WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Popular new technology of the 1920s included
A
Television and Movies
B
Radio and Movies
C
Trains and Cars
D
Make-up and cigarettes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Talkies. The new movies in the 1920’s where called talkies. In the late 1920s, the technology called synchronized sound was developed, allowing movies to include talking and singing talkies.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -# 1. METROPOLIS. Fritz Lang 1927. # 2. BALLET MÉCANIQUE. Fernand Léger & 1 more 1924. # 3. THE SEASHELL AND THE CLERGYMAN. Germaine Dulac 1927. # 4. THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC. Carl Theodor Dreyer 1928. # 5. OLD AND NEW. Sergei Eisenstein & 1 more 1929. # 6. L’INHUMAINE. # 7. FAUST. # 8. THE CABINET OF DR. More items

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