what positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the US.
air planes- started to become popular to transfer mail and cargo it made it easier and faster. after they realized they seen that they could transfer good then they started taking people, 6 at a time for short distances. they were also used as entertainment. ppl doing tricks in the air then they had ppl dancing/ walking on the planes as it flying. then one day a guy flew across the ocean and this was a huge thing.
cars- henry ford invented the assembly line for cars it made making cars cheaper and faster. alot of business were built from that bc people wanted to be better than him. the fist rental car serves was invented. tourist became a huge thing. people could travle.
other inventions- 3D movies in 1922. hair dryer-1920s. fruit drink called fruit smake. then it was too expence then they made it into powder and called it koolaid. the band aid, bc this guys wife kept cutting her self in the kitchen. lie detector- 1921- was a police officer and it was made to watch your blood pressure and heart beat. 4 way traffic light. water sking. atached two boards to his feet and his brother pull him on the water.
gangs- Al Capone he went to school for a bit and he got mad and hit his teacher and got kicked out. he was very street smart. latter he met a gangster. and latter took over the gangsters gang. made money my bootlegging and prostitution. st valentines day mascara- had one of his guys and had them dress like police uniforms and they followed another gang to their hide out. then they pretended to have caught them and had them all line up on a wall then killed them all.
stock market- over production of goods. undercanstumtion-not enough people are buying it. no regulation over the stocks. the impact- business had to close. people lost everything-homes cars. 16 hundred banks had to close.
advertisment- ways to tell people about things on paper like the new paper bc ppl didnt have tv. radio/radio shows-at first you had to had ehead phones so only one could listen then they made it so lost could listen at one. they had the red network and blue network. they latter became television shows.
sports- boxing- biggest- Jack Dempsey was the biggest name. boxing gloves- at first they were really big and didnt work that well. were made with leather. now they have better padding so now not as many get hurt. basketball- was kinda just a hobby. not a big deal. baseball- it was a big thing babe Ruth. football- it was kinda a big thing
fads,games and slang- jazz music- was a big thing. eating goldfish. the candy PEZ. Pogosticking- they had contest like who could do it for the longest time and tricks. yoyo- had competitions. flag pole sitting- he sat on the plag pole for 49 days. then it became a competition. dancing marathon- who ever could dance the longest- a man fell to his death. dance till you drop. advertisement. vacuum cleaners. miss america pageant. time magazine. cameras. ot was hand held. study of the mind. being a flapper- short skirts short hair and no corset.
games- street games and borde games- sorry and monoply were most popular. dolls and card games. jump rope and hop scotch. cowboys and indians. build things with tinker toys and lincon logs. jacks cards and house/dress up.
1920's Positive Impact
music- jazz, ragtime and Broadway musicals
woman's fashion- got ride of corsets, more dresses, brighter and shorter. lots of jewelry and hats. fur. bob hair style.
Men's fashion- 3 piece suits, neckties and bow ties. lots of hats
buying on credit- put down a payment and pay it monthly/weekly/ or what ever you would slowly pay it off.
dances- charlsten dance, walts, fox trot. everyone did it. something fun to do. very popular
stores- every town had a drug store. macies.piggly wiggly- first food store
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