Life changed a lot after WWI. People wanted to have fun.
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Radio was broadcasting music and shows.
Jazz was the new music. Louis Armstrong & Bessie Smith
Movies were adding voices. Charlie Chaplin & Clara Bow
Harlem Renaissance allowed African American artists, writers and musicians to show what they could do.
Sports were beginning. Red Grange – football and Babe
Ruth – baseball

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People now had money and free time. A new idea called “installment buying” was created.
Cars – Henry Ford started building with the assembly line. Because of mass production the costs were kept down. Many could afford a car.
Appliances – Washers, dryers, radios, and other conveniences were now available.

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Rudolph Valentino – Silent Movies
Charlie Chaplin – The Little Tramp
Red Grange – Football
Babe Ruth – Baseball
Louis Armstrong – Jazz
Bessie Smith – Jazz
Amelia Earhart – Flight
Charles Lindbergh - Flight