The influence of popular culture and news media 1917-80 Flashcards
how many films were produced a year in the 1920s
around 1000
how many cinema tickets were sold a year in 1920s
100 million
how many cinemas in 1920
20,000
radios 1922
556 radio sets were built across USA going to 3 million radio sets
what happened to jazz music in the 1920s and 40s
jazz music became popular in the 1920s however was prohibited in some states so was performed in speakeasies, jazz music grew again in the 1940s
what music became popular in the 1930s
swing music & the swing dance
what happened to cinemas during 1940
during WW2 , half the population attended cinemas each week
children shows
1969, Sesame Street, taught counting, racial tolerance etc
when was the Kennedy-Nixon debate televised
1966, reaching 70 million viewers
what happened to programs in 1970
most programs were pre-recorded except sports
coloured Tvs
1980s most families owned coloured Tv’s
how were black Americans impacted by television
some series portrayed black families, showed some Americans that black Americans were normal too
how was broadcasted news used in the 1930s
Roosevelts fireside chats, created hope for Americans
1972 broadcasted news
the Watergate scandals hearings were televised
what war the first televised war
vietnam war
