USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Besides music, what types of broadcasts were sent to American homes via the radio?
A
Other broadcasts included school courses that people could listen to and earn college credit
B
Other broadcasts included detailed information on the government’s inner workings and future plans
C
People could listen to broadcasts from China, Africa, and South American countries.
D
Besides music people could hear news, weather, sports, and fictional stories
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With the most recent generations having primarily grown up on FM radio, there is an abundance of people who don’t realise the vastness to radio broadcasting like AM, FM, Pirate Radio, Terrestrial digital Radio, and Satellite.

Detailed explanation-2: -In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio station, while in satellite radio the radio waves are broadcast by a satellite in Earth orbit.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first radio stations focused on broadcast news, serial stories, and political speeches, but they later included music, weather, and sports.

Detailed explanation-4: -Radio fostered a real-time national conversation during challenging times of Depression and world war. And it became the single greatest force (before television and the internet) in developing a mass culture of sports, entertainment, news and advertising.

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