Lesson Goals: What are the goals? evaluate the political, social, and economic climate of the United States during the 1920s. interpret consumerism, advertising, and new inventions of the era. The booming US economy put much of the roar into the Roaring Twenties. During this prosperous decade, the United States became a “consumer culture”- which maintained that customers should be able to buy items not just because of need, but for the sheer pleasure of buying and owning. People generally had more leisure time and more money to spend, thanks to mass production and progressive era reforms (8 hours a day/5 day work week). Many middle-class citizens purchased new “luxuries” such as electric refrigerators, washing machines, and vacuum cleaners. Businesses, in turn, promote their products by creating more and better advertisements. The advertising industry grew tremendously in the 1920s as new techniques and gimmicks were tried out on consumers. Americans became inundated with …show more content…
Moving Assembly Line The assembly line impacted America by lowering the cost of goods, increasing productivity and making high quality products in the matter of hours instead of days. Mechanization CHANGES EVERYTHING How does it impact cities? Rural areas - What are the benefits? Mechanization has impacted life by reducing labor costs and many labor workers jobs were replaced by machines. It impacted cities by polluting them and unhealthy living conditions Radio The radio helped bring people together and allowed people to communicate throughout the country and the world. It also serves as a news outlet to inform people. Telephones Switchboards The telephone allows people to connect in real time and send messages and calls in a short time. Previously it would take days for the mail person to deliver messages from people but now people can click a button to communicate Electrification of the