WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was common to many of the new products invented in the 1920s:
A
They were expensive
B
They were made in Japan
C
They was not a lot of supply
D
They were electric
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Newly developed innovations like radios, phonographs, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and refrigerators emerged on the market during this period. These new items were expensive, but consumer-purchasing innovations like store credit and installment plans made them available to a larger segment of the population.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1920s was a decade of change, when many Americans owned cars, radios, and telephones for the first time. The cars brought the need for good roads. The radio brought the world closer to home. The telephone connected families and friends.

Detailed explanation-3: -This included automobiles, moving pictures, and radio that brought “modernity” to a large part of the population. At the same time, jazz and dancing rose in popularity, in opposition to the mood of World War I. As such, the period often is referred to as the Jazz Age.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the 1920s, radio and cinema contributed to the development of a national media culture in the United States.

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