Popular Culture in the 1920's
Henry Ford and the Model T
Popular culture in the 1920's was greatly effected by new inventions, such as the automobile, movies, radio, and airplanes that didnt exist in previous decades.
The automobile transformed transportation across america and, with Henry Ford's low priced Model T, boosted America's economy simmulationously. As the popularity of the automobile grew, so did the demand, and American automobile industry, which wouldnt have existed only 10 years earlier, was able to flourish. In addition to the jobs created directly by automotive industry leaders like Ford, many more jobs were created to convert the old dirt roads with new ones that were easier to drive on. The automobile gave americans a sense of freedom, and almsot every american family owned one. Families were able to visit realatives that lived far away more frequently. People could also drive to work, allowing them to live further away from the large cities they worked in.
Another invention that effected the America's popular culture was the airplane. The airplane was never really taken seriously until they started to be used as a form of transportation for mail and freight. As flights became more common, prices fell, and even the upper middle class could afford to fly. One major accomplishment for the airplane was when Charles A. Lindbergh flew across the atlantic. The airplane made the world smaller by allowing people could fly across the country, or across the ocean, much faster than previously.
With all the new inventions of the 1920's, manufacturers needed a way to advertise their products to increase the demand for them. advertisers hired movie stars and atheletes to persuade the public to buy their products. Advertisments made products more exciting for the consumer and made products like the Model T a common thing across the nation.
With the invention of vacuum tubes and rectifiers, the radio became a nation wide craze. In 1922, the first public radio broadcasting station opened in Pittsburg and was an instant success, sparking the creation of radio stations across the country. Radios were used to broadcast everything from sermons to concerts and united the nation and gave people a new way to communicate and spread ideas. Along with craze for radios came a new demand for movies. Although silent films were already common earlier, the 1920's expanded on them by making them longer, costlier, and more refinded, along with adding sound to them. Films and radios brought americans together and expanded their knowledge of the world with documentaries and informative radio broadcasts.
With the radio, Americans were also able to listen to sports broadcasts. Baseball became more popular than ever and brought people from all classes together. The 1920's were known as the Golden Age of sports becausepeople had more free time and turned to sports to enjoy that free time.
The automobile transformed transportation across america and, with Henry Ford's low priced Model T, boosted America's economy simmulationously. As the popularity of the automobile grew, so did the demand, and American automobile industry, which wouldnt have existed only 10 years earlier, was able to flourish. In addition to the jobs created directly by automotive industry leaders like Ford, many more jobs were created to convert the old dirt roads with new ones that were easier to drive on. The automobile gave americans a sense of freedom, and almsot every american family owned one. Families were able to visit realatives that lived far away more frequently. People could also drive to work, allowing them to live further away from the large cities they worked in.
Another invention that effected the America's popular culture was the airplane. The airplane was never really taken seriously until they started to be used as a form of transportation for mail and freight. As flights became more common, prices fell, and even the upper middle class could afford to fly. One major accomplishment for the airplane was when Charles A. Lindbergh flew across the atlantic. The airplane made the world smaller by allowing people could fly across the country, or across the ocean, much faster than previously.
With all the new inventions of the 1920's, manufacturers needed a way to advertise their products to increase the demand for them. advertisers hired movie stars and atheletes to persuade the public to buy their products. Advertisments made products more exciting for the consumer and made products like the Model T a common thing across the nation.
With the invention of vacuum tubes and rectifiers, the radio became a nation wide craze. In 1922, the first public radio broadcasting station opened in Pittsburg and was an instant success, sparking the creation of radio stations across the country. Radios were used to broadcast everything from sermons to concerts and united the nation and gave people a new way to communicate and spread ideas. Along with craze for radios came a new demand for movies. Although silent films were already common earlier, the 1920's expanded on them by making them longer, costlier, and more refinded, along with adding sound to them. Films and radios brought americans together and expanded their knowledge of the world with documentaries and informative radio broadcasts.
With the radio, Americans were also able to listen to sports broadcasts. Baseball became more popular than ever and brought people from all classes together. The 1920's were known as the Golden Age of sports becausepeople had more free time and turned to sports to enjoy that free time.
Although popular culture was changing in America, many of the problems from previous decades remained unsolved, such as women's rights, racism, and crime.
