MT 4 The 1920s Roaring Twenties Learning Target

MT 4: The 1920’s (Roaring Twenties) Learning Target #3 (Essential Question): • • Explain how the USA changed as a result of mass production, growth of cities, technological advancements/inventions? Explain how these changes effected American society, women and ethnic groups. Assignment: • Go over the power point • Take notes if you need to • Watch all videos • Answer the questions at the end

Changes �The biggest change in the 1920’s was ELECTRICITY �Electricity was invented and soon spread around cities all over the USA EFFECT �Factories and homes had a reliable energy source �Factories could run 24 hours a day �People working more= more money �People earned more money �Why/How? � Worked longer hours � Strikes and Unions demanded people receive fair wages Effect �People had money to buy things they wanted not just things they needed �People had money to go out and do things- see shows, games, fights, etc.

Changes in automobiles Assembly Line Created � Each person had one specific job, and in the end the product was finished. � 1913 Henry Ford installed the first assembly line � He was building a finished car every 93 mins (prior /before =12 hours to build one car) Effect � Automobiles are affordable for the average person � People began to travel � Cities grew with traffic � Road built to connect USA

Change in making products Mass production �Mass production = making a lot of one thing quickly with the use of machines �The rapid (very fast) manufacturing (making) of large amounts of identical objects EFFECT �More products made =Products are cheaper= more people can afford

People start to buy Consumers � With more wages $$$ people began to spend � Advertising was created to make people want stuff they didn’t know they needed/wanted � New products: � Electric irons � Vacuums � Washing machines � Refrigerators � Gas stoves pots/pans � Cleaning products � Mouthwash, makeup, deodorant, perfumes Credit is born � Prior to the 1920’s being in debt was embarrassing � With higher wages people felt confident in paying back their debt � People started to buy products (cars, washer machines, radios) on credit called “installment plans”, payment plans. Effect � Peoples lives improved � People had more products � Debt increased

Entertainment Radio �Before TVs people had radios � Radios provided � � � News Advertisement Soap Operas (novellas) Sports Music Movies �Silent movies �Movie theaters

Who was left out? ? ? �Farmers had bought lots of land during the war to help produce food � The land had been expensive �After the war, the amount of food needed went down = so did the profit of the farmers �Farmers fell into debt = they lost their homes, and land

Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. How did the invention of electricity change peoples lives? What were the benefits to the increase in wages? How did the assembly line help normal people afford cars? Products were produced faster using what method? List 3 new inventions Why did people begin putting themselves in debt? What were the new forms of entertainment? Which groups of people’s lives changed for the worst?

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