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The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age. 1919-1929. The Automobile. Henry Ford was a pioneer in the manufacture of affordable automobiles. Used the assembly line to mass produce the automobile The popularity of the car had an impact on American society. 1. offered greater mobility 2. created jobs

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The Jazz Age

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  1. The Jazz Age 1919-1929

  2. The Automobile • Henry Ford was a pioneer in the manufacture of affordable automobiles. • Used the assembly line to mass produce the automobile • The popularity of the car had an impact on American society. 1. offered greater mobility 2. created jobs 3. encouraged the growth of other transportation industries (road construction, oil, steel, rubber, glass, and tourism) • Allowed people to move to suburbs • Detroit MI became the automobile manufacturing center of the world.

  3. The Airplane • Inventors experimented with engine powered aircraft in the 1800s • Age of air travel did not begin until 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC • Orville and Wilbur Wright built a wood-and-canvas plane with a 12 horsepower engine. • On the morning of December 17th, 1903, Orville Wright took off in their plane and flew 120 feet.

  4. Communication Changes • The telephone 1. Invented by Alexander Graham Bell 2. Telephones become very popular and common in American homes • The radio 1. Guglielmo Marconi is given credit for developing the radio 2. The radio brought entertainment into people’s homes: news, concerts, sporting events, and comedies. Businesses used it for advertising. 3. David Sarnoff - pioneer of American commercial radio and television. He founded the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and throughout most of his career he led the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in various capacities from shortly after its founding in 1919 until his retirement in 1970. • Movies 1. Developed by Thomas Edison 2. the 1920s motion picture industry in Hollywood, CA became one of the country’s leading businesses. Movies offered entertainment and escape. 3. the first movie with sound was introduced in 1927.

  5. Electricity • Technology made industrial growth possible and electricity powered American industry. • Before World War I, only 30 percent of factories were run by electricity. By 1929, 70% were using electricity. It was cheaper than steam power. • As electricity became more available, the demand for new electric appliances grew: refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, vacuum cleaners. • People began to use electricity to light their homes. (due to Thomas Edison inventing the light bulb) • Radios can now be used in the home

  6. POP QUIZ TIME!!!!!

  7. By 1929, over 70% of American factories were being run by • Steam Power • Coal • Electricity • Nuclear power

  8. __________________was a pioneer in the manufacture of affordable automobiles. • Alexander Graham Bell • Guglielmo Marconi • Thomas Edison • Henry Ford

  9. Who is given credit for developing the radio? • Guglielmo Marconi • Thomas Edison • David Sarnoff • Henry Ford

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  11. What method was used to mass produce the automobile? • Scientific Management • Assembly Line • Robotics • None of the above

  12. How did the automobile impact American society? • Created jobs • Gave people greater mobility • Led to the growth of other industries • #1 and #2 • #1, #2, and #3

  13. As electricity became more available in people’s homes, the demand for new appliances grew. • True • False

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  15. Which city became the automobile manufacturing center of the world? • Chicago IL • Richmond VA • Detroit MI • Pittsburgh PA

  16. Who is given credit for the first flight in an airplane? • The Wright Brothers • Henry Ford • Chuck Yeager • Charles Lindbergh

  17. This person was a pioneer of commercial radio and television and founded the National Broadcasting Company. • Guglielmo Marconi • David Sarnoff • Walter Cronkite • Dan Rather

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  19. In what year did the Wright brothers have their first successful flight? • 1900 • 1903 • 1910 • 1914

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