US History › Section L · The Great War and the 1920s › Topic L.5
Prosperity and popular entertainment
In the 1920s, mass production, cheap credit and electricity put cars, radios and appliances within reach of millions of Americans. New mass media, from movies to radio, turned film stars, athletes and aviators into national celebrities and helped create a shared national culture.
In this topic
- A consumer decade
- Ford and mass production
- Credit and advertising
- Worked example: how the car remade America
- Electric homes
- The movies
- Worked example: radio and a national culture
- Sports heroes
- Taking to the air
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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