1. Music/Radio shows/Dancing
2. Sports-
Football- NFL was at first the APFA but switched in 1922 they didn't have the Superbowl so they just gave trophy to team with the best record some of the teams are Akron Pros Chicago Staleys, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Bulldogs, Chicago Cardinals, Frank ford Yellow Jackets, New York Giants, Providence Steam Roller, Green Bay Packers. Some of the famous players were linemen like Red Grange, Jim Thorpe, Ernie Nevers, Paddy Driscoll etc.
Golf - Bobby Jones was a famous golfer, Walter Hagen was also Famous he won 11 Major Championships he won the PGA 5 times
Tennis- Helen Wills- won 8 Wimbledon's , 4 French Championships, and 7 US Championships she was the first woman to show her ankles while playing. Bill Tilden- Won 7 US Championships
Baseball- Babe Ruth Hit 60 Home runs
Boxing- A lot more popular in than football, The top fighters were Dempsey, Carpenter, Tunny.
Basketball- Early 20's it was a 2nd tier sport which means people only saw it when boxing wasn't on. Had low attendance, in 1925 the ABL was created.
3. Advertising-buying on credit-types of stores-
fashion- Men wore Suits and Ties, Bow ties, Hats, Sweaters Hair was split back,
Women- Loose dresses that went to the knees, Short Hair, lots of hats and feathers,
Kids- boys had little suits or sweaters, Girls had dresses and skirts.
Stores- Stores became really big things like Macy's and Citco, Sears Roebuck, and Walgreens.
Buying on credit- buying things with a promise of paying eventually. Nobody paid when they were supposed to, lots of people were in debt, great depression. People bought more things, businesses made money
Advertising- they started using commercials on the radios during popular shows and they also used propaganda posters.
Parties- women would wear fancy jewelry and nice dresses they would have a lot of dances
Fads- Harry Houdini, Yo-yo, sitting on flagpoles, barnstorming/airplanes
Games- Pogosticks and stickball outdoor games. Pogo sticks got popular after advertisements spread. Stickball, littler version of baseball popular in bigger cities on streets. Mahjong, cards , and crosswords.
Slang- Bee’s knees, big cheese, cat’s meow, horse feathers, gumshoe, beeswax, swanky, flimflam, flyboy, ducky, drugstore cowboy, heebie jeebies
Top ten movies- Sherlock Jr., The passion of Joan of Arc, Pandora’s box, He who gets slapped, the cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Top ten actors- Jolyna Ralston, Brigite Helm Emil Jannings, Marie Mosquini, Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Mary Delschaft, Conrad Veidt, Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin, Rudulph Valentino Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer
Food- Hot Dogs, pasta. Butterfingers, baby ruth, founded by the same person. Teaberry chewing gum, very popular.
Restaurants- Texas pig stand, A&W, Orange Julius, Karmel corn
Buying on credit- buying things with a promise of paying eventually. Nobody paid when they were supposed to, lots of people were in debt, great depression. People bought more things, businesses made money
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