Analyze the significance of social, intellectual and technological

changes of lifestyle in the United States

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Macro Concepts

Change-the transformation of something from old to new.

Conflict-a problem or troublesome issue needing to be solved.

Communication-the exchange of information between people.

Innovation-improvements and positive change.

Micro Concepts

Technology-the advancement of human artifacts and devices.

Consumerism-the act of people buying products for consumption.

Think-Pair-ShareGet with your study buddy

Discuss the following questions using your textbooks and be prepared to share your knowledge with the class.

You have 10 minutes with your study buddy.

What was unique about Jazz music compared to other types of music?

How did talkies improve the movie watching experience?

What was one unique aspect of the American authors during the 1920s? [Explain]

Jazz: An original American creation Jazz music is the first popular music

created in the United States.

The music style was a combination of African originated music and Ragtime music.

The music style is well known for encouraging improvisation [loose note structure where musicians can play whichever notes they wish without following sheet music].

Perhaps the most famous and popular Jazz musician of the early 1900s was Louis Armstrong who was most well known for playing the trumpet and occasionally singing.

Silent Films and Talkies During the late 1800s motion

pictures were made in both the Europe and the United States.

In the early 1900s popular motion picture [movie] stars acted in silent films which did not have speaking audio.

All dialogue was conveyed using sub titles.

Dramatic music played by orchestras provided sound to portray emotion. Sadness was conveyed usually with a slow violin.

In 1927 the first full length talkie [integrated spoken audio] titled the Jazz Singer starred Al Jolson who was a famous Vaudeville stage actor.

Film audio

Famous American Writers Many American writers during the 1920s wrote about their frustration and

disillusionment with the Great War and its devastating effects.

Some writers even left the United States for years and became known as members of the Lost Generation [Ernest Hemingway was one of these he authored novels such the Old Man and the Sea.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of the Great Gatsby, wrote about the excesses of rich New Yorkers.

Sinclair Lewis criticized what he thought was the silliness of small town life.

The Battle Over Prohibition• The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 to prohibit

the manufacture, sale and use of alcoholic beverages.

• People all over the United States still wanted to drink alcoholic beverages such as gin, whiskey and beer.

• Bootleggers distilled [made] liquor and beer secretly in basement or on rural farms and sold it to speakeasies [secret, private bars] and private citizens for consumption.

The Great BambinoA former juvenile delinquent from

Maryland named George Herman Ruth captured the imagination of the nation in the 1910s.

Babe Ruth, as he became called, was signed to a professional baseball contract out of a reform school for incorrigible kids.

He was originally a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox won multiple World Series titles but showed so much power as a hitter that he became a full time hitter [outfielder].

His towering home runs were unusual because before him homeruns were rare. He was adored by American fans and won several championships with the New York Yankees.

Charles Lindbergh the aviatorOn May 21, 1927 Charles Lindbergh

became the first person to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

Few people believed he could accomplish the air voyage. The flight took 33.5 hours.

He left from Long Island, N.Y. and landed in Paris, France.

For the rest of his life he promoted commercial aviation.

Automobiles changed America• After Henry Ford’s Model T was invented and

mass produced people who could afford them had their lives totally transformed.

• People had more freedom and were much more mobile.

The RadioWhen F.D.R. was governor of New York state and he faced a Republican majority

opposition in the legislature he decided to speak directly to voters using the radio.

When he became President of United States he gave speeches he named his fireside chats because they were given at night when citizens were in their living rooms sitting by their fireplaces.

The speeches were usually about very important national issues such as taxes, legislation and World War II.

Marketing and Advertising• Despite the depressed and struggling economy of the 1930s American

businesses and corporations were very imaginative and creative .

• Advertisements were posted on printed billboards and in radio advertisements for broadcast over the airwaves so millions of people could be persuaded to buy the products ranging from cigarettes to pharmaceuticals.

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