Young people of the 1920s were influenced by Jazz to rebel against the traditional culture of previous generations.
Movies were fun. They provided a change from the day-to-day troubles of life. They also were an important social force.
Young Americans tried to copy what they saw in the movies. And they dreamed about far-away places and a different kind of life.
Big-band Jazz brought an African-American style and influence to a predominantly white cultural scene.
The Women's Liberation Movement was furthered by jazz music, as it provided means of rebellion against set standards of society.
The automobile liberated rural families - could now travel to the city.
People could live on the outskirts of town - Able to work in the city by commuting - suburbs
New jobs due to the impact of the automobile
Teenagers gained more and more independence with driving freedom.
Dating couples found a portable place to be alone as the automobile helped to facilitate relaxed sexual attitudes.
Freedom of choice encouraged many family vacations to places previously impossible.
Americans experienced TRAFFIC JAMS for the first time, as well as traffic accidents and fatalities.
New products made household chores easier and led to more leisure time.
Electric refrigerators, washing machines, and irons saved hours of extra work.
The hours saved in household work were countless.
New methods of canning and freezing made store-bought food cheap and effective enough to eliminate this chore.
Made news, music and entertainment accessible to the masses and helped to unify Americans.
Regional differences began to dissolve as the influence of network broadcasting ballooned.
Americans listened to the same sporting events and took up the same fads.
Radio became a very important means of communicating news and information to the people.
Gave Americans shared experiences.
During the war between 300,000 - 500,000 African Americans moved north to the cities in the 'Great Migration'.
Unemployment: Soldiers returning home from the war needed jobs and intolerance towards immigrants and African American grew.
Many immigrant families already in the country faced fierce social and job discrimination in an antiforeign climate whipped up by the war.
The business of radio was simple and supported the growing consumer culture.
“Going to the movies” became a social occasion and one of the main activities for young people.
The exploits of celebrities were splashed across the pages of the new tabloid newspapers.
Sports figures like baseball's Babe Ruth and Red Grange were household names.
Sports became a profitable business.
New and bigger stadiums and gymnasiums were built.
As people spent more time watching and listening to sport, they engaged in less sport themselves.
Increasing availability of electricity changed the ways in which people lived their everyday lives.
Factories depended on electricity to run their machines and assembly lines.
Due to the eased workload by household appliances, people found time to engage in entertainment.
