Essential Question:
How is popular culture in the 20's different than the previous decade?
The popular culture of the twentieth century is different from the Victorian and progressive era by the economy, social status, and life in general. With the new era many women took a new fashion called a flapper. Blacks started to attempt at independence and rights. The economy boomed with the production of cars, planes, and an increase in sales from advertising after a slow economy from the end of World War One. A ban of alcohol was also issued with people understanding the evils it brings with it. There were many different sections in the 1920s compared to the progressive era.
The popular culture of the twentieth century is different from the Victorian and progressive era by the economy, social status, and life in general. With the new era many women took a new fashion called a flapper. Blacks started to attempt at independence and rights. The economy boomed with the production of cars, planes, and an increase in sales from advertising after a slow economy from the end of World War One. A ban of alcohol was also issued with people understanding the evils it brings with it. There were many different sections in the 1920s compared to the progressive era.
Key Points:
Automobile: The automobile was one of the most important invention of the 1920s. Not only did it improve transportation, but it also gave a huge boost to the United States economy. By the end of the 1920s almost every house had a automobile due to the new cheap car called the T-Model produced by Henry Ford. The high demand for the automobile sparked the creation of the automobile industry as more and more people wanted one. This new drive fro automobiles created more jobs as national road construction began to improve road conditions throughout the United States.
Radio: Once radio signals could be transmitted and received with improved clarity around 1920, the idea of public radio began to take hold in America. Before, the radio was not widely used because of its poor performance but by 1920 it had vastly improved. The radio provided a cheap and easy way of conveying information and news. The first broadcast were of mostly news and world reports but as more families began to listen to the radio every single night, the radio was used for spreading sermons, music, and sports broadcasting. Radio now became an integrated part of the United States culture.
Movies: Movies were very influential on American Society during the 1920s. Movies changed the course of the Temperance Movement by portraying drinking as something positive. Heroes would drink 4x as much as the Villain would. This caused the support of the Temperance Movement to dwindle. Also during this time, movies portrayed many mobsters and gangsters in violent manners. Violence was now introduced into American films like never before. Movies of the 1920s brought much change to the American culture.
Planes: Until the 1920s, the idea of traveling through the air was not a very popular one. Then the federal government came up with the idea of air-mail. A new, fast way of transporting goods and people was born. Airplanes' popularity grew as airplanes preformed tricks at carnivals. The airplane also produced a hero in Charles A. Lindbergh when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean by himself. Airplanes soon became an icon of America.
Advertising: Advertising changed the way America made and sold its products. With advancements in travel and communication, business owners were able to ship products faster giving the ability to produce them faster. With an increase of products businessmen began advertising with posters, ads in magazines, and using popular movie stars and athletes they sales rocketed.
Sports: The increase in free time from less hours also lead to an increase in a need of something to do. Sports took the place for many. Baseball was a major pass time with many Americans of all types. With the building of huge baseball stadiums and the ads and sports pages in daily newspapers baseball was considered the national pastime by many Americans. The 1920s were know as the Golden Age of sports because an increase of all kinds of sports being created and played sky rocketed with the increases of leisure time.
Radio: Once radio signals could be transmitted and received with improved clarity around 1920, the idea of public radio began to take hold in America. Before, the radio was not widely used because of its poor performance but by 1920 it had vastly improved. The radio provided a cheap and easy way of conveying information and news. The first broadcast were of mostly news and world reports but as more families began to listen to the radio every single night, the radio was used for spreading sermons, music, and sports broadcasting. Radio now became an integrated part of the United States culture.
Movies: Movies were very influential on American Society during the 1920s. Movies changed the course of the Temperance Movement by portraying drinking as something positive. Heroes would drink 4x as much as the Villain would. This caused the support of the Temperance Movement to dwindle. Also during this time, movies portrayed many mobsters and gangsters in violent manners. Violence was now introduced into American films like never before. Movies of the 1920s brought much change to the American culture.
Planes: Until the 1920s, the idea of traveling through the air was not a very popular one. Then the federal government came up with the idea of air-mail. A new, fast way of transporting goods and people was born. Airplanes' popularity grew as airplanes preformed tricks at carnivals. The airplane also produced a hero in Charles A. Lindbergh when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean by himself. Airplanes soon became an icon of America.
Advertising: Advertising changed the way America made and sold its products. With advancements in travel and communication, business owners were able to ship products faster giving the ability to produce them faster. With an increase of products businessmen began advertising with posters, ads in magazines, and using popular movie stars and athletes they sales rocketed.
Sports: The increase in free time from less hours also lead to an increase in a need of something to do. Sports took the place for many. Baseball was a major pass time with many Americans of all types. With the building of huge baseball stadiums and the ads and sports pages in daily newspapers baseball was considered the national pastime by many Americans. The 1920s were know as the Golden Age of sports because an increase of all kinds of sports being created and played sky rocketed with the increases of leisure time.
Thinking Like a Historian: Differing Perspectives
Not many different perspectives were told of at this time. There were white men, white women, and a few blacks. Perspectives one does not hear of are the Indians, immigrants, older citizens of all races, and other countries. How was America during the 1920s viewed? Many people look back on this era and see the view through the happy young adults who are changing the ways of the world and enjoying ever step of the way. Looking back on things there are many different views that are not represented from this time period.
APPARTS
This political cartoon was drawn by Clifford Berryman. It was published in the mid 1920s before the 1928 presidential election. Prior knowledge on the election was it was between Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox. The intended audience was anyone who planned on voting in the upcoming election and anyone interested in politics. The cartoon was produced to show how Babe Ruth could make home runs but the presidential candidates were have a harder time making it 'home'. The main idea of the cartoon was of Harding and Cox struggling to find an easy way to win the election and make a 'home run'. The cartoon shows how times were different from past eras because people were now referencing modern day activities as political cartoons and ideas that the average person could understand and follow instead of the strong intelligent vocabulary words used in the past ages of scholars and politicians.
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Vocabulary:
Mass Media - any means of communication that reach large numbers
Consumerism - a modern movement protecting the consumer against useless, dangerous products,misleading products, unfair pricing, etc.
Prosperity - a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune
Mass Production - the production or manufacturing of goods in large quantities, especially machinery
Consumerism - a modern movement protecting the consumer against useless, dangerous products,misleading products, unfair pricing, etc.
Prosperity - a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune
Mass Production - the production or manufacturing of goods in large quantities, especially machinery