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manifest destiny lots
of people moved to the
west
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spread of ELECTRICITY
caused a major change
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spread of ELECTRICITY
caused a major change
• In the 1920’s electricity spreads not only the citiesbut also the suburbs
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• Americans began using all kind of electricappliances
• Radios, washing machines and vacuum cleanershelp and made housework easier
• Telephone usage doubled
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ALSO...
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FORMATION
of NEW LAWSlimited
working
hours.
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FORMATION
of NEW LAWSlimited
working
hours.
AND,
INCREASED
INCOME.
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• “The new rule of 8 hours of work, 8 hours of sleepand 8 hours of leisure activities was established”
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LEISURE TIME.
increased...
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LEISURE TIME.
Amusement Parks
Baseball
increased...
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LEISURE TIME.
Amusement Parks
BaseballBooks
increased...
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LEISURE TIME.
Amusement Parks
BaseballBooks
Parks
increased...
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LEISURE TIME.
Amusement Parks
BaseballBooks
Parks
Tennis
increased...
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LEISURE TIME.
Amusement Parks
BaseballBooks
Parks
Tennis
Bicycling
increased...
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LEISURE TIME.
Amusement Parks
BaseballBooks
Parks
Tennis
Bicycling
Basketball
increased...
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why important?
Main Idea
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why important?
The mass media, movies, and spectator sportsplayed important roles in creating the popular
culture of the 1920s—a culture that manyartists and writers criticized.
Much of today’s popular culture can
trace its roots to the popular cultureof the 1920s.
Main Idea
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Amusement Parks
• To meet the recreational needs of city dwellers,many cities began setting aside land for parks
• Amusement parks were constructed on the outskirtsof cities
• These parks had picnicgrounds and a varietyof rides
Coney Island was America’s most famousamusement park in the late 19th century
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Movies
• Silent Films progressed to “talkies”
• films which include dialogue,
music, and other forms of sound
• 35 million people went to themovies each week
• The movie palaces of the 20’s were
huge and lavished
top: movie theater
bottom: movie palace in San Francisco
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Professional Sports
• Americans also
became avid
fans of spectator sports
• Baseball and boxing
became profitable businesses• Mark Twain called baseball, “the very symbol
of the booming 19th century.”
1897 Baseball team picture Kansas State
University
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Also, NATIONAL INCOME rose
to $10 million (in 1865) from
$95 million (by 1900)
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• beginnings of the shopping center, department
and chain stores, and the birth of modernadvertising.
Macy’s Department StoreMarshall Fields has been around for almost 150
years
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And the mass-production
printing (magazines and
newspapers)
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helped spread of AD’s
• businesses formed organizations to promote theirproducts (aka: ADVERTISEMENT)
• the organizations used psychological aspects tofocus the AD’s on people desires for beauty and youth
• Ads appeared in newspapers, magazines and onbillboards
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