Tour the Twenties!
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1. CARS! CARS! CARS!
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The 1920s sees improved transportation because of affordable automobiles.
Big names in cars: Ford, Chevrolet
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Automobiles made it easier for people to work in the cities and live in the suburbs.
Suburbs are residential areas located between rural and urban areas.
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3. HOME SWEET HOME
During the 1920s, most homes get electric lighting for the first time! What are
some of the benefits of this major change?
Most houses are also introduced to new labor-saving products such as the washing
machine, electric stoves, and water pumps. These products mean people have to
do less work (labor) around the house!
5. ROARING CINEMA
Thanks to new labor saving products, people have a
little more free time in the 1920s. The rise of the
motion picture industry gives America a new national
identity.
NOW SHOWING (in the 1920s):
The Kid, Phantom of the Opera, The Jazz Singer, and
Steamboat Willie
Tour the Twenties!
Preview:
What is mass media?
2. SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO.
People can go to Sears and purchase some of the latest
advancements in communications!
-Increased availability of the telephone helped individuals and
businesses communicate over long distances.
-The radio and its broadcast industry allow every home to enjoy
news, advertisements, and weekly episodic radio dramas!
4. FLY AWAY TRAVEL AGENCY
The airplane was invented in 1903 by the Wright Brothers
(Orville and Wilbur). By the 1920’s people could now use the
invention for personal travel.
Tickets were expensive, but that’s no
problem for you! Where are you going
to fly???
6. PETE’S “PET SHOP”
After the movies, some decide to go to “Pete’s” Pet Shop, which is really a
speakeasy!
Speakeasy: Off the map bar were people secretly met to buy alcohol.
Why hide?
Prohibition: In 1920, in response to the Temperance Movement, the 18th
Amendment banned the making, transporting, and selling of alcohol.
Bootleggers, like Pete, made and sold alcohol illegally, which promoted
organized crime!
PETE’S
What’s
the
password
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