#48 Ch 13 S 3 Details: Read & Notes Ch 13 S 3 ______________
Chapter 13: The Roaring Life of the 1920s Section 3: Education and Popular Culture
Standards 11.5.6 Trace the growth and effects of radio and movies and their role in the worldwide diffusion of popular culture. 11.5.7 Discuss the rise of mass production techniques, the growth of cities, the impact of new technologies (e.g., the automobile, electricity), and the resulting prosperity and effect on the American landscape.
Objectives Following lecture and reading of this section, students will be able to: Describe the popular culture of the 1920s Explain why the youth-dominated decade came to be called the Roaring Twenties
School Enrollments 1914= 1 million high school students 1926= 4 million high school students Times were so good kids could stay in school and did not have to work Schools prepped students for college and work (vocational training) Schools also focused on teaching non-English speaking immigrants the language Costs of education increased throughout the 20s
Expanding News Coverage Growing mass media shaped U.S. culture Newspapers (tabloids; sensational stories) Magazines Summarized weekly news of foreign and domestic events Time Readers Digest
Radio…Who needs a Radio? Most powerful communication medium of the 1920s “air waves” “radio audience” “tune in” Hearing news as it happened Hear the voice of the president
Entertainment, Fads, and Trends Crossword Puzzles King Tut inspired accessories, jewelry, and furniture Flagpole sitting Dance marathons Spectator sports Baseball Football Sports stars became superstars Babe Ruth Flight across the Atlantic Ocean (NY to France) Charles Lindbergh (Spirit of St. Louis)
Entertainment and the Arts Movies were big, especially as talkies came about Musicians George Gershwin Jazz Painters Georgia O’Keeffe Writers Sinclair Lewis F. Scott Fitzgerald Edna St. Vincent Millay (Poet) Ernest Hemingway (WWI survivor)
#48 Ch 13 S 3 Details: Read & Notes Ch 13 S 3 Margin ?s A-D (4) Ch 13 S 3 Study Guide ?s 1-5 (5)