USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As the popularity of “moving pictures” grew in the early part of the decade, movie “palaces” capable of seating thousands sprang up in major cities.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the early 1920s, Hollywood had become the world’s film capital. It produced virtually all films show in the United States and received 80 percent of the revenue from films shown abroad.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1920s, new technology allowed filmmakers to attach to each film a soundtrack of speech, music and sound effects synchronized with the action on the screen. These sound films were initially distinguished by calling them “talking pictures", or talkies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Movies were fun. They provided a change from the day-to-day troubles of life. They also were an important social force. Young Americans tried to copy what they saw in the movies.

Detailed explanation-5: -For the next 30 years the radio was the major mass media tool. They were used for advertisements, entertainment, music, and sporting events. Serial programs (soaps) were very popular. Radio was the key source of information and entertainment in the 1920s.