1. Technological advancements during the Jazz Age
Read the entire presentation and answer the questions at the end!

2. The Automobile
Henry Ford was a pioneer in the manufacture of affordable automobiles.
He used the assembly line to mass produce the automobile
The popularity of the car had an impact on American society.
1. offered greater mobility
2. created jobs
3. encouraged the growth of other transportation industries (road construction, oil, steel, rubber, glass, and tourism)
Allowed people to move to suburbs
Detroit MI became the automobile manufacturing center of the world.

3. The Airplane
Inventors experimented with engine powered aircraft in the 1800s
Age of air travel did not begin until 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC
Orville and Wilbur Wright built a wood-and-canvas plane with a 12 horsepower engine.
On the morning of December 17th, 1903, Orville Wright took off in their plane and flew 120 feet.

4. Communication Changes
THE TELEPHONE
1. Invented by Alexander Graham Bell
2. Telephones become very popular and common in American homes
THE RADIO
1. Guglielmo Marconi is given credit for developing the radio
2. The radio brought entertainment into people’s homes: news, concerts, sporting events, and comedies. Businesses used it for advertising. It was immediate communication across the country.
3. David Sarnoff - pioneer of American commercial radio and television. He founded the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and throughout most of his career he led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970.
MOVIES
1. Developed by Thomas Edison
2. The 1920s motion picture industry in Hollywood, CA became one of the country’s leading businesses. Movies offered entertainment and escape.
3. The first movie with sound was introduced in It was called a talkie.

5. Electricity
Technology made industrial growth possible and electricity powered American industry.
Before World War I, only 30 percent of factories were run by electricity. By 1929, 70% were using electricity. It was cheaper than steam power.
As electricity became more available, the demand for new electric appliances grew: refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, vacuum cleaners.
People began to use electricity to light their homes. (due to Thomas Edison inventing the light bulb)
Radios can now be used in the home

6. 1920’s and 1930’s Inventions 1920 – Band-Aid / Hair Dryer
1921 – Robot 1st Miss America Pagent
1922 – Insulin
1923 – Traffic Signal / Q-Tips
1924 – Spiral bindings for notebooks/ Cheeseburger
1926 – Liquid fueled rocket/ Drive through
1927 – PEZ candy/Aerosol can
1928 – Penicillin/ Bubble Gum / Sliced bread
1929 – Car radio/ YO-YO = American Fad/ sunglasses
1930 – Scotch Tape
1931 – Electron Microscope
1932 – Parking Meter
1933 – FM Radio
1934 – Monopoly
1935 – Radar
Other 1920 inventions include, Peter Pan Peanut Butter, Kool-Aid, Mickey Mouse, and Pooh Bear.

7. Let’s see what you learned!
INDIVIDUALLY answer the questions in your Jazz Age booklet on pages 2 & 3 “Technological Advancements in America”. This quiz will be included in your overall grade. This is not a group effort, answer the questions on your own. No discussion.
Good-Luck!