2. 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”

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

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

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

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

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

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