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Thursday, December 2, 2010

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manifest destiny lots

of people moved to the

west


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spread of ELECTRICITY

caused a major change


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spread of ELECTRICITY

caused a major change

• In the 1920’s electricity spreads not only the citiesbut also the suburbs


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• Americans began using all kind of electricappliances

• Radios, washing machines and vacuum cleanershelp and made housework easier

• Telephone usage doubled


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ALSO...


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FORMATION

of NEW LAWSlimited

working

hours.


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FORMATION

of NEW LAWSlimited

working

hours.

AND,

INCREASED

INCOME.


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• “The new rule of 8 hours of work, 8 hours of sleepand 8 hours of leisure activities was established”


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LEISURE TIME.

increased...


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LEISURE TIME.

Amusement Parks

Baseball

increased...


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LEISURE TIME.

Amusement Parks

BaseballBooks

increased...


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LEISURE TIME.

Amusement Parks

BaseballBooks

Parks

increased...


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LEISURE TIME.

Amusement Parks

BaseballBooks

Parks

Tennis

increased...


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LEISURE TIME.

Amusement Parks

BaseballBooks

Parks

Tennis

Bicycling

increased...


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LEISURE TIME.

Amusement Parks

BaseballBooks

Parks

Tennis

Bicycling

Basketball

increased...


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why important?

Main Idea


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why important?

The mass media, movies, and spectator sportsplayed important roles in creating the popular

culture of the 1920s—a culture that manyartists and writers criticized.

Much of today’s popular culture can

trace its roots to the popular cultureof the 1920s.

Main Idea


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Amusement Parks

• To meet the recreational needs of city dwellers,many cities began setting aside land for parks

• Amusement parks were constructed on the outskirtsof cities

• These parks had picnicgrounds and a varietyof rides

Coney Island was America’s most famousamusement park in the late 19th century


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Movies

• Silent Films progressed to “talkies”

• films which include dialogue,

music, and other forms of sound

• 35 million people went to themovies each week

• The movie palaces of the 20’s were

huge and lavished

top: movie theater

bottom: movie palace in San Francisco


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Professional Sports

• Americans also

became avid

fans of spectator sports

• Baseball and boxing

became profitable businesses• Mark Twain called baseball, “the very symbol

of the booming 19th century.”

1897 Baseball team picture Kansas State

University


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Also, NATIONAL INCOME rose

to $10 million (in 1865) from

$95 million (by 1900)


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• beginnings of the shopping center, department

and chain stores, and the birth of modernadvertising.

Macy’s Department StoreMarshall Fields has been around for almost 150

years


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And the mass-production

printing (magazines and

newspapers)


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helped spread of AD’s

• businesses formed organizations to promote theirproducts (aka: ADVERTISEMENT)

• the organizations used psychological aspects tofocus the AD’s on people desires for beauty and youth

• Ads appeared in newspapers, magazines and onbillboards


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