G.+New+Culture+-+Part+III

Each group should post his/her responses in the cells below.Make sure that both questions are answered fully. Include your first name + last initial at the bottom of your cell. || The summary of the reading is that during the 1920's, America witnessed a spectacular growth in industrial output, mostly due to the mass production of electricity, creating devices like the radio, television, and film production. This also helped strive things such as professional sports and automobiles. || Jake M Erika Marko Summary Statement: The purpose of the reading was to illustrate America’s economic due to increased output with the arrival of new technology. This new technology allowed greater production which lowered costs allowing the regular citizen to be able to purchase things such as new appliances, cars, and spend money on leisure things such as movies. || - government assumed laissez-faire to help sustain growth - indutrial output doubled __Ford Motor Company (1903): __ greatly contributed to the social and economic impact the car had on the nation; created the Model-T __Fredrick Taylor:__ inveted the assembly line to standardize the manufacturing process - electricity spured the mass production of automobiels, refrigerators, heavy building equipment, vacuum cleaners, and radios __George "Babe" Ruth, Jack Dempsey, and Gertrude Ederle: __popular sports icons - movie theaters became popular, also know as Nickilodeons, which helped to spark interest in movie stars and celebrities. __Paramount, MGM, and Warner Brothers:__ the most successful production companies
 * **1920s**
 * New Culture - Part III**
 * **Period 2** ||  **Period 3**  ||  **Period 5**  ||
 * Summary Statement: The 1920's was an era of new culture that was brought upon by new technology, various leisure activities, and a new social attitude. || Summary Statement:
 * Supporting Details/Key Terms:

Ali Stamm & Rachael Farina || ,Supporting Details/Key Terms: Ford Motor Company - Henry Ford created the first automobile, selling for $290, called the Model T. Mass production - Automobiles, refridgerators, heavy building equipment, vacuum cleaners, and radios. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Assembly line - Lowered the cost of the car <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Economic Expansion - the mass production of electricity <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Laissez-faire - Laid back attitude towards business <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Economic Prosperity - Spectacular growth in industry output, business expanision and consumerism <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">George "Babe" Ruth - famous baseball hero <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The Jazz Singer - first "talkie" radio broadcast show <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The Great Train Robbery - one of the first films <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Motion pictures - reflected social climate adapting to new technologies and giving rise to a shared expierencec nation wide.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Erin Day, Jackie Dubois || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Supporting Details/Key Terms:

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Model T__- a car founded in 19038 that was able to be sold very inexpensively at about 290 dollars a car because of assembly lines.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, and Gertrude Ederle-__ sports heroes that brought s new form of home entertainment in the form of baseball and long distace swimming.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Nickelodeons__- the movies such as "The Great Train Robbery" that were shown at theaters for only 5 cents.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Jazz-__ Affected the American culture greatly, and started dance halls that inspired movies like "The Jazz Singer" which was the first //talkie.//

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">__Rudolph Valention and Clara Bow__- two of the first film idols and movie stars that attracted the flapper filled audiences. ||