The Roaring twenties

Question 1

When was the first film with sound produced

Answer 1

1927

Question 2

What led to the popularization of film industry

Answer 2

the rapid development in technology

Question 3

what did the film industry lead to

Answer 3

it led to businesses being developed (Warner Bros) major movie companies

Question 4

how many tickets were bought in the 1920

Answer 4

40 million tickets

Question 5

how many tickets were bought at the end of 1930

Answer 5

100 million tickets were bought

Question 6

who was Clara Bow

Answer 6

she was a sex symbol

Question 7

What was the first radio station and when and where did it air

Answer 7

KDKA was the 1st radio station in USA, on the 2nd of November of 1920 in Pittsburgh

Question 8

How many radios were produced at the beginning of the 1920s

Answer 8

60,000 radios were produced

Question 9

How many radios were produced by the end of the 1920s

Answer 9

10 million were produced in 1929

Question 10

what percentage of household had radios

Answer 10

by 1930, 40% of households owned a radio

Question 11

what were the benefits of the radio

Answer 11

helped people get news, encouraged growth of popular music stars, brought regional sounds to wider audiences, smoothed out regional differences, in dialect, language and music

Question 12

when and where was the first gasoline engine made

Answer 12

1877 in NY

Question 13

what happened in 1908

Answer 13

1908- assembly line used (Ford) making car travel affordable

Question 14

what did Ford implement and why

Answer 14

Ford implemented conveyor belt system, allowing factories to produce cars faster, lower cost.

Question 15

What were the working conditions of the car

Answer 15

Popularized better working conditions (40h working week, 5$/hr)

Question 16

what did the sales of car lead to

Answer 16

The sales of cars rose and there was an expansion of industries

Question 17

what were the cars benefits

Answer 17

it allowed people to live further away- decluttered areas (cities expanded)

Question 18

how many cars were produced in 1919

Answer 18

9 million cars were produced

Question 19

how many cars were produced in 1929

Answer 19

29 million cars

Question 20

what did the harlem renaissance help with

Answer 20

the development of black culture and politics. There were movements that helps African Americans overcome bias ideas

Question 21

what were the womens role in the harlem renaissance

Answer 21

women gained political freedom and women got the right to vote in 1920

Question 22

what happened to the fashion after WW1

Answer 22

social costumes relaxed in the optimism brought in by the booming stock market

Question 23

what were the new fabrics

Answer 23

new fabric developed such as rayon

Question 24

whta happened to womens fashion

Answer 24

women became more independant and free there was alsi flapper dressing style which was the most popular and the symbol of the 1920s

Question 25

what happened to the makeup in the 1920

Answer 25

makeup started being worn- product quality increased (maybeline) and makeup was worn in public respectively

Question 26

what was the male fashion

Answer 26

men hats were worn depending on social class

Question 27

what was the art movement known as

Answer 27

Modernism

Question 28

what happened to the cities and their architecture

Answer 28

western world cities grew, this urbanization led to a new approach to architecture, skyscrapers evolved into a national emblem

Question 29

what was the behavior of the 1920s

Answer 29

It was associated with a feeling of novelty, modernity and a break from tradition

Question 30

What happened because of social changes

Answer 30

it angered conservative Christians and modern city culture and more traditional rural areas forced a growing divide

Question 31

what were the teenagers lives like

Answer 31

listened to radio shows, music and watched cinemas.