Popular Culture of the 1920s Consumer Culture new products and advertising created buying spree easy credit and installment buying allowed people to “buy now and pay later”

Mass media – national magazines, radio, and motion pictures created a true national culture

Women voters - women gained the right to vote in 1920 with the 19th Amendment

The Jazz Age –a new form of music introduced by African Americans, expressed the mood of the decade

Harlem Renaissance – musicians and writers centered in Harlem gave voice to the experiences of African Americans

Lost Generation – disillusioned by WWI and the nation’s consumer culture, some artists and writers fled to Paris and produced popular books and poetry

Spectator Sports – more leisure time meant Americans had time to attend sporting events