POPULAR CULTURE OF THE 1920's
How is the popular culture in the 20's different than the previous decade?
Pop Culture of the 1920's was completely different from the popular culture of the previous decade. So many new forms of entertainment that we still use today came out of the roaring twenties. Before electricity, most people went to sleep when the sun went down, because they could not see in the dark without a candle or something in that nature. With the new invention of electricity, people could stay up as late as they wanted. Families could listen to the radio after dark for a great deal of entertainment. Traveling also became a lot easier. Because the automobile was invented, cities started urban sprawl and starting spreading out more. Suburbs were also created. Middle class and rich families who did not want to live right in the city could now live close to the city, but in a nice area just outside of it. The airplane also made it easier to get to farther away places. The 1920's was the golden age of sports. Particularly baseball. That was America's #1 pass time, unlike the previous decade.
Pop Culture of the 1920's was completely different from the popular culture of the previous decade. So many new forms of entertainment that we still use today came out of the roaring twenties. Before electricity, most people went to sleep when the sun went down, because they could not see in the dark without a candle or something in that nature. With the new invention of electricity, people could stay up as late as they wanted. Families could listen to the radio after dark for a great deal of entertainment. Traveling also became a lot easier. Because the automobile was invented, cities started urban sprawl and starting spreading out more. Suburbs were also created. Middle class and rich families who did not want to live right in the city could now live close to the city, but in a nice area just outside of it. The airplane also made it easier to get to farther away places. The 1920's was the golden age of sports. Particularly baseball. That was America's #1 pass time, unlike the previous decade.
How did the automobile change life in the 20's?
The automobile changed the lives of many in the 1920's. Many people were living in the city because they could only walk or ride a horse to get supplies and products that they needed. When the automobile was invented, it helped the average civilian eligible to move out of the city and own more land in the rural areas. As more and more people moved away from the city, subdivisions and neighborhoods were created. The city also continued to grow and expand over more land because the automobile made it so easy to go from place to place.
What was the impact of radio and movies on life in the 20's?
When the first radio was introduced in the 1920's, it quickly became a very popular product. Over half of the families in the United States bought a radio, and would sit around the radio at night and listen to it as a form of entertainment. The invention of the radio also created many radio stations. Many things were reported over the radio, because it was one of the only ways news was spread and one of the modern forms of entertainment. Things such as pop and classical music, sporting events, newscasts, weather forecasts, market updates, fictional stories, and many more were talked about over the radio. Films and movies had their debut in the 1920's. Over 800 films were created per year! Teenagers would often go to the movies as a date night, or families would go and see a movie together. Some of the most popular films that came out of the 20's was: The Jazz Singer, The Phantom of the Opera, The Kid, Greed, The Unknown, and many more.
How did the airplane change society in the 20's and what impact did Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic have on society?
In the 1920's, aviation had a great impact on America, and on the way Americans lived and worked. At the start of the decade, only a couple of years after the end of WWI, aviation was still very unknown and scary for most Americans. Companies existed to build military airplanes, and a few civilian companies started to make airplanes for commercial use. Airplane designs grew from 80 mph biplanes to speedy race planes flying at over 200 mph, and the airline industry, already established in Europe, started growing in the United States. One single event in 1927 caught the attention of every American-Charles Lindbergh's solo crossing of the Atlantic ocean. If there was a way to tie a product or a service to aviation in the 1920's, it was done to sell as many products as possible. The Government also invented air-mail. Instead of waiting several weeks for a package they were able to receive it within a few days. This made getting supplies and products from place to place much easier and much more efficient.
How did advertising change how things were sold in the 1920's?
The mass production and the lowering of prices on consumer goods meant that more items were available to more people than ever before. The construction of the transcontinental railroads provided a national market for a company's goods. Advertising a product changed from simply announcing the existence of a product in a dull, dry fashion to persuading the public they needed and deserved to own the product. By developing repeat customers, advertising also helped build brand loyalty for the company. Brand loyalty helps sell other existing and new products to these same customers. Propaganda was also used. Distributes used things like band wagon, celebrity endorsements, and many other ways to promote products.
Why were the 1920's known as the "Golden Age of Sports"?
1920's is called Golden Age in Sports because the United States had a strong economy for most of that decade. Many workers had more leisure time. New and bigger stadiums and gymnasiums were built. America's pastime was now baseball. Many Americans loved to go to baseball games. He was the hard drinking, hard swinging hero of the Yankees' "Murderer's Row". Along with Lou Gehrig, Ruth put together one of the most impressive baseball careers of all time.
The automobile changed the lives of many in the 1920's. Many people were living in the city because they could only walk or ride a horse to get supplies and products that they needed. When the automobile was invented, it helped the average civilian eligible to move out of the city and own more land in the rural areas. As more and more people moved away from the city, subdivisions and neighborhoods were created. The city also continued to grow and expand over more land because the automobile made it so easy to go from place to place.
What was the impact of radio and movies on life in the 20's?
When the first radio was introduced in the 1920's, it quickly became a very popular product. Over half of the families in the United States bought a radio, and would sit around the radio at night and listen to it as a form of entertainment. The invention of the radio also created many radio stations. Many things were reported over the radio, because it was one of the only ways news was spread and one of the modern forms of entertainment. Things such as pop and classical music, sporting events, newscasts, weather forecasts, market updates, fictional stories, and many more were talked about over the radio. Films and movies had their debut in the 1920's. Over 800 films were created per year! Teenagers would often go to the movies as a date night, or families would go and see a movie together. Some of the most popular films that came out of the 20's was: The Jazz Singer, The Phantom of the Opera, The Kid, Greed, The Unknown, and many more.
How did the airplane change society in the 20's and what impact did Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic have on society?
In the 1920's, aviation had a great impact on America, and on the way Americans lived and worked. At the start of the decade, only a couple of years after the end of WWI, aviation was still very unknown and scary for most Americans. Companies existed to build military airplanes, and a few civilian companies started to make airplanes for commercial use. Airplane designs grew from 80 mph biplanes to speedy race planes flying at over 200 mph, and the airline industry, already established in Europe, started growing in the United States. One single event in 1927 caught the attention of every American-Charles Lindbergh's solo crossing of the Atlantic ocean. If there was a way to tie a product or a service to aviation in the 1920's, it was done to sell as many products as possible. The Government also invented air-mail. Instead of waiting several weeks for a package they were able to receive it within a few days. This made getting supplies and products from place to place much easier and much more efficient.
How did advertising change how things were sold in the 1920's?
The mass production and the lowering of prices on consumer goods meant that more items were available to more people than ever before. The construction of the transcontinental railroads provided a national market for a company's goods. Advertising a product changed from simply announcing the existence of a product in a dull, dry fashion to persuading the public they needed and deserved to own the product. By developing repeat customers, advertising also helped build brand loyalty for the company. Brand loyalty helps sell other existing and new products to these same customers. Propaganda was also used. Distributes used things like band wagon, celebrity endorsements, and many other ways to promote products.
Why were the 1920's known as the "Golden Age of Sports"?
1920's is called Golden Age in Sports because the United States had a strong economy for most of that decade. Many workers had more leisure time. New and bigger stadiums and gymnasiums were built. America's pastime was now baseball. Many Americans loved to go to baseball games. He was the hard drinking, hard swinging hero of the Yankees' "Murderer's Row". Along with Lou Gehrig, Ruth put together one of the most impressive baseball careers of all time.
"I have only one superstition, touch all the bases when I hit a home run."
--Babe Ruth
Vocabulary
Mass Media- any means of communication, as television, radio, and/or newspaper, that reach a large number of people
Consumerism-the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers.
Prosperity-a successful or thriving condition, especially in financial aspects, good fortune
Mass Production-the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)
APPARTS
Author: Unknown
Place and Time: The New York Yankee Stadium, 1923. In the Bronx, New York.
Prior Knowledge: The New York Yankees was one of the most influential baseball teams and a lot of people came to New York to watch baseball, America's #1 pass time during the time period.
Audience: Anyone and everyone in the United States. Baseball was the new popular pass time, and everyone should see a game!
Reason: Baseball is still an important part of American Society today and it was created during the 1920's. Babe Ruth, an African American baseball player, also broke many records and became very famous for being a good baseball player and for breaking the racial barrier.
The Main Idea: Baseball is still an important part of American Culture today. It is considered to be All-American. The game that was most popular in the 1920's surely made it's impact on society.
Summarize: Many parts of society during the 1920's did not make it past that time period. However, baseball is still popular today. Usually, as a nation, we outgrow many things of previous decades, but not baseball. That is still a very popular American sport.
Author: Unknown
Place and Time: The New York Yankee Stadium, 1923. In the Bronx, New York.
Prior Knowledge: The New York Yankees was one of the most influential baseball teams and a lot of people came to New York to watch baseball, America's #1 pass time during the time period.
Audience: Anyone and everyone in the United States. Baseball was the new popular pass time, and everyone should see a game!
Reason: Baseball is still an important part of American Society today and it was created during the 1920's. Babe Ruth, an African American baseball player, also broke many records and became very famous for being a good baseball player and for breaking the racial barrier.
The Main Idea: Baseball is still an important part of American Culture today. It is considered to be All-American. The game that was most popular in the 1920's surely made it's impact on society.
Summarize: Many parts of society during the 1920's did not make it past that time period. However, baseball is still popular today. Usually, as a nation, we outgrow many things of previous decades, but not baseball. That is still a very popular American sport.