THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Trends and culture became nationalized as people across the country heard the same information
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Americans became more involved in world politics and interventionist ideas grew
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt adopted radio as a communication tool when the medium was so new no one was certain what place it would find in American culture. Radio was an unknown force, and it came right into people’s homes and spoke to them intimately. It seemed to have the potential for both good and evil.
Detailed explanation-2: -Radio Ownership During the Great Depression Radio ownership more than doubled as news and entertainment programs, including FDR’s fireside chats, became increasingly popular during the 1930s. By the 1940 Census, 28 million households (82.8 percent of the U.S. population) reported radio ownership.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Radios provided a much-needed distraction from the hardships of the Great Depression. They provided a social outlet as well. In some areas, neighbors would gather from miles around to listen to a favorite program playing on the one set in town. Radios provided reassurance.