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A New Mass Culture. By Collin Ruby, Shae Oxford, and Missy Strayer. Thesis. To discuss the rising new mass culture in America in the 1920s. Automobile. The Automobile was a symbol in the 1920s. The Model T Ford Affordable for the Middle-Class. Impact of Automobiles.
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A New Mass Culture By Collin Ruby, Shae Oxford, and Missy Strayer
Thesis • To discuss the rising new mass culture in America in the 1920s.
Automobile • The Automobile was a symbol in the 1920s. • The Model T Ford • Affordable for the Middle-Class
Impact of Automobiles • Became symbol of individual freedom and intelligence • Created new businesses • Ex. Gas Stations, Roadside Restaurants, Cabins • Made it easier for families to move to the suburbs
The Radio • Family affordable • Nightly ritual after dinner • First commercial radio station was KDKA in Pittsburgh in 1920 • By 1926, there were more than 700 radio stations
The movie • An escape from everyday life • Weekly outing • Originated in Hollywood, good filming weather • 1927- first major “talkie” The Jazz Singer • 1920-animation began, 1923- Walt Disney was founded • Action and comedy were favored
The Kid • Charlie Chaplin in The Kid
Sources • "Showroom of Automotive History: The Model T." The Henry Ford: America's Greatest History Attraction Home Page. Web. 25 Jan. 2010. <http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/showroom/1908/model.t.html>. • "Untitled." American Studies @ The University of Virginia. Web. 25 Jan. 2010. <http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug00/3on1/radioshow/1920radio.htm>. • "1920's Movies." The 1920's - Roaring Twenties - The Nineteen Twenties in History. Web. 26 Jan. 2010. <http://www.1920-30.com/movies/>.