https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo Dandy en-us 2017-10-24 14:46:11 UTC 2026-03-05 17:33:06 UTC hello@padlet.com mirielleg074 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200018812 The radio allowed the presidential elections to be broadcasted across the country. Once many people had it throughout the country, it became a prime source of advertising.]]> 2017-10-24 14:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200018812 micahs932 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200018989 Known as the first affordable car, the Ford Model T was first produced by Henry Ford in 1908 in Detroit, Michigan.  In 1913, Ford installed the first moving assembly line factory in Highland Park, Michigan. The assembly line cut the production time drastically. At first, it had taken 12 hours to produce a car, but by 1925, it took 10 seconds per automobile. The cost of production, and therefore the price, also dropped. In its first year, the Model T cost $850, but by 1924, it only cost $295.  The automobile industry also spurred advancement in other industries, such as rubber, plate glass, nickel, and lead.  Cars alone took up 15% of the nation's steel.]]> 2017-10-24 14:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200018989 biancam939 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200019986 Sports like baseball and football became popular pastimes. Horse racing, golf and tennis also grew more popular because of their association with gambling.  Sports players started to become celebrities, like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.  They started to be paid to endorse products.]]> 2017-10-24 14:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200019986 kelseyl199 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200020066 The 20's was the age of Jazz and Blues. Jazz began in the black communities, it combined European and African music. Jazz music helped break racial barriers. Louis Armstrong was one of the most influential jazz musicians, who broke down many racial barriers. Dance bands were formed during the prohibition, where these bands would perform underground where people would come to drink, dance, and listen to the music. ]]> 2017-10-24 14:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200020066 mirielleg074 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200024395 Many artists drew paintings and drawings of isolationism. Artists created the modern image of society. There were a bunch of new techniques. 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They wore "scandalous" clothing as well.]]> 2017-10-24 15:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200026723 micahs932 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200028424 2017-10-24 15:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200028424 biancam939 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200028950 2017-10-24 15:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200028950 mirielleg074 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200031896 An example of new inventions that were marketed as home necessities.]]> 2017-10-24 15:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200031896 kelseyl199 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200033464 Airmail made transportation of mail much faster and more efficient. 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These pieces of Legislation limited some ethnic groups more than others.]]> 2017-10-24 15:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200035236 kelseyl199 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200035903 Black culture grew and spread in the 20's. As African Americans moved up North they brought a new social and cultural landscape with them.  The Harlem renaissance was an artistic explosion of African american culture, it became known as the rebirth of black culture. The Harlem Renaissance helped to redefine how Americans and the world understood African American culture. Blacks were finally gaining respect for It integrated black and white cultures, and marked the beginning of a black urban society. The Harlem Renaissance set the stage for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.]]> 2017-10-24 15:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200035903 micahs932 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200036100 2017-10-24 15:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200036100 biancam939 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200039692 Women received more independence in the 1920's though some didn't want it. Though flappers and shebas were rising in the younger generation, rural woman tended to stick to their traditional ways. Some urban woman who weren't as extreme as the younger uprising adapted their own style as well.]]> 2017-10-24 15:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200039692 micahs932 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200041037 With all the new inventions of the 1920's, companies needed ways to get them out to the masses. This caused the boom of advertising. There were advertisements in magazines, newspapers, on radios, and in movies. These ads preyed on the anxieties and fears of the public, convincing them that they need this product to deal with their lives. The ads also linked their products to the modern ideas of the day, such as progress, leisure, and success. They wanted to convince people that if they bought this product, they would be modern and advancing the nation.]]> 2017-10-24 15:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200041037 biancam939 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200454937 The 1920's revolutionized dancing and started the trend of showgirls and carpet performers. The Charleston and unique partner dances surprised the older generation and supported the Jazz age with unique additions to traditional dances.]]> 2017-10-25 15:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200454937 biancam939 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200458332 Authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald (and Zelda Fitzgerald,) Sinclair Lewis, Sylvia Beach, H. L. Mencken and revolutionized 1920 writing, exposing America to modern times and their own opinions. This showed America not only what what happening in the younger generations, but that there was little chance in trying to stop it.]]> 2017-10-25 15:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200458332 biancam939 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200463029 Changing working conditions gave workers less work hours and more money, allowing for more spending time and more money to spend. The middle class changed with the decade, giving power to the workers of classes other than the highest.]]> 2017-10-25 15:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200463029 kelseyl199 https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200463545 In the 20's traveling and taking vacations became much easier. New methods of transportation like air travel, cruise ships, and cars made the world a smaller place and facilitated distant travel.]]> 2017-10-25 15:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/biancam939/ij54621yqyeo/wish/200463545