1. #48 Ch 13 S 3
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Read & Notes Ch 13 S 3
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2. Chapter 13: The Roaring Life of the 1920s Section 3: Education and Popular Culture

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. #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)