The Roaring Twenties

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People in the country thought they were under threat from the growing cities

Tension between rural USA and urban USA

New York: skyscrapers were built due to lack of land

More Americans lived in towns and cities than in the country

Borught a new image to the generation

Blues

Specially popular among black people

Jazz

Enjoyed by everyone

Brought by black people in the cities

Every household had one since the Boom

The industry made $150 million a year

Multi-billion dollar business

Even poor people spent their money on cinemas

The first "talkie" movie was created in 1927

Large number of productions

New stars

Charlie Chaplin

They were created in Hollywood

All-year-round sunshine

Sex outside marriage was more common

Contraceptive advice available for the first time

Sex stopped being as taboo as it was

The cinema discovered the power of sex

Became very popular

Sport events were heared on the radio

Baseball stars became national figures

Big money sport with legendary teams (New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox)

Boxing

Baseball

For instance

Couples going to a holiday or visiting family

People going to entertainment

Enhanced the other features

Transported people to every place

Helped with moving to the suburbs

The Roaring Twenties

Sports

Car

Town vs Country

Morals

Cinema

Radio

Music