Social Developments: The Jazz Age, Sports, the Radio Flashcards
What migration event caused Jazz to spread to Northern cities in the USA?
African American migration
Name 2 locations people listened to Jazz in
Speakeasies, Radios
In what year were there 500 radio stations in the USA?
1924
When was the genre of music played in the background of silent movies?
Jazz
Name 2 prominent Jazz musicians of the 1920s
Count Basie, Louis Armstrong
What dance was created due to Jazz?
The Charleston dance
What year did a Ladies Home Journal publish an article saying Jazz was sinful?
1921
Name a city that banned dancing to Jazz in public locations
New York
What sport did Babe Ruth play?
Baseball
Name a behaviour of Babe Ruth that influenced young people
He smoked in public
What year did the Jack Dempsey v Gene Tunney match occur?
1926
How many people listened to the Jack Dempsey v Gene Tunney fight on the radio?
50 million people
What baseball league was created in 1920?
Black National Baseball League
How many audience members did the Black National Baseball League get at its peak?
30,000 audience members
What year was the first radio station set up?
1920
How many radio stations were there by 1924?
500 radio stations
How can it be seen radios were not cheap in the 1920s?
They costed $150
What percentage of Americans bought things on credit during the 1920s?
80%
If radios costed $150, what did it mean they were half the cost of?
Half the cost of a Ford Model T
Between which years in the 1920s did the sale of radios go up by a factor of 14?
1923 to 1929
What was a large opportunity for businesses in using radio stations?
They could use them for advertising
How much was spent on advertising in 1914 and in 1929?
$600 million a year spent in 1914, $3 billion a year spent in 1929
How many people were employed in advertising departments in big businesses in the 1920s?
70,000 people
What radio comedy show in the 1920s was a toothpaste company sponsored in?
Amos ‘n’ Andy
How many people listened to Amos ‘n’ Andy on the radio?
40 million people
What did William Jennings Bryan make a case against in 1925?
Made a case against a teacher talking about evolution in school
How was the 1925 evolution teaching case ruled?
The teacher was allowed to teach evolution
