1. - Chapter 2 - The U.S. Between World Wars: (1918-1941) The Roaring Twenties, Black Tuesday, and Beyond

2. The “Roaring Twenties” - A New Mass Culture -

3. 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!

4. to roar (v.) = to make a loud sound roaring (adj) = loud, fast, hot, exciting, wild, dangerous “Roaring Twenties” a roaring liona roaring engine a roaring fire

5. The Roaring Twenties Prosperous Glamorous Optimistic a.k.a. “Prohibition Era” a.k.a. “The Jazz Age” Beginning of modern American culture!

6. 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

7. 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

8. Media Technology: Radio Helped to “standardize” the culture. 1920: First radio station  1923: 600 stations! All Americans could listen to the same… news music dramas sports speeches commercials

9. Media Technology: Phonographs – allowed people to listen to music at home – Musical styles spread across the country

10. Mass Culture: Music Dance Crazes! The Charleston

11. Mass Culture: Music Jazz African American music Began in New Orleans Dance!

12. Media Technology: Cinema Hollywood Studios Silent Films – Good for immigrants! (No English needed)

13. 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)