USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What inventions in the 1920’s contributed to a stronger sense of a national popular culture?
A
Radio and Movies
B
Telephone and Lightbulb
C
Telegraph and Printing Press
D
Interchangeable Parts and Cotton Gin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To help them enjoy their new lives new technologies such as the radio, silent movies and Henry Ford’s automobile industry were invented. After WWI, America bathed in economic prosperity, allowing them to enjoy more leisure time and technology. People were getting richer and began to spend more money.

Detailed explanation-2: -The prosperity of the 1920s led to new patterns of consumption, or purchasing consumer goods like radios, cars, vacuums, beauty products or clothing. The expansion of credit in the 1920s allowed for the sale of more consumer goods and put automobiles within reach of average Americans.

Detailed explanation-3: -With the radio, Americans from coast to coast could listen to exactly the same programming. This had the effect of smoothing out regional differences in dialect, language, music, and even consumer taste. Radio also transformed how Americans enjoyed sports.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jazz music became wildly popular in the “Roaring Twenties, ” a decade that witnessed unprecedented economic growth and prosperity in the United States. Consumer culture flourished, with ever greater numbers of Americans purchasing automobiles, electrical appliances, and other widely available consumer products.

Detailed explanation-5: -1920s Radio It was more effective than print media at sharing thoughts, culture, language, style, and more. For this reason, the importance of radio was more than just entertainment. It was a tool to communicate, interact, and bring the nation together.

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