Chapter 13 Section 3 Notes







Schools and Mass Media shape
Cultures
1914 approx. 1 million
American students attended H.
School
By 1926 almost 4 million, due
to prosperous times and higher
educational standards for
factory jobs.
Schools began to offer
vocational training and had to
teach immigrant children
Many new immigrants spoke no
English
Total cost of Education in mid
‘20s 2.7 Billion a year
Education increased literacy,
but mass media shaped culture
Chapter 13 Section 3 Notes



Radio most powerful
communication tool
People could hear news
as it happened
People had more leisure
time, and spent more
money on entertainment,
sports heroes became
popular
Chapter 13 Section 3 Notes







Charles Lindbergh made the first non stop
solo flight across the Atlantic and won
$25,000.
Lindbergh became very famous and
became idol to many
Entertainment in arts area increased such
as movies with sound
The Jazz Singer (Released in 1927) was
first movie with sound
Steamboat Willie 1928 was first animated
movie with sound
George Gershwin became famous by
merging traditional elements with
American jazz
Ernest Hemingway became famous writer.
Wounded in World War 1 wrote novels
criticizing the glorification of war
Chapter 13 Section 3 Notes
The Harlem Renaissance
A cultural movement that spanned the 1920s and 1930s
centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City
where African Americans expressed themselves through
the arts, literature and music.
It brought unprecedented creative activity in writing,
art, and music and redefined expressions of AfricanAmericans and their heritage
The Great Migration – hundreds of African Americans
moved from South to North to the big cities in search
of jobs.
A major factor leading to the rise of the Harlem
Renaissance was the migration of African-Americans
to the northern cities

Chapter 13 Section 3 Notes

Harlem Renaissance Pictures
Chapter 13 Section 3 Notes
NAACP(National Association of
Advancement for Colored People)
created in 1909.
 NAACP encouraged African Americans
to protest racial violence.
 NAACP fought to protect African
American rights
 NAACP Made anti-lynching laws a
priority

Chapter 13 Section 3 Quiz
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
1.) How many American children were attending school by
the year 1924?
a.) 1 million
b.) 4 million
c.) 40 million
2.) Name one reason why education became more
important?
a.) Industry jobs were requiring it
b.) Families were moving back to their farms to teach
rural people
c.) Farms jobs were requiring people to read and do math
better
•
•
•
•
3.) How much did education cost in the mid 1920’s?
a.) 2.7 million a year
b.) 2.7 billion a year
c.) 27 Billion a year
•
•
•
•
4.) What influenced shaped the American culture the
most?
a.) Seminars
b.) Education
c.) Mass Media
•
•
•
•
5.) What was the most powerful communication tool?
a.) Radio
b.) Magazines
c.) Television
•
6.) What did people in big cities start spending more
money on?
a.) Farm equipment
b.) Seed for crops
c.) Leisure activities
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
7.) Who made the first solo flight across the Atlantic?
a.) Columbus
b.) Lindbergh
c.) Wilbur and Wright
•
•
•
•
8.) Name one famous writer of this time?
a.) Mozart
b.) Hemingway
c.) Edison
•
9.) Name one famous composer of music during this
time?
a.) Gershwin
b.) Hemingway
c.) Schwinn
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
10.) What was the name of the first movie with sound?
a.) Gone With the Wind
b.) The Sound of Music
c.) The Jazz Singer
•
•
•
11.) Where did African Americans move to during the
Great Migration?
a.) From South to North
b.) From East to West
c.) From North to South
•
•
•
•
12.) What did the NAACP do?
a.) Protected white peoples rights
b.) Abolished slavery
c.) Protected African Americans rights