1. The 1920’s A New Popular Culture is Born

2. Radio

3. How did radio help create a common culture in the U.S.? People throughout the country heard the same news, ads, and music. KDKA – 1 st corporate radio station

4. Movies Mass media entertainment D.W. Griffith – The Birth of a Nation. - Very controversial

5. Walt Disney Steamboat Willie – introduced an animated character – Mickey Mouse!

6. Charlie Chaplin One of the brightest stars of the 1920’s Character portrayed a tramp with ragged clothes and a derby hat

7. Charles Lindbergh “Lucky Lindy” First person to complete a transatlantic flight

8. Amelia Earhart 1 st woman to fly across the Atlantic

9. Red Grange AKA “Galloping Ghost” – excellent football player in college and turned pro after college

10. Helen Willis Won 31 major tennis tournaments and 2 Gold Medals

11. Bobby Jones Won golf’s 1 st Grand Slam – 4 majors

12. Babe Ruth “The Sultan of Swat”

13. F. Scott Fitzgerald Wrote several books – The Great Gatsby

14. George Gershwin Musical composer – wrote Rhapsody in Blue