USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What helped unify the nation by allowing for a common culture to develop?
A
mass media
B
prohibition
C
the Scopes Trial
D
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mass culture and mass media brought many Americans together through movie theaters, sporting events, listening to the radio and even reading many of the same magazines. These trends brought the people together and tightened the national community as a whole.

Detailed explanation-2: -Media can help promote culture by: Highlighting What’s Making News: Using local media (print/digital) and popular press to share and highlight innovative approaches for preserving ancient culture.

Detailed explanation-3: -Popular culture is transmitted via mass media (i.e. any means of delivering standardized messages to a larger audience). When mass media first emerged, only a few sources were able to reach large numbers of people. These sources of mass media had a huge influence on the culture of large groups.

Detailed explanation-4: -The influence of mass media or ‘The media effect’ affects many aspects of human life, which can include voting a certain way, individual views and beliefs, or skewing a person’s knowledge of a specific topic due to being provided false information.

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