USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the early 20th century, American culture was affected by radio and the movies because
A
Americans became generally more accepting of a standard culture.
B
Americans became more interested in history than in entertainment.
C
the National Football League was “on hold” because of World War I.
D
one’s occupation and career was not important in social situations.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sparked by the development of such new media as radios, phonographs, and cinema that required less literacy and formal education, and the commodification of leisure pursuits, mass culture extended its purview to nearly the entire nation by the end of the Second World War.

Detailed explanation-2: -American culture examples of these communities include African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, Latinx Americans, Native Americans, and more.

Detailed explanation-3: -The culture in the US forms itself based on values of liberty, equality, democracy, individualism, unity, and diversity. Other American values include achievement, action, work, informality, progress, and directness.

Detailed explanation-4: -Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as, popular art or mass art) and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a society at a given point in time.

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