impact of music and radio Flashcards
1
Q
what genre did many like
A
Jazz
2
Q
who were jazz players
A
black people
3
Q
how many homes owned a gramophone by 1929
A
50%
4
Q
how many records were sold that year
A
$75 million worth
5
Q
when did radio ownership grow
A
1920s-1930s
6
Q
what was the first commercial radio station
A
KDKA
7
Q
how many commercial radio stations were there by 1924
A
600
8
Q
who used radio to get a message across
A
politicians and religious speakers
9
Q
who had criticised the KKK
A
Father Coughlin
10
Q
how many listeners did Coughlin have by 1920
A
40 million
11
Q
why did he criticise Roosevelt
A
Roosevelt did not go fat enough for him even though he supported the New Deal
12
Q
how did people buy more radios
A
mass production made radios cheaper
13
Q
how did radio become culture
A
everyone could listen at the same time
