The document provides background on various aspects of pop culture in the 1900s. Music included ragtime, Broadway musicals, and vaudeville songs. Dancing shifted from traditional waltzes to styles like the jitterbug and tango. Fashion was formal, with women wearing corseted dresses and large hats and men suits. Government saw Theodore Roosevelt as US President and reforms in China and London. Art styles included cubism, fauvism, and expressionism. Popular fads included teddy bears and ping pong, while films were short and shown in nickelodeons.