestyles and parties.
Prohibition: The period in the United States from 1920 to 1933 during which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were legally prohibited.
Photojournalism: The practice of using photographs to create a news story, which played a significant role in popularizing and documenting café society.