Social Effects of the Economic Boom

Question 1

When was the Yankee stadium built?

Answer 1

1923.

Question 2

When did Coca-Cola sponsor the Olympics?

Answer 2

1928.

Question 3

Who was Babe Ruth?

Answer 3

A baseball player and was the best of his time/

Question 4

How much did Babe Ruth earn in his career?

Answer 4

$2,000,000.

Question 5

Who was Jack Dempsey?

Answer 5

The heavy weight boxing champion between 1919 and 1926.

Question 6

How much did Dempsey win for 1 fight?

Answer 6

$1,000,000.

Question 7

How many cars could Dempsey have won with his earnings?

Answer 7

3448.

Question 8

How was advertising involved in sport?

Answer 8

Companies hired sports figures to advertise their products. These products included anything from coffee to tobacco.

Question 9

Who sponsored Babe Ruth?

Answer 9

Red Rock.

Question 10

Where else was sport popular?

Answer 10

Collages.

Question 11

When was the University of Washington stadium built and what was its capacity?

Answer 11

1920 and 46,000.

Question 12

How many people did Madison Square Garden hold?

Answer 12

18,000 people.

Question 13

How much was Madison Square Garden?

Answer 13

A 6 million dollar project.

Question 14

Why had the cinema become popular?

Answer 14

It was a way of escaping the worlds problems. It was also a luxurious and pleasant place in which Americans could socialise and get to easily in their cars.

Question 15

What were cinemas known as?

Answer 15

Picture palaces.

Question 16

How much did Rudolph Valentino earn?

Answer 16

$1,000,000

Question 17

What was Rudolph Valentino?

Answer 17

A sex symbol.

Question 18

What did women in film lead women to?

Answer 18

They moved away from classics long hair and conservatively dressed, to short bobs and wearing more makeup. They also began to dress more revealingly by shortening their skirts and dresses.

Question 19

What attituteds did this lead women to?

Answer 19

Smoking cigarettes in public, drinking alcohol, dancing more provocatively, and going into the workforce.

Question 20

What were these carefree women referred as?

Answer 20

Flappers.

Question 21

Where were cultural centres for jazz?

Answer 21

Cities such as Chicago and New York.

Question 22

How did jazz improve the social status of women and black people?

Answer 22

It was now acceptable for women to smoke, drive and participate in more energetic sports.

Question 23

What did the youth use jazz to do?

Answer 23

Rebel against the traditional culture of previous generations. The youth rebellion of the 20s went hand in hand with fads like bold fashion statements and women being able to talk about sex.

Question 24

What developed alongside jazz music?

Answer 24

Swing dancing.

Question 25

Where was jazz prohibited?

Answer 25

In many cities including New York and Detroit.

Question 26

Where did illegal jazz move to?

Answer 26

Speakeasies.

Question 27

How was radio good for communication?

Answer 27

Many immigrants couldn’t read so this allowed them to hear what was happening.

Question 28

How could people uses the radio?

Answer 28

Listen to jazz music.

Question 29

How did businesses benefit from radios?

Answer 29

Able to advertise on the radio as an alternative to mail.