Forms of Mass Entertainment
Movies & Cars
Causes
Culture & Posters
Lucky Cigarettes
100
A Genre of Music that rose during the 1920s and became a defining cultural force.
What is Jazz?
100
A major American city that became the center of the film industry during the 1920s
what is Hollywood?
100
The rise of ____ encouraged people to spend money on leisure and entertainment.
What is Consumer Culture?
100
A famous cultural movement celebrated African American art, music, and literature, influencing mainstream American culture.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
100
The Intended Audience of the "Lucky Cigarettes" poster
What is young female magazine readers?
200
This changed how people communicated and entertained themselves in the 1920s
What is the Radio?
200
3 quarters of the American population visited this venue weekly during the 1920s. It was made for people to enjoy Hollywood movies.
What is a movie theater?
200
Society shifted from a ___ society to an urban industrial society
What is a rural agricultural society?
200
What is the purpose of the "babe Ruth" poster?
Purpose: advertise movie
200
The Historical Context of the "Lucky Cigarettes" poster
What is popularity of mass media?
300
2 major spectator sports that became a symbol of American values like competition, hard work, and success.
What is Baseball and boxing?
300
By 1929, how many cars were there for every five Americans?
One car per five Americans
300
This innovation led to new forms of mass entertainment, including radio, movies, jazz, sports, and dance halls, making entertainment more widespread.
What is Technological Innovation?
300
Intended audience of the "crazy blue" poster
Black people who were discriminated against
300
Purpose of the "Lucky Cigarettes" poster
Promote freedom and popularity of Lucky Cigarettes
400
An iconic establishment where people danced during the 1920s. It became a primary space where the rise of jazz took place.
What is the Cotton Club?
400
A particular automobile that became a key part of everyday life is nicknamed the "Tin Lizzie".
What is the Ford Model T?
400
It is a term used to describe the 1920s because of its economic prosperity and cultural changes.
What is the Roaring 20s?
400
What is the Historical context of the "The Great Gatsby" poster
1925 publication, the excesses of the Jazz Age
400
What is the POV for the "Lucky Cigarettes" poster
Claudette Colbert, famous actress, & her testimonial experience
500
This refers to the lifestyle and societal shift that emphasizes enjoying free time and recreational activities. It was largely due to economic growth, technological advancements, and changing social norms during the 1920s.
What is Leisure culture?
500
People like Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino, and Tallulah Bankhead who became household names.
What are Hollywood movie stars?
500
A form of media that helped spread entertainment, news, and advertisements to a mass audience.
What is a Newspaper?
500
A new group of fashionable, independent women in the 1920s challenged traditional social norms with their short hair, bold clothing, and love of jazz
What are flappers?
500
The significance of the "Lucky Cigarettes" poster
Influence of celebrity culture + growing ad culture through radio, magazines, films, etc