- chapter 2 - the u.s. between world wars: (1918-1941) the roaring twenties, black tuesday, and...
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- Chapter 2 -
The U.S. Between World Wars:(1918-1941)
The Roaring Twenties, Black Tuesday, and Beyond
The “Roaring Twenties”- A New Mass Culture -
Today’s Lecture Focus:Understand the images of 1920s culture
Main vocabulary:“roaring twenties”“mass culture”“celebrity”“economic boom”“economic crash”
Do NOT memorize names of people!
• to roar (v.) = to make a loud sound
• roaring (adj) = loud, fast, hot, exciting, wild, dangerous
“Roaring Twenties”
a roaring lion a roaring engine a roaring fire
The Roaring Twenties• Prosperous • Glamorous• Optimistic
a.k.a. “Prohibition Era”a.k.a. “The Jazz Age”
Beginning of modern American culture!
A New “Mass Culture”
mass (adj) = shared by many people, affecting many people,covering a large area
Usage Examples:– mass culture– mass media– mass transit– mass unemployment– weapons of mass destruction
Why did “Mass Culture” develop?• Urbanization / Industrialization
• leisure time – (for people in cities!)
• disposable income – (for people in cities!)
• Automobiles• travel• connected towns / cities
• New mass media technology reached more people• radios• phonographs• cinema
Media Technology: RadioHelped to “standardize” the culture.
1920: First radio station 1923: 600 stations!All Americans could listen to the same…• news• music• dramas• sports• speeches• commercials
Media Technology: Phonographs
– allowed people to listen to music at home
– Musical styles spread across the country
Mass Culture: Music
Dance Crazes!• The Charleston
Mass Culture: Music
Jazz• African American music• Began in New Orleans• Dance!
Media Technology: Cinema• Hollywood Studios• Silent Films– Good for immigrants!• (No English needed)
Media Technology: Cinema“Talkies”– First film with sound (1927) The Jazz Singer
Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer (A white man in blackface = controversial now)