The 1920’s were a time of dramatic change socially and politically. In the 1920’s people began to explore different ways of life even if it meant being looked down on. With the 1920’s as one of the most influential times in history, many aspects of this time changed the way of life forever. Even though the 1920’s were a time of discovering new things, many people felt as though the new “mass culture,” was just something that shouldn’t be celebrated. However, more people than not celebrated the new way of life. Many of the new cultural aspects people discovered in the 1920’s were flappers, new genres of music, prohibition, and most importantly new technology. Technology was probably one of the biggest changes in the 1920’s only because without …show more content…
the new technology then we wouldn’t be as advanced today as we are. New technological inventions changed the ways of lives of how people lived and worked in the 1920’s through many different aspects.
One of the many ways technology helped people in America was through helping the women. We see many times throughout history that women are supposed to stay home and care for the house such as cook, clean, and take care of the children and then care for her husband. However in the 1920’s, the roles of women began to change. In August of 1920 women gained the right to vote through the 19th amendment and from then on women began to change how they were treated. The 1920’s not only helped women gain the right to vote but with new technology women were able to work in their homes more efficiently and more time to care for themselves. One of the many ways technology helped the average housewife in the 1920’s was by new electrical appliances. The 1920’s was the decade of new inventions and helped develop the “New America” after the war. With this being said new inventions did in fact help develop a more effective and …show more content…
efficient America. New inventions such as the refrigerator and vacuum helped women clean more efficiently and organize their lives better. These new inventions helped shaped the ways of lives that women lived because women were able to finish their housework quickly and have more time for themselves and others. Another form of technological invention that helped women with their housework was electricity. Electricity helped shape the forms of housework because without it, the new inventions such as the refrigerator and vacuum wouldn’t be of any help because many of these new inventions were electric and the only way to get them to work was through electricity. Although there were many benefits of technological inventions that helped women with their day to day housework, one of the main benefits was that, women were able to take time for themselves, such as, going shopping, getting there hair done, and holding club meetings with their fellow peers. With the many new technological inventions in the 1920’s, people’s lives were changed dramatically. The new technology invented in the 1920’s not only helped the lives of women but provided a new source of entertainment that people were able to enjoy. The new technology invented helped people be more entertained and enjoy life more fully. One of the many sources of mass entertainment in the 1920’s was the radio. In 1919 the first radio station was broadcast, and the radio became one the biggest sources of entertainment. Three years after the radio was introduced it became one of the main sources of household entertainment. In 1922, the sales of the radio began to grow, at the end of 1922 $60 million dollars worth of radios were sold and in 1929, the sales grew to $426 million dollars. The radio was not only a source of entertainment but a source of advertising, and promoting new cultural caricatures and stereotypes. The next big step of mass entertainment in the 1920’s was the movies. Movies in the 1920’s became a daily part of American life. Attendance to the movies was phenomenal, in 1920 attendance to visit the movies was about 50 million people a week to 90 million in 1929. The movies were a new way to spread popular culture such as dress, speech, and behavior, and music. With mass entertainment systems such as the radio and the movies, these were both great ways the new cultural aspects of America were spread. However when the great depression hit in 1929, not many people were able to afford to go to the movies and the main source of entertainment was the radio and new record players. The new mass entertainment systems helped shape the ways of lives of many because it not only helped people get out and about in the community it helped people get jobs and work, shaping the “new America.” With mass entertainment, and new electrical appliances that helped women’s way of life, the only way these things could become public was through jobs and work.
The 1920’s helped shape America into a better nation because it was right after the war and everyone wanted forget about the devastating losses that happened so many began to reform America into a better and more advanced place. New technological inventions not only helped women and entertainment but the way of work was improved because of new technology. One of the many ways technology helped people work more effectively and efficiently was through the automobile. Between 1908 to 1927 Henry Ford and only about three other workers produced the model T which became the new way of transportation in America. The technological invention of the automobile helped shape the ways of American life because it provided a faster and more efficient way of getting places. Mass production was another form of innovative technology because the assembly line. In 1908 Henry Ford not only began working on his famous Model T but he discovered a new form of how to get work done quicker. The assembly line was a new form of innovative technology because it helped speed up the manufacturing process and it took a shorter amount of time to produce mass products. Even though the assembly line cut out many jobs in America and people were out of work, the people were able to gain access to even more jobs than before because of how fast
production was. People were able to land jobs in which they helped build bridges and highways to lend access to the new automobiles being invented. Along with the new automobile industry and the new bridges and highways, new technology that helped shaped the way America is today is that there was growth in amusement parks, and gas stations that provided service to anyone with an automobile. Thanks to Henry Ford’s technological invention of the automobile, many people were able to get jobs and industrial growth began as well as American reformation. The 1920’s, they were a time where people took time to really try and figure out who they were or who they wanted to be. Many people refer to the decade of the ‘20’s to be roaring and wild and truth be told, they were. With the American people wanting to try new things and get out of their comfort zones, one of the most significant forms of how people began to figure out the new way of life was through technology. Technology became one of the most significant forms of how the 1920’s worked because without it the world we see today wouldn’t be the way it is. The 1920’s were a time where people's lives prospered because they weren’t worried about war and people wanted to start a new prosperous life.
In Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1939: Decades of Promise and Pain, author David E. Kyvig, creates historical account of the Great Depression, and the events leading up to it. Kyvig’s goal in writing this book was to show how Americans had to change their daily life in order to cope with the changing times. Kyvig utilizes historical evidence and inferences from these events and developments to strengthen his point. The book is organized chronologically, recounting events and their effects on American culture. Each chapter of the book tackles a various point in American history between 1920 and1939 and events are used to comment on American life at the time. While Kyvig does not exactly have a “thesis” per se, his main point is to examine American life under a microscope, seeing how people either reacted, or were forced to react due to a wide range of specific events or developments in history, be it Prohibition, the KKK, or women’s suffrage.
...ductivity shaped the development of the American economy in the 1920s. The nation’s industries shifted from coal to electricity. Mass production, electrification, and other innovations increased American productivity and established industries flourished while new industries developed. One of the most signigicant inventions during this time was the assembly line. This made hard work become less tedious and forever changed the lives of factory workers.
The question still remains, did the 1920’s roar? Was it really the decade of the century? The only answer to this is simply yes, the twenties were one of the greatest decades of all time. A lot of people in nowadays take our rights and freedoms for granted. What they do not realize is that we owe a lot of our happiness today to the dramatic changes of the 1920’s. The roar in entertainment, the improvements in technology, and the rights that women have today, are all because the events in 1920’s. however
Republicans dominated the 1920's political scene. During this time period, many changes occurred in the United States. Both culturally and economically. This period is known as the roaring twenties.
The 1920s became known as an era memorable for being a time when new products, new ways of marketing and advertising, and standardization gave the country new ways to interact, enjoy themselves, and introduce them to new products. Although very common today, standardization of mass culture like magazines, radio, movies, music, and sports were exciting new innovations to the people of this time. Not only did they distract from the monotony and stresses of work but they created celebrities that people aspired to be like.
Technology played an important role in the daily lives of Americans in the 1920s. Many inventions and new developments occurred during this time. A large number of items that are used today were invented by individuals and teams in research laboratories. This technology brought many conveniences such as electrical power and indoor plumbing into the home. Radios gave people access to the news and provided entertainment. Mass culture was also born and the automobile became the largest consumer product of the decade. By 1929, one in five Americans had an automobile on the road. America experienced a decade of economic growth due to the impact of technology in the 1920s.
As well as, family began to take long vacations which didn't happen before the automobile. This led to Americans being able to see different areas of the country they lived in first hand. The automobile also helped the development of an educated population from an early age because student could access school multiple grade levels and went to school longer. To conclude, Shannon believed that manufacturing changed the 1920’s not social rebellion by
History is an abundance of movements that demonstrate the changes in societal ideals and beliefs, it also conveys the struggle many people had to maintain conservative ideas. The 1920s was a major time frame when many changes occurred and began, it is the epitome of the struggle between a changing nation and the Conservatives who want it all to stay the same. The power struggle between the Conservatives and the rebellious members of society had been going on for years but it was the passing of the Volstead Act, which had kicked started the Prohibition, that created an explosive change throughout the society. Drinking became fashionable, everyone wanted to do it because it was forbidden. With one law being broken people began to break the societal norms; woman drank and smoked in public, blacks were becoming popular in society, and even the accepted religious facts were called into question. This disregard for the norms caused an uproar throughout society and were the main tensions between old and new ideal; the tension stemmed from the ideals about women, blacks and religion.
The 1920's were a time where North America became modernized. Whether it was the music, the culture or the growth in technology, this time era is known to most people as the point where America advanced itself to become a world renowned country. An advancement that will be focused on is the Ford Model T. During this time owning a car was a symbol of wealth. Henry Ford, the creator of the Model T, made a system that revolutionized the automobile industry as we know it today. Henry Ford made it possible for people with an average income to own a motor vehicle by creating the assembly line and the theory of mass production. "The horse, which had been the chief means of land transportation for 3,500 years, had given way to the automobile, and the country's largest industry had been born." (Gordon)
The 1920’s was a decade that changes American life. Frederick Lewis Allen describes the twenties as a “revolution in manners and morals.” The twenties has been named all types of nicknames, such as: “The Roaring Twenties”, “The Era of Wonderful Nonsense”, “The Decade of the Dollar”, “The Period of the Psyche”, “ Dry Decade” and the age of “Alcohol and Al Capone” (Gales Research, 1998). During the twenties, the way Americans lived had changed. The 1920’s was a time in history that has been remembered for its great prosperity but also for its great loss. The Great Depression is what ended the Roaring Twenties.
The 1920s exploded with fast paced and lively creativity and culture that influence the world, yet no invention affected American everyday life in the 20th century more than the automobile. The rapidly growing automobile industry led by Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Increased wages and lower cost vehicles made possible through mass production meant that cars became increasingly affordable, although 3 out of 4 cars were bought on installment plans. Company produced new and better models every year to supply the insatiable public demand( http://www.1920-30.com). With, automobiles it made it easier for people to go place to place, it also was affordable for the people to buy. The automobiles were easy to make because of the assembly line in that
In the 1920's, corporations started to take better care of their workers than they had in the past. Workers were paid higher wages and worked shorter hours. With more time and money on their hands, workers turned into consumers, which caused an increase in the production of consumer goods. One of the most popular consumer goods is the automobile. To keep up with the high demand, the automobile industry had to create a way to make a lot of cars in a short amount of time, at a low price.
I always envy going back to the 1920s in the USA. There are times when I feel miserable; there are even times when I lose sight of hope. When I feel that the obstacles in my life are insurmountable, going back to the 1920s might help me acknowledge what I am hoping for in my life. The 1920s was seemingly the most hopeful and exciting period to live in. With economic prosperity, the idea of the American dream, the change of women position in the society and all other events, Americans were more hopeful than ever.
In the nineteen twenties, the crusade for women’s rights gained a much greater force than it had in the past. What helped to make this possible was the economic upturn. The wages of workers increased, and women also began to weigh more heavily in the workforce. Beginning in World War One, American women began to take the jobs of their spouses to support their families. They continued to work even after the war was over. The amount of women making up the overall labor forced increased about two percent in the time between 1920 and 1930, totaling to about twenty two percent in 1930 (“Women in the Labor Force”). Although they did not take the same jobs that men did, women were still an important ...
Through out the 1920’s many inventions were created that altered human civilization. Transportation was successfully mastered. Radio communication was becoming more common and medicine was saving more and more lives every day.