Chapter 13 Section 3 Notes

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 African-Americans 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

5. Chapter 13 Section 3 Notes • Harlem Renaissance Pictures

6. 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

7. 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 Chapter 13 Section 3 Quiz